Air Lease has placed an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs.
The US lessor has also "reconfirmed" 20 737 Max 8s, bringing its orders for that aircraft to 104, says Boeing.
The list-price value of the six widebodies is $1.9 billion. For the 20 narrowbodies, the figure is $2 billion.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
US air taxi developer Archer Aviation has opened an office in Washington, DC focused on regulatory affairs that will be led by Billy Nolen, former acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
The US Army is exploring potential use of Electra’s hybrid-electric short take-off and landing aircraft (eSTOL) aircraft for logistics in contested environments.
When United Airlines beat analyst expectations this week with a smaller-than-expected first-quarter loss and higher-than-expected revenues, one person who was not surprised was chief executive Scott Kirby.
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has ordered five Airbus A350 freighters as well three more A330neo passenger aircraft at the Singapore air show today.
Royal Brunei Airlines has ordered four more Boeing 787-9s as part of a widebody fleet renewal.
After strong order activity at the Paris and Dubai air shows in the past year, a bullish Asia-Pacific airline sector in the thick of recovery, coupled with ongoing fleet renewal campaigns, could yield some significant announcements at the upcoming Singapore Airshow.
