Topic: John Leahy

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Airbus 'neo' soaks up orders at rainy Paris show

Europe's Airbus won what it called the biggest commercial aircraft order ever, from Indian low-cost leader IndiGo, topping a flood of sales at a rainy Paris Air Show on Wednesday.As well as the $15 billion (10-billion-euro) sale that included 150 ...

CIT takes Airbus A320neo commitments to 544

A memorandum of understanding for 50 Airbus A320neo aircraft signed by leasing company CIT CIT. N on Tuesday took total commitments for the new ...

Airbus tests readiness for new output hike

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus said on Wednesday it would carry out further studies to find out whether its suppliers could cope before committing to a further increase of its A320 jetliner production, which is the mainstay of its revenues.Airbus plans to increase ...

Special Report: The man who sold the sky

PARIS (Reuters) - One warm July evening three years ago, John Leahy set off along London's river Thames in an electric punt. With Leahy, a sharp and energetic New Yorker who has been Airbus sales chief since 1994, were the company's ...

Airbus raises 20-year aviation market forecast

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus issued a slight upward revision on Monday to its 20-year forecast for the civil aviation market, which it said should amount to 3.2 trillion dollars by 2029 thanks to activity in Asia.Airlines are by then projected ...
Airbus forecasts faster-than-expected recovery for plane-making industry over next 20 yearsThe international aircraft industry will recover faster than expected, European manufacturer Airbus said Monday, predicting a need for about $3.2 trillion (euro2.4 trillion) in new passenger and freighter planes globally ...

Airbus lifts demand forecasts amid Asian growth

TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - Airbus raised its forecast for aircraft demand over the next 20 years, citing the travel needs of 6 billion people in emerging economies as airlines stage a stronger-than-predicted rebound from recession.By 2029, a third of all passenger traffic ...

EADS backs Airbus sales chief in insider probe

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus parent EADS threw its backing behind Airbus sales chief John Leahy and other current or former executives caught up in a long-running insider trading investigation, saying it was sure they would be cleared.Leahy and a total of six ...
Airbus chief commercial officer John Leahy has been placed under formal judicial investigation for insider trading by French officials, sources close to the case told AFP on Friday.The 60-year-old American was put under investigation by Judge Serge Tournaire in November, the ...