All Orders & Deliveries news – Page 26
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NewsLessor BBAM orders trio of Boeing Converted Freighters
Aircraft lessor BBAM has ordered three 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters, the US airframer has disclosed.
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NewsPNG unveiled as launch customer for STOL variant of ATR 42-600
PNG Air has become a launch customer for the short take-off and landing version of the ATR 42-600. The Papua New Guinean airline will use ATR 42-600S twin-turboprops to replace part of its De Havilland Canada Q100 turboprop fleet. Source: BillyPix Stefano Bortoli, CEO of ATR and Paul ...
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NewsBoeing’s Tinseth upbeat on Southeast Asia as Max return eyed
Boeing continues to see Southeast Asia as a strong future growth area, particularly in single aisle jets, as it works to get the 737 Max back in the skies.
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NewsAvianca directs cancellations at A321neo fleet
Colombian carrier Avianca has cancelled or converted much of its Airbus A321neo order, switching some to the smaller A320neo variant. The change, listed in Airbus’s latest backlog revision, follows a previous cancellation of 62 A320neos by Avianca’s parent company Synergy Aerospace. Synergy wiped out its A320neo orders in December 2019 ...
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NewsLufthansa appears to trim A350 orders
German flag-carrier Lufthansa appears to have trimmed its Airbus A350-900 order, cutting two aircraft from its commitment. Lufthansa ordered 25 A350-900s in 2013 and supplemented this agreement last year with a deal for another 20. But Airbus’s latest backlog revision, covering January 2020, indicates the carrier has reduced its order ...
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NewsFirmed Air Lease and Spirit orders give Airbus a strong start to 2020
Airbus has made a strong start to 2020 in terms of order activity, recording gross bookings for nearly 300 aircraft in the first month of the year. The airframer logged 103 orders from US lessor Air Lease – including 52 A321neos and 50 A220s, plus a single A350-900. It also ...
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NewsAvianca latest to probe relationship with Airbus
Colombian carrier Avianca has engaged a law firm to conduct an independent internal investigation into its relationship with Airbus, after the airline was linked to the extensive probe into alleged bribery involving the airframer. French authorities have disclosed that Airbus orders from airlines including Avianca, Air Arabia, Korean Air, China ...
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NewsAirbus put potential damage from bribery conviction at €200bn
Airbus analysis estimated that the damage impact from a criminal conviction arising from bribery charges levelled against the company could have reached €200 billion across its commercial aircraft, defence and helicopter divisions. The airframer has agreed to pay a €3.6 billion ($4 billion) fine to settle the case under a ...
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NewsSouth African president refers SAA allegations to special investigators
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised investigators to probe allegations of maladministration, corruption or unlawful conduct at South African Airways dating back to at least 2002. Ramaphosa’s order to refer the allegations to a special investigation unit has been disclosed in a declaration in the official government gazette. The ...
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NewsAirAsia firmly rejects implications from Airbus bribery case
Low-cost carrier AirAsia has vehemently denied any allegations of wrongdoing after Airbus was heavily fined under a deferred prosecution arrangement over multiple charges relating to alleged failure to stop bribery. Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission says it is “already investigating the matter” and is “in touch” with UK authorities. The charges against ...
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NewsCourt describes ‘endemic’ bribery aimed at securing Airbus orders
Judicial authorities overseeing a deferred prosecution arrangement with Airbus have described as “endemic” the bribery linked to its commercial aircraft and defence divisions, as details emerged of activities scrutinised by fraud investigators. Airbus has agreed to pay a €3.6 billion fine to settle multiple investigations from French, UK and US ...
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NewsAirbus fraud investigation ‘remains active’ as penalty details emerge
Airbus has entered deferred prosecution arrangements with French, UK and US authorities as part of its €3.6 billion settlement of long-running investigation into allegations of corruption. The company will pay nearly €2.1 billion under a French agreement with the Parquet National Financier, plus €991 million to the UK authorities, and ...
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NewsChina trade tensions drove Boeing’s 787 rate-cut decision
Boeing’s decision to reduce 787 production to 10 units per month from early 2021 has been driven largely by lower orders from China as well as a reduced near-term requirement for widebody replacements. Announcing the move on 29 January, Boeing said output would remain at that level until 2023 when ...
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NewsSkyWest orders 20 E175s
The parent company of US regional operator SkyWest Airlines has ordered 20 Embraer E175 jets, with deliveries expected to commence in the second half of the year. The deal is valued at $972 million, and is already included in Embraer’s 2019 fourth-quarter backlog, the airframer states in a media release. ...
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NewsAirbus talks up A220’s regional credentials as NAC firms order
Nordic Aviation Capital has firmed up its order for 20 Airbus A220-300s, prompting the manufacturer to highlight the aircraft’s relevance in the regional aviation market. Regional aircraft lessor NAC had signed a memorandum of understanding for 20 A220s in June 2019. Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer states that NAC’s ...
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OpinionAirbus wins the contest that never was
What’s wrong with a duopoly? Well, when one of the two protagonists drops out, it turns into a monopoly.
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NewsChina Aircraft Leasing orders 40 A320neos
China Aircraft Leasing has placed an order for 40 Airbus A321neos. The lessor states in a stock exchange disclosure that the aircraft will be delivered in stages up to 2026. Chief executive, Mike Poon says: “We see enormous market appetite for this single-aisle aircraft with lower operational cost, and the ...
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AnalysisAirliner deliveries soar to 13,000 aircraft through 2010s
Shipments rise through 10-year period but Boeing 737 Max crisis dampens decade-end peformance
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NewsCALC receives two 787s converted from 737 Max orders
China Aircraft Leasing has received two Boeing 787s, converted from earlier orders for 737 Max aircraft. The lessor says these are the first widebody aircraft in its orderbook. They were delivered to an Asian airline last month and this month, in line with earlier expectations that these would arrive by ...
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In depthMax effect drags down overall sales and deliveries in 2019
Boeing’s pain across both orders and production significantly impacts overall metrics in the mainline airliner sector