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NewsFlorida-based lessor Azorra signs for 22 A220s including business-jet version
US lessor Azorra has signed for 22 Airbus A220s which will include a pair of ACJ TwoTwenty business jet variants. The lessor is to purchase 20 of the larger -300 version of the twinjet. Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer disclosed the agreement during a full-year orders briefing. He says ...
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NewsAirbus exceeds full-year delivery target after handing over 611 aircraft
Airbus managed to exceed its full-year target of 600 aircraft deliveries, handing over a total of 611 jets last year. The airframer achieved the total after delivering 93 aircraft in December – the highest number of any month in 2021. Among the aircraft transferred last year was the final A380 ...
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NewsComlux receives first ACJ TwoTwenty to outfit for Dubai’s Five
Business aircraft operator Comlux has taken delivery of the first corporate Airbus A220, a version branded as the ACJ TwoTwenty. The executive variant of the A220-100 airframe was unveiled in October 2020, with Comlux identified as the launch customer. Airbus says it has delivered the initial aircraft from its Montreal ...
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NewsLessor Aviation Capital Group signs for up to 60 Airbus jets
US-based lessor Aviation Capital Group has signed for up to 60 Airbus single-aisle jets, including reaching a tentative agreement to take 20 A220s. The leasing firm has placed a firm order for 40 A320neo-family aircraft of which five are A321XLRs, the longest-range version of the A321neo. “These highly advanced aircraft ...
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NewsS7 claims Russian first with biofuel-powered A320neo delivery
Russian carrier S7 Airlines is claiming to be the first in the country to use biofuel, having taken delivery of another Airbus A320neo, which was flown from Toulouse using a blend of sustainable and conventional aviation fuel. The airline received the aircraft on 22 December. Leased from AerCap, the A320neo ...
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NewsFrance’s CMA CGM firms order for A350 freighters
French logistics company CMA CGM Group has firmed its provisional order for four Airbus A350 freighters. The operator had previously agreed a memorandum of understanding for the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered aircraft. Airbus says the company has formally firmed the deal for the twinjets. They will add to the CMA CGM ...
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NewsAirbus completes A380 deliveries as last jet is handed to Emirates
Airbus has completed deliveries from the A380 programme, with the final aircraft handed over to Middle Eastern carrier Emirates. The aircraft - MSN272, bearing the registration A6-EVS – brings total deliveries of the type to 251, including 123 for the Dubai-based airline. Emirates is by far the largest customer for ...
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NewsAir France-KLM signs for up to 160 A320neos and eight A350 freighters
Air France-KLM has signed for up to 160 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, including 100 firm orders, and has become the fourth customer to commit to buying the manufacturer’s new A350 Freighter.
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NewsQantas provisionally selects A320neo and A220 to replace Boeing fleet
Australian carrier Qantas has provisionally selected the Airbus A320neo family and A220-300 as its preferred option to modernise its single-aisle fleet, potentially taking up to 134 aircraft.
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NewsSIA orders seven A350 freighters, as 747s exit fleet from 2025
Singapore Airlines will be the first airline to operate the Airbus A350 freighter, after it committed to seven examples, with a further five options
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NewsOrders for A321neo overtake those for A320neo
Airbus’s A321neo has overtaken its smaller sibling, the A320neo, as the most popular member of the re-engined family following the large order for the variant from Indigo Partners. While the conventional A321 achieved only about a third of the order total of the A320, the A321neo has become the preferred ...
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NewsAirbus trebles net orders after Indigo Partners’ air show deal for A321neos
Airbus nearly trebled its net order figure in November, largely as a result of the firm agreement for 255 A321neos from Indigo Partners. The order – spread across Wizz Air, Frontier Airlines, Volaris and JetSmart – lifted the airframer’s net total for this year from 125 to 368 aircraft. ITA ...
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NewsITA firms Airbus order for 28 aircraft
New Italian national carrier ITA Airways has firmed its commitment for 28 new Airbus aircraft.
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NewsCMA CGM second to commit to A350 freighter
French logistics firm CMA CGM Group has become the second customer for the new Airbus A350 freighter after signing a memorandum of understanding covering the purchase of four of the type.
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AnalysisIndigo, Air Lease and Akasa drive Dubai air show order commitments past 500
Major commitments for Airbus aircraft from airline investor Indigo Partners for its low-cost carriers and Air Lease, as well as from Indian start-up Akasa Air for Boeing Max 8s drove the bulk of the more than 500 aircraft order and option commitments announced during the first three days of the Dubai air show.
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NewsNigeria’s Ibom Air signs for 10 Airbus A220s
Nigerian carrier Ibom Air has signed a firm order for 10 Airbus A220s.
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NewsIndian start-up Akasa Air signs for 72 Boeing 737 Max jets
Indian start up carrier Akasa Air has placed firm orders for 72 Boeing 737 Max aircraft including some for the higher-density Max 8-200 version.
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NewsAir Senegal to take batch of A220s from Macquarie backlog
Air Senegal is to acquire five Airbus A220-300s under a lease agreement with a division of Macquarie AirFinance. Deliveries of the twinjets – powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines – is set to begin in 2023, under the deal disclosed during the Dubai air show. The African carrier had ...
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NewsAfrijet, Toki Air among new ATR order commitments
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has secured an order for three ATR 72-600s from Gabon-based Afrijet as well as preliminary commitment from Japanese start-up Toki Air for two ATR 42s.
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NewsJazeera inks preliminary deal for up 28 Airbus A320neos
Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has sealed a memorandum of understanding for 20 Airbus A320neos and eight A321neos.