The CEO is interviewed by the Wall Street Journal in connection with the air show in Paris. Just like competitor Boeing, it now has full order books, after among others the Indian airline Indigo recently placed a record order for 500 Airbus aircraft. Competitor Air India has in turn ordered a total of 470 planes from Boeing together with Airbus.
— There is an economic slowdown, but the airlines do not see one in terms of bookings. Demand is still high, while ticket prices are high, Faury tells the newspaper.
Both companies are simultaneously grappling with challenges such as a lack of everything from engines to employees who can work in production.
This means, for example, that delivery of the order that Indigo has placed can take place in 2030 at the earliest.
So far this year, according to the Wall Street Journal, orders have been placed for a total of just over 1,400 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing combined. There are already more now than in the whole of 2019 before the pandemic broke out. While the two aircraft giants previously had about half each of the total aircraft market, there is now a certain advantage for Airbus with a market share of 62 percent.