Singapore Airlines ordered 20 new Airbus A350 XWB planes today, making it the first carrier to commit to the revamped aircraft unveiled by the European manufacturer earlier this week.

The Asian carrier also said it would exercise its options to pick up nine more of Airbus’ double-decker A380s - the model that led to a high-level management shakeup at Airbus and its parent company European Aeronautic Defence & Space last month when the company warned of delivery delays.

The contract for all 29 planes is worth around $7.5 billion, the Asian carrier said.

Airbus unveiled a $10 billion revamp of the A350 jet at the Farnborough International Airshow on Monday in response to airline criticism of the original design.

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