Dreamliner
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Today, Japan Airlines signed a historic contract with Airbus, the rival of their current aircraft manufacture Boeing.
The order is for the purchase of 31 aircrafts of type A350 at a price of $ 9,5 billion dollars including 25 long-distance aircrafts to replace its aging Boeing 777 from 2020.
This is the first contract Japan Airlines has made with the European aircraft manufacturer, and it is considered a breakthrough for Airbus, in a markets dominated by the American rival, the Seattle -based Boeing .
” This is a significant blow for Boeing and 787, and reinforces our view that the A350 will be a” game changer . ” I expect the ANA will be tempted to choose the A350 aircraft and maybe some A380 aircraft ,” said analyst Shukor Yusof.
Dreamliner trouble
The agreement with Airbus comes after Boeing’s Dreamliner , where a third of the aircraft built in Japan , was delayed by more than three years and initially were grounded after problems with the aircraft’s battery system. Japan Airlines already operates nine Dreamliner in a fleet of 214 aircraft. In January this year , a Dreamliner associated with ANA was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan because of smoke in the cockpit.
The delays and the technical trouble has definitely harmed Boeing’s reputation and many airline companies has been effected by this in the stock market.