Airbus upbeat on freighter sales, plays down supply chain fears (updated)

Tokyo Century

14/02/2022 09:52

(Adds aircraft orders)
    By Chen Lin
    SINGAPORE, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Airbus  AIR.PA  voiced
optimism on Monday about sales of a new A350 freighter after
rival Boeing  BA.N  launched a competing cargo version of its
future 777X jetliner.
    "Yes, you can expect to see more orders for the A350
freighter," Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer said on
the eve of the Singapore Airshow, but declined to give a
timeline.
    Scherer also said he was not fundamentally concerned about
supply chain problems when asked whether supplies of Russian
titanium could be swept up in any sanctions dispute with the
West resulting from tensions over Ukraine.
    The planemaker meanwhile said it had firmed up orders from
two airlines that had placed provisional commitments - an order
for 20 A220 small jetliners from leasing company Aviation
Capital Group, a subsidiary of Tokyo Century Corp, and an order
for 28 A320neo jets from Kuwaiti carrier Jazeeera Airways.

 (Reporting by Chen Lin, writing by Tim Hepher; editing by Jason
Neely and Tomasz Janowski)
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