Pursuits
Airbus A380 Deal Makes Paris Splash as 787-10X Lifts Boeing
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Airbus SAS won a commitment from Doric Asset Finance Ltd. for 20 A380s worth $8.1 billion at list price, making the early running at the Paris Air Show with the biggest superjumbo deal for three years.
The memorandum of understanding with lessor Doric is the largest single deal that Toulouse, France-based Airbus has won for the biggest passenger plane after orders from Dubai-based Emirates, the No. 1 A380 operator, most recently in 2010.