mpenguin1
Well-Known Member
If this keeps up, Airbus will be paying the airlines to fly the airplane!!!
http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/030212/1612001009_1.html
JetBlue Asked Airbus For Better Price Due To EasyJet Deal
Wednesday February 12, 4:12 pm ET
By Sonoko Setaishi, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--JetBlue Airways Corp. , the fast-growing low-fare carrier, said Wednesday it has asked Airbus for a better price for its jetliners after British budget carrier easyJet PLC placed a large order with the European plane maker, lured by what's believed to be a huge discount.
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JetBlue, which flies a fleet of 32 Airbus A320 jetliners, is in "an ongoing discussion" with Airbus and has "nothing to report" for the time being, said David Neeleman, JetBlue's chief executive, during the Deutsche Bank Global Transportation Conference broadcast via the Internet.
In October, easyJet, which flies Boeing Co.'s (BA) popular single-aisle 737 jetliners, said it will buy planes from Airbus rather than adding to its Boeing fleet. Airbus is believed to have won over easyJet by offering discounts and other concessions valued at least 45% off the catalog price of $6.2 billion for an order that included 120 A319s, plus options for an additional 120 planes, according to the Wall Street Journal.
http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/030212/1612001009_1.html
JetBlue Asked Airbus For Better Price Due To EasyJet Deal
Wednesday February 12, 4:12 pm ET
By Sonoko Setaishi, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--JetBlue Airways Corp. , the fast-growing low-fare carrier, said Wednesday it has asked Airbus for a better price for its jetliners after British budget carrier easyJet PLC placed a large order with the European plane maker, lured by what's believed to be a huge discount.
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JetBlue, which flies a fleet of 32 Airbus A320 jetliners, is in "an ongoing discussion" with Airbus and has "nothing to report" for the time being, said David Neeleman, JetBlue's chief executive, during the Deutsche Bank Global Transportation Conference broadcast via the Internet.
In October, easyJet, which flies Boeing Co.'s (BA) popular single-aisle 737 jetliners, said it will buy planes from Airbus rather than adding to its Boeing fleet. Airbus is believed to have won over easyJet by offering discounts and other concessions valued at least 45% off the catalog price of $6.2 billion for an order that included 120 A319s, plus options for an additional 120 planes, according to the Wall Street Journal.