Airbus Sees Business Jet Sales Boost Despite War, China Lockdown
- Company has made 4 ACJ220 sales this year versus zero in 2021
- Sees Middle East, US as promising markets for more orders
The fuselage of an Airbus A220 at the Airbus Canada LP pre-assembly plant in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada.
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Airbus SE’s corporate-jet division is more optimistic about prospects for this year, even as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Chinese coronavirus lockdowns weigh on sales.
The European planemaker had a slow couple of years for orders for its newest business-jet model during the Covid-19 pandemic, with almost all work travel curtailed. The corporate version of the A220 was launched in 2020, yet got no orders in 2021 after six commitments the previous year.