Airbus CEO upbeat about future orders for A380 jets

Singapore

PLANE-MAKER Airbus anticipates more demand for its A380 jets and is beefing up the maintenance and training services to better serve its customers in the region, said president and chief executive officer of Airbus Fabrice Bregier.

"I am confident that we will have other (A380) customers onboard, including this year," said Mr Bregier in an interview on Wednesday at the Singapore Airshow.