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Asian low-cost carriers boost Airbus coffers

Asian low-cost carriers boost Airbus coffers

17 June 2011 Airline News

Two Asian airlines have placed orders for a total of more than 100 of a higher-fuel-efficiency version of Airbus’s A320 jetliner, with combined sticker prices topping $10 billion. The orders from Cebu Air of the Philippines and India budget carrier Go piles pressure on Boeing to offer a version of its own single-aisle 737 jet with more-efficient engines.