Airbus SAS will provide a briefing hosted by Tom Enders and John Leahy at 11:00 GMT (6 AM ET). A large order announcement is expected at the conclusion of the event.Follow it here for liveblogged coverage.
Transcript continued after the jump.
| flightblogger Conference closed with no announcement. |
| flightblogger Leahy: No customer has come forward to say they want 50 A320s with GTF. |
| flightblogger Leahy: 6 month to 1 yr timeframe for A330-300F launch. |
| flightblogger Williams: CSeries occupys niche market. Bombardier is dreaming if they think we won't respond aggressively. |
| flightblogger Leahy: I haven't pursuaded anyone at Airbus to launch a new program without a firm order. |
| flightblogger Williams: CSeries is very brave thing to do. |
| flightblogger Leahy: The KC-30 will stay as a military airplane. No in-flight passenger refueling. (Joke) |
| flightblogger A320 production to be 36 in Europe, 4 in China. 40 per month total. |
| flightblogger Leahy: Industry owed quantum leap on narrow body replacement. Looking at 2020 EIS. |
| flightblogger Williams: A380 production 2.5 to 3 years until 4/month. |
| flightblogger 198 A380 sold from 16 customers. |
| flightblogger Leahy: A350 fastest selling commercial aircraft in history. Ahead of 787 in months since launch. |
| flightblogger A330 going to 11 built per month. Airbus now looking at A330-300F. |
| flightblogger Leahy: A320 flying with winglets next month. |
| flightblogger 128 A320 family, 11 A330, 98 A350, 10 A380 firm. 472 firm A350. |
| flightblogger Leahy: 247/256 orders this week for airbus are firm for 9 customers. |
| flightblogger Airbus press conference now getting underway. |
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