FARNBOROUGH, July 17, 2008 (AFP) - European planemaker Airbus announced on Thursday agreement to sell 10 long-haul A350 XWB aircraft to South American consortium Synergy Aerospace in a deal worth 2.1 billion dollars at catalogue prices.

Synergy Aerospace is the main shareholder in Avianca and SAM airlines in Colombia, Oceanair in Brazil and VIP in Ecuador.

The agreement follows an agreement in principle signed between Synergy Aerospace and Airbus in February.