Orders & deliveries – Page 2
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NewsTurkish Airlines orders four more Boeing 777 freighters
Turkish Airlines has ordered four more Boeing 777 freighters, taking to a dozen its firm commitments for the type.
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NewsUndisclosed customer orders 20 A330neos
Twenty Airbus A330-900s for an undisclosed customer have been added to the airframer’s production backlog, its latest monthly figures reveal. The order, placed on 15 May, takes overall firm A330neo commitments to more than 300. Airbus has not identified the customer, although Vietnamese budget carrier Vietjet disclosed a provisional agreement ...
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NewsUnidentified customer orders over 50 A321neos
Airbus has revealed an order for 51 A321neos placed by an undisclosed customer in its latest backlog figures. The 18 April agreement was the most significant activity recorded by the airframer during the month. British Airways is taking five single-aisle jets – three A320neos and two A321neos – while Airbus ...
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NewsIndiGo steps up to long-haul with agreement for up to 100 A350s
Indian budget carrier IndiGo is stepping up to the long-haul sector with an agreement to order up to 100 Airbus A350-900s, deliveries of which will commence in 2027.
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NewsAirbus secures net orders for 170 jets in first quarter
Long-haul aircraft agreements from Asian carriers Starlux and Korean Air, and a large single-aisle deal with American Airlines, have taken Airbus’s first-quarter net order total to 170 aircraft. Starlux ordered five A350 freighters and three A330-900s while Korean Air signed for 33 A350s, including 27 of the larger -1000 variant. ...
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NewsLynx Air and Boeing agree to terminate 737 Max purchase deal
Canadian operator Lynx Air has reached a formal agreement with Boeing to cancel a large aircraft purchase deal, following the airline’s cessation of operations in February. The original deal dates back to October 2015 and covered the purchase of 40 aircraft plus the lease of six more. According to court ...
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NewsAirbus discloses new order for pair of A350s
Airbus has recorded a new firm agreement for a pair of A350-900s, the airframer’s only order activity for February. It has yet to list the recent American Airlines deal for 85 A321neos, or any other single-aisle orders so far this year. The two additional A350s are attributed to an undisclosed ...
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NewsVietjet to order 20 A330neos as it eyes European and US services
Vietjet has entered into a provisional deal with Airbus for 20 Airbus A330neos, with the order likely to be finalised in the coming weeks.
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NewsThai Airways to lease 17 aircraft from AerCap as part of fleet renewal plan
Thai Airways International has sealed leases with lessor AerCap for 17 aircraft, including Airbus A350s, A321neos and Boeing 787s in relation to its recently outlined fleet plan.
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NewsStarlux orders five Airbus A350 freighters and three more A330neos
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has ordered five Airbus A350 freighters as well three more A330neo passenger aircraft at the Singapore air show today.
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NewsChinese lessor CALC signs for Leap engines on more A320neos
Lessor China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) has picked CFM International Leap-1A engines to power a batch of 20 Airbus A320neo-family jets.
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AnalysisWill Thai’s Boeing order mark return of Singapore spree?
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.
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NewsAirbus experiencing ‘aggressive’ pricing in widebody campaigns: Faury
Airbus acknowledges it is experiencing pressure on pricing in the widebody sector, as it seeks to establish a stronger presence in the market.
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NewsAirbus expects to deliver 800 commercial aircraft in 2024
Airbus is expecting to deliver around 800 commercial aircraft this year, up from the 735 handed over during 2023.
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Airline BusinessLessors see room for consolidation but think big players will only get bigger
Executives from major aircraft lessors expect relatively limited merger and acquisition activity among leading players over the coming years, but organic growth and large order backlogs will help to further concentrate activity among the industry’s top tier.
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NewsA350 agreements account for Airbus’s order activity in January
Airbus’s first monthly order disclosure for the year exclusively features widebody aircraft agreements with two carriers taking A350s.
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Airline BusinessLessor role grows as aircraft supply shortage persists
Strong order activity in recent years and continued constraints in aircraft supply mean leading aircraft lessors are likely to become even more prominent players in sourcing the airline global fleet
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NewsCroatia Airlines’ A220 order transferred to Irish lessor Griffin
Croatia Airlines’ order for six Airbus A220-300s has been transferred to Irish-based lessor Griffin Global Asset Management, the leasing company has confirmed. The carrier’s order for the six jets had been removed from end-of-year backlog figures released by the airframer on 11 January, while six A220-300s had been listed for ...
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NewsAirbus deliveries unlikely to return to pre-pandemic level this year: Faury
Airbus has yet to disclose its production expectations for this year, but chief executive Guillaume Faury indicates it will not reach the pre-pandemic level of 2019.
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NewsA330-300 backlog falls to zero 30 years after entry into service
Airbus has removed the only outstanding order for A330-300s from its backlog, an agreement for eight aircraft with China’s state aviation supply firm CASC. The adjustment means all 776 A330-300s on firm order have been delivered, almost exactly 30 years since French airline Air Inter put the first into service ...