Airbus said it is back in business today as it announced both of its flagship aircraft programmes were on track.

President and chief executive Louis Gallois said: ‘I can tell you with full confidence that Airbus is back.’

Gallois told a press conference at the Paris Air Show that Airbus is on track to deliver its first A380 to Singapore Airlines in October.

He also said the development of A350 XWB, which has reportedly caused some uncertainty in the market, is also on schedule.

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Delta Airlines talked about the need to replace its widebody fleet and of putting in some big orders, but were still undecided on whether to go with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner or the Airbus A350XWB.

“We do need to make a decision really by the end of this year on the 767 replacement, because we will need to start taking those in 2013-2014,” said Jim Whitehurst, Delta’s chief operating officer, in an interview at the Paris Air Show.

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Finally Bomarbier sees more demand for business jets in the near future. Tighter airport security and healthy corporate profits worldwide are driving demand for Bombardier’s “flying boardrooms,”

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