Skymark signs firm order for four A380s: reports

Skymark Airlines CEO Shinichi Nishikubo reportedly stated the carrier has signed a firm order with Airbus for four A380s, with a provision order for a further two A380s, with the aircraft to be used on services from Tokyo to London, Paris and Frankfurt (Bloomberg/Manufacturing.net, 18-Feb-2011). Mr Nishikubo stated the carrier would remain a LCC despite its international expansion.