IBPC Ping!
This is an order won over Airbus's bread-and-butter A320 in Airbus' own back yard.
This is good. Very, very good.
They certainly seem to be on a roll.
I can't believe they didn't buy the A320, a fine aircraft, and something that Airbus does RIGHT. Especially with the hardships Airbus has been having, I'd think a German company would throw Airbus a bone.
Most folks here think that the A320 is at least as good as the Boeing 737. As others have noted, a German airline is a natural customer for Airbus.
Why, then, buy the 737s?
If a company's product is good, and one is a long-term customer of the company, why might one go to another vendor for a product that offers no significant price/performance advantage?
Because one has doubts about the survivability of the first vendor?