Airbus 320 model to CEO of Lion, Indonesian Air Rusdi Kirana, left, and CEO of Airbus, French Fabrice Bregier, right, and pose with a Airbus 320 model for the media while France's President Francois Hollande stands behind during a signing ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, March 18, 2013. Indonesian airline Lion Air is to buy 234 short to medium range aircraft from Airbus for 18.4 billion Euro($24 billion), in what is being billed as the biggest civilian deal in the history of the aircraft manufacturer. The contract was announced Monday at the French presidential palace, a sign of the deal's importance to the government. Airbus said it would secure 5,000 jobs at a time when French unemployment hovers around the 10 percent mark. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
News Summary: Airbus gets biggest order ever
Published: 04:11:21 PM, Mon 18 March 2013 UTC
SKY HIGH: Airbus signed its biggest deal ever on Monday, an order for 234 planes from Indonesian's Lion Air, worth €18.4 billion ($24 billion).
LION'S SHARE: Lion Air is buying 169 A320s and 65 A321 jets. The first planes will be delivered in 2014 and most of them will be outfitted with a new, more fuel-efficient engine that Airbus has recently developed.
BIG BIRD: Lion Air is a major player in the Indonesian market and also gave Boeing its largest-ever order when it finalized a deal last year for 230 planes.
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