Friday June 5, 01:19 PM
EADS sees 'no change' in aircraft deliveries for 2009
HANOI (AFP) - European aerospace giant EADS (Paris: NL0000235190 - news) , Airbus's parent company, expects no change in the number of deliveries this year despite global economic woes, its chief executive officer Louis Gallois said Friday.
"For 2009, we expect to deliver the same number of airplanes as last year. The same number would be plus or minus a limited number, a couple of airplanes," he told reporters.
"For 2010 and 2011 visibility is more limited," he said during a business trip to the Vietnamese capital.
On Thursday the International Air Transport Association said the outlook for aviation remains bleak during a global recession that has shrunk passenger and cargo demand.
"I think 2010 will be a crucial year for the crisis. We will see the depth of the crisis," Gallois said. "I hope this crisis is not too deep but we are prepared to face all scenarios."
Airbus delivered 483 planes in 2008. Its products include the world's largest passenger jet, the superjumbo A380.
Airbus sales director John Leahy said last month that the number of orders this year was likely to fall below 300.
Gallois said the company was not expecting big orders at this month's International Paris Air Show.
The CEO was in Vietnam for talks with local authorities and state carrier Vietnam Airlines, which is modernising its fleet, about building "a long-term partnership."
Airbus in December 2007 signed deals for 30 passenger jets with Vietnam Airlines and a local aircraft leasing company.
That deal came a month after Vietnam and US aircraft maker Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) signed agreements for twelve 787-8 Dreamliners.
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