The A350 made a sale today...
CIT Orders 29 Airbus Airplanes Worth $2.2 Billion
Thursday August 18, 8:39 AM EDT
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- CIT Group Inc. (CIT) (CIT) signed a purchase agreement with aircraft maker Airbus (ABI.YY) for 29 new airplanes worth $2.2 billion, based on Airbus' current list prices.
The purchase agreement covers 24 A320 aircraft, to be delivered in 2007 and 2008, and five A350 aircraft, to be delivered in 2012 and 2013, commercial and consumer finance company CIT said in a press release Thursday.
CIT also has options to acquire additional airplanes.
"We have seen significant improvement in the outlook for the international commercial aerospace sector," said Rick Wolfert, vice chairman, CIT Commercial Finance, in a press release Thursday. Demand from our clients for new aircraft is strong and growing, and rental rates have rebounded nicely."
CIT Aerospace, which leases, finances and manges commercial aircraft and regional jets, said it anticipates "high demand" for both types of aircraft.
New York Stock Exchange-listed shares of CIT Group closed Wednesday at $45.01, down 35 cents, or 0.8%.
Company Web site: http://www.cit.com
-Jenny Park; Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com
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I looked on the Airbus 380 website...it seemed they were around the same number sold as they were several months ago. (Less than 150)