Malaysia Airlines has signed for 10 Boeing 737-800s at the Paris air show, confirming existing options from a 2008 deal.
The order, worth more than $800m, takes MAS's total 737 orders to 45 aircraft. Deliveries of the 10 new orders are due in 2016 after the remaining 30 aircraft from the original deal arrive. They are due through to 2015.
The airline has 10 options remaining from its original deal, said MAS chief executive Azmil Zahruddin.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
Bombardier’s decision not to exhibit at the EBACE business jet convention in Geneva next month reflects a belief that its marketing dollars can be put to better use elsewhere.
Bombardier turned a $110 million profit in the first quarter of 2022 despite a dip in aircraft deliveries, and has rolled out a new logo it says reflects the company’s shift to become a manufacturer of business jets only.
Rick Leach, chief executive of GoJet Airlines, sees a rare opportunity in front of the St Louis-based regional carrier created by slackening demand for pilots among its major US counterparts.
