A380 orders from Hong Kong Airlines and Qatar Airways fail to materalise for Airbus

Airbus had a wildly successful Paris Air Show last week, firm purchase orders for 418 aircraft worth around USD44.0 billion, and MoUs for another 312 aircraft, worth USD28.2 billion. The manufacturer sold 12 of its flagship A380, two to Skymark Airlines and another 10 to an undisclosed customer, but two expected A380 order announcements never occurred.