AIRBUS DELIVERED 483 AIRCRAFT IN 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- In 2008, Airbus delivered a new record
number of 483 aircraft, 30 more than in 2007.

This number is made up of 386 A320 Family aircraft, 85 A330/A340 and 12
A380s, said Airbus in a statement today.

The order intake in a difficult year was remarkably strong.

Overall, Airbus won 777 net orders (900 new gross orders) valued at US$100
billion at catalogue prices or 54 per cent of market share of all aircraft units
over 100 seats.

These include 472 A320 Family aircraft, 138 Long-Range aircraft (A330/A340)
and nine A380s.

The recently-launched A350 XWB won 163 new firm orders, increasing the total
to 478 from 29 customers, making it the fastest-selling aircraft in aviation
history.

At 2008 year-end, Airbus increased its backlog to a new record of 3,715
aircraft. These figures underline the continuing strong demand for Airbus
products.

Airbus' turnaround programme, Power 8 again exceeded targets for the
second year in a row, delivering cost savings of about 1.3 billion euros.

The savings are over half way towards the 2010 objective and Power 8+ will
add a further 650 million euros in savings by 2012, it said.

In 2008, Airbus has also successfully completed its aerostructures strategy.

The former Airbus site in Laupheim and Filton's manufacturing unit were
sold to leading partners.

The German sites -- Nordenham, Varel and Augsburg -- were merged into
Premium Aerotec and the French sites -- Meaulte and St Nazaire Ville -- into
Aerolia. The two companies became fully operational on Jan 1, 2009.

They are well positioned to become major players In the global market. These
divestments and restructuring allow Airbus to concentrate on its core activities
of aircraft architects and integrators, while capital investments, risks and
benefits in developing new aircraft technologies are shared.

"We all know 2009 will be a very challenging year for the aeronautics
industry. At Airbus we are prepared and confident: our leadership team is
aligned, our workforce is motivated again, integration is progressing well and
we have a solid financial basis, thanks to our improvement programmes, our
prudent cash and production management and our strong orderbook," said Airbus
president and chief executive officer Tom Enders.
-- BERNAMA