Qatar Airways marked its return to the India Aviation International Exhibition and Conference with the display of its A350 new-generation aircraft for medium- to long-haul operations.
Emirates airline will show "significantly higher" 2015-16 annual profits, but some business has evaporated due to the recent slump in oil prices, its president Tim Clark said.
The head of Qatar Airways kept up pressure on US engine maker Pratt & Whitney over delays and technical problems, saying engines for its Airbus A320neo aircraft had not been adequately tested.
Europe's largest aircraft manufacturer Airbus started construction on a new facility to deliver wide-body planes in China, as it faces off against Boeing for market share in the world's second-largest economy.
Indian budget airline IndiGo said it would receive its first A320neo jet in March, three months later than originally planned after manufacturer Airbus said it could not deliver the aircraft on time.
The value of deals at Asia's biggest airshow fell sharply as mammoth plane orders of the past thinned due to airline overcapacity and a global economic slowdown, organisers and analysts said.
Qatar Airways may cancel an order for Pratt & Whitney engines for a fleet of Airbus A320neo aircraft, the carrier's chief executive said.
Iranian state television reported on Thursday that Europe's Airbus will deliver 100 passengers planes to the Islamic republic within four years.
National carrier Qatar Airways is expecting some 31 aircraft deliveries this year, Group Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker has said
Iran will sign a contract this week to buy 114 Airbus planes from France, during a visit to Paris by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Tehran's transport minister said Sunday.
Iran has agreed to buy 114 civil aircraft from European aircraft maker Airbus, the transport minister was quoted as saying on Saturday, ahead of the anticipated lifting of international sanctions on Iran.
