(MENAFN) Airbus has signed a deal for its first jet order from the carrier Japan Airlines that is worth USD9.5 billion as Boeing, the dominant aircraft manufacturer in the Japanese market, suffers troubles with Dreamliner, according to The Peninsula Qatar.
Japan Airlines ordered 31 planes from the French plane manufacturer, and plans to purchase another 25 aircrafts.
Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier called the deal a "breakthrough" as Airbus tried hard to puncture the Boeing-dominated market.
Bregier said: "Just being in Japan wasn't enough. We had to build and strengthen trust, prove that Airbus was a leading player, a world leader that has mastered its technology."
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