Airbus bags $1b order for two A380s

Air Austral placed a firm order for two A380s with the highest density configuration to record of 840 all-economy seats. At catalogue price of $1 billion, the superjumbos will be the delivered in 2014 to the airline based out of La Reunion Island in the southwest Indian Ocean.

An engine deal of $240 million for the two aircraft was signed earlier at the Paris Airshow with Engine Alliance. The agreement includes eight engines and the maintenance agreement.