The Paris Air Show sales give a good indication as to what the fleets of the world will look like in a decade. It looks like the airlines were buying -with plane orders for over $US140 billion dollars being placed.

Airbus, the European plane maker announced orders at the show for 466 planes worth $US68.7 billion including numerous orders for their new A350 (pictured below). The deals include options for 225 aircraft worth US$29.4 billion and firm purchase orders for 241 aircraft worth US$39.3 billion. There was strong interest in the A320neo ( New Engine Option) which will be flying from 2015 as well as steady sales for the A320ceo (current engine option).

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Boeing sold 422 planes for $66 billion including more than 100 orders for its newest plane the 787-10 stretched version of the 787, which debuted at the Show. There was strong interest in the 737MAX due for delivery in 2017.

ATR, a French-Italian group that makes turbo-propeller aircraft had 83 firm orders worth $US4.1 billion.

Brazil’s Embraer has 100 orders for its a new family of regional jets with 215 other intentions to purchase the aircraft. Show orders came to $US5.3 billion.

Key Orders

• Air France-KLM — 25 Airbus A350
• Hong Kong Aviation Capital for 60 Airbus A320s
• CIT Aerospace (leasing company) — 30 Boeing 737 MAX
• Doric Lease Corp — 20 A380s – fancy leasing a mega jumbo?
• easyJet said it intended to buy 100 Airbus A320neos and 35ceos
• ILFC —50 Airbus A320s
• Ryanair — 175 Boeing 737-800
• SriLankan Airlines — 6 Airbus A350s with an option for 4 more
• Spirit — 20 Airbus A320s
• Syphax Airlines (Tunisia) — 3 Airbus A320s
• Nordic Aviation Capital— 35 ATR-600 aircraft with an option on 55 more
• Singapore Airlines —34 Airbus A350s
• United Airlines —10 Airbus A350s