Orders & deliveries – Page 3
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NewsTen A350-900s among orders for over 100 Airbus jets in October
Airbus has revealed that 10 A350-900s were among nearly 120 aircraft ordered from the airframer in October. But the identity of the customer behind the agreement – the only widebody order recorded during the month – has not been disclosed. The deal takes overall A350 orders to 1,056 aircraft of ...
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NewsAerolineas Argentinas to upgrade Embraer fleet with E195-E2s
Aerolineas Argentinas is to take a dozen Embraer 195-E2 regional jets to upgrade its existing fleet of smaller E190 aircraft.
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NewsEasyJet agrees deal with Airbus on planned order for up to 257 A320neo-family jets
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has reached an agreement with Airbus to order a further 157 A320neo-family jets and take purchase rights on 100 more.
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NewsTAAG Angola orders four Boeing 787s to renew fleet
Existing Boeing widebody operator TAAG Angola Airlines is renewing its fleet with an order for four 787s from the US manufacturer.
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NewsAirbus faces another fourth-quarter rush to meet delivery target
Airbus will need to hand over 232 aircraft in the final quarter to achieve its aim of 720 commercial deliveries for the full year, having shipped 488 jets by 30 September – two-thirds of the target.
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NewsLATAM to take additional batch of A321neos as it receives first delivery
Latin American operator LATAM is taking a further 13 Airbus A321neos, as it receives the first from a previous commitment to 76 of the twinjet variant. The carrier’s initial aircraft, leased from AerCap, is configured with 224 seats. Registered PS-LBB, the A321neo is fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines ...
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NewsCathay Pacific formally signs for 32 more A320neo-family aircraft
Cathay Pacific has formally signed for 32 Airbus A321neo and A320neo twinjets, having previously indicated that it would exercise options for the type. The Hong Kong-based carrier states that the agreement is worth around $4.66 billion at catalogue prices, but that it has negotiated “significant” concessions. Delivery of the additional ...
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NewsChina Eastern signs for 100 more C919s with deliveries running beyond 2030
China Eastern Airlines is to purchase another 100 Comac C919 twinjets, with deliveries of the aircraft set to commence next year. Five aircraft will be handed over in 2024, with another 10 in each year from 2025-27, rising to 15 over 2028-30, with the final 20 arriving in 2031. The ...
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NewsAir France-KLM to order 50 A350s including -1000s
Air France-KLM Group is to acquire 50 more Airbus A350s, which will include both the -900 and -1000 variants. The company has unveiled a planned order which will also include purchase rights for another 40 aircraft. It says the aircraft will be assigned to the Air France and KLM fleets ...
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NewsLessor SMBC Aviation Capital orders another 25 737 Max jets
Irish-based lessor SMBC Aviation Capital is ordering another 25 Boeing 737 Max jets, taking its commitment to the type to 81. SMBC will take delivery of the aircraft over the course of 2028-29, the lessor states. Boeing indicates that all the jets in the top-up agreement are Max 8s. The ...
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NewsAirbus records strong widebody order activity during August
Airbus has disclosed an order for three A330-900s from an unidentified customer during August, a month which has been one of the strongest this year for long-haul aircraft agreements. The airframer recorded 20 A330-900s for lessor Avolon, as well as seven aircraft for Air Algerie – comprising five A330-900s and ...
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NewsAvolon firms A330neo order and conversions to A321neo
Irish-based lessor Avolon has firmed an order for 20 Airbus A330neos, and is converting 50 A320neos in its backlog to the larger A321neo.
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NewsIndiGo parent tops up A320neo order and plans aviation finance arm
Indian budget carrier IndiGo’s parent company, InterGlobe Aviation, is to order another 10 Airbus A320neo twinjets. It has also approved the establishment of a new wholly-owned subsidiary, located in Gujarat, which will focus on financing of aviation assets. The company envisions an investment of up to Rs300 million ($3.6 million) ...
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NewsDubai lessor DAE takes over large batch of 737 Max jets from China’s CALC
Middle Eastern lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is to acquire a batch of 64 Boeing 737 Max jets, including Max 10s, from the Chinese leasing company CALC. The aircraft have a delivery schedule which runs from this year to 2026. DAE states that the portfolio includes the Max 8 and Max ...
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NewsAirbus reveals more A350 agreements as net orders top 1,100
Airbus has revealed orders for 10 A350-900s in its latest backlog figures, listing them against two undisclosed customers. Four of the type were ordered on 11 July and another six on 31 July. But Airbus’s figures for the month show it has also cut three A350-900s from its total, all ...
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NewsAkasa clears international flight threshold after taking Asia’s first Max 8-200
Ambitious Indian low-cost carrier Akasa Air has become the first Asia-Pacific operator to take delivery of a higher-density 737 Max.
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NewsAtlas Air takes second of four expected 777-200F deliveries
US cargo and charter airline Atlas Air Worldwide has taken delivery of the second of four new Boeing 777-200 Freighters it plans to operate on behalf of shipping giant MSC Mediterranean.
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NewsTurkey’s Pegasus agrees to take another 36 A321neos
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines has disclosed an agreement to take another 36 firm Airbus A321neo twinjets. The airline says it is amending an agreement originally reached in 2012 and subsequently updated three times to cover 114 aircraft. These aircraft comprised 72 A321neos – of which 30 had been delivered ...
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NewsDelta exercises options on 12 more Airbus A220-300s and orders one A330
Delta Air Lines has exercised options on a dozen more Airbus A220-300s, taking its firm commitment for the jet including the smaller -100s to 131.
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NewsA350 orders edge into four figures a decade after maiden flight
Orders for Airbus A350s have passed 1,000 for the first time, after nearly 60 of the twinjets were added to the backlog during the Paris air show. Airbus unveiled the aircraft as the A350 XWB in July 2006, and formally launched the programme in December, replacing an earlier concept which ...