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AIRSHOW-Etihad to order Airbus A350s, A380s - sources

Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:03am EDT

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FARNBOROUGH, England, July 14 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is likely to place an order with Airbus (EAD.PA) at the Farnborough air show for some 25 mid-sized A350 aircraft, with options for a further 25, industry sources said.

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The airline will also place an order for A380 superjumbos, the sources said. One source said the order would be up to 10 aircraft, while a second source said the number of superjumbos ordered would be in single digits.

Etihad earlier ordered 10 Boeing 777s and 35 Boeing 787s. (Reporting by Tim Hepher, Bill Rigby)



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