Ethiopian Airlines emerges as customer for more 777Fs
Ethiopian Airlines has emerged as the customer behind an order for five Boeing 777 freighters previously attributed to an unidentified operator.
IAG single-aisle renewal ends uncertainty over 737 Max commitment
IAG’s decision to order a combination of Boeing 737 Max 10s and Max 8-200s puts an end to scepticism as to whether a tentative agreement for 200 aircraft, three years ago, would survive crises affecting the Max and the broader air transport industry, as well as changes of IAG management.
IAG to order up to 150 737s including Max 10 and high-density Max 8
British Airways and Iberia parent company IAG has agreed to order up to 150 Boeing 737 Max jets.
Turkish Airlines agrees to purchase six A350s
Turkish Airlines has disclosed that it intends to purchase six Airbus A350-900s, which will be delivered over the course of this year and next.
IAG’s Vueling trims A321neo orders as Iberia takes more
Spanish budget carrier Vueling has trimmed another pair of Airbus A321neos from its single-aisle backlog.
Boeing added 12 new jets to its backlog in April
Boeing booked new orders for 46 commercial aircraft in April but continued to log cancellations, including for its 737 Max and 777.
Lufthansa orders 777-8Fs and brings in more 787s to offset 777-9 delay
Lufthansa Group is to acquire seven Boeing 777-8 freighters, as well as three 777Fs, while taking seven more 787s to offset capacity shortfall from delays to its 777-9 order.
Single-aisle orders lift Airbus figures while long-haul activity remains stagnant
Airbus’s single-aisle business was lifted in April by the order for 80 jets from lessor BOC Aviation, although the drought of twin-aisle activity was alleviated only slightly by Air Frances’s firming of four A350 freighters.
Texel Air to take another pair of 737-800 freighters
Middle Eastern operator Texel Air is ordering another pair of Boeing 737-800 converted freighters, having received the region’s first example in January.
Airbus and Qatar Airways wrestle over right to resell rejected A350s
Among the legal jousts between Airbus and Qatar Airways arising from their court clash is an attempt by the airline to prevent the airframer from reselling A350s built for the carrier but individually cancelled after Qatar’s refusal to take delivery.