Airbus was awarded on Thursday orders for 65 aircraft fingers Boeing’s Major Asian Customerswhich is an important achievement for a European company at a time when its American competitor faces security problems after a panel exploded in-flight on a 737 MAX 9 in January.

Japan Airlines (JAL) announced that will buy 21 A350-900 aircraft wide body and 11 narrow-body A321neo Airbuswhich will provide narrowbody aircraft for the first time to longtime customer Boeing.

The second largest Japanese airline also announced purchase of 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner. However, JAL has traditionally been a Boeing customer. Airbus made my own first sale airlines in 2013 on A350 aircraft.

The largest airline in South Korea Korean Airalso stated on Thursday that I would order 33 A350 in a $13.7 billion operation, it is the first purchase of this family of aircraft as it prepares to merge with Asiana Airlines.

Shopping from Airbus are produced in a time when Boeing is under regulatory scrutiny following the January 5 incident involving Alaska Airlines while investigating violations of the company’s safety and quality standards in its manufacturing process.

The orders make the two Asian airlines the latest to join the company. an increasingly limited market for long-haul aircraftafter a long decline in demand for large aircraft in this sector.

Demand for more efficient aircraft is growing as international travel nears full recovery from the pandemic and supply chain issues, creating aircraft competition engine and maintenance contracts.

JAL said delivery was scheduled for between fiscal years 2025 and 2033, with a total order price of approximately $12.4 billion.

Similarly, JAL announced the purchase of an additional A350-900 to replace the one that was destroyed in the crash. runway collision from Haneda Airport in January.

JAL said it is now ordering a more efficient, next-generation aircraft for its full-service low-cost airline. due to global shortage of new aircraftwhich is expected to continue.

(Reuters)