The U.S. carrier United Airlines announced Tuesday it had made a firm order for 25 Airbus A350s and 25 Boeing 787 called "Dreamliner, confirming information from the Wall Street Journal in the morning. This order also includes an option to purchase 50 copies of each model and more. According to business newspaper, citing sources familiar with the matter, the firm orders would amount to about 50 billion dollars. The U.S. airline said in a statement it was awaiting delivery of equipment ordered between 2016 and 2019, as and as it withdraws its rotations its international Boeing 747 and 767.

The announcement of this important acquisition, however, has no effect on the value of EADS (parent company of Airbus) on the Paris stock exchange, the title still retreating more than 2% within a FTSE 40 also a victim of profit taking (-1.81%).

One comes, the other

Boeing side, the command of United Airlines can console themselves as best they could while the CEO of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, said Tuesday that the Irish airline was likely not to acquire 200 aircraft to fleet Boeing. Reason: a change in terms of delivery from the U.S. manufacturer. The two parties were yet reached an agreement, but according to Michael O'Leary, Boeing wanted to change its terms of supply during the weekend. Unless last-minute renegotiation of the board of Ryanair should finally bury the proposed purchase of Boeing aircraft Thursday.

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