§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has as to the proportion of the production of the British Aerospace industry represented by the Airbus A320; what information he has as to the proportional contribution of the industry to the manufacture of the Airbus A320; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his reply, 20 February 1986, c. 268–9]: As the A320 is still in the development stage and has yet to go into series production, it is too soon to be able to estimate what proportion of the production of the British aerospace industry it will represent.
On figures currently available the United Kingdom content of the total Airbus A320, including airframe, engines and equipment will be in the order of 16 per cent. for the CFM engined version and of 26 per cent. for the V2500 engined version.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has as to how many Airbus A320s have been firmly ordered, and by which airlines; how many options exist for this aircraft, and from which airlines; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his reply, 20 February 1986, c. 268–9]: According to the latest information available to me the order position for the Airbus A320 is as follows:
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Firm orders Options Contracts signed Air France 25 25 Air Inter 10 14 British Caledonian 7 3
Firm orders Options Cyprus Airways 4 4 Inex Adria 5 3 Pan American 16 34 Ansett Airlines 8 9 Lufthansa 15 25 GATX Air 10 — 100 117 Memorandum of Understanding Indian Airlines 19 12 Trans Australian 9 — 28 12 The number of A320 orders and options achieved two years ahead of the aircraft's entry into service is very encouraging.