Airbus secured net orders for 1,055 aircraft in 2005, exceeding the 1,002 net orders gained by rival Boeing during the year. The European manufacturer is claiming a 57% share of deliveries during the year. It delivered 378 aircraft, valued at $34.4 billion, against Boeing’s 290. The figures were fuelled by high sales activity on their A320 and 737 programmes respectively, while Boeing has strong 787 and 777 sales.
Source: Airline Business
Airbus demonstrated demand for its A330neo during the Farnborough air show, as the backlog for the twinjet shows signs of an uptick after five years of trending downwards. Orders for the re-engined aircraft reached 337 at the end of 2019, as strong activity and a delivery ramp-up followed the initial ...
Croatia Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300, one of six being acquired from US lessor Air Lease. The twinjet, powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines, is part of a fleet modernisation which will involved the carrier’s taking up to 15 A220s. Croatia Airlines chief executive Jasmin ...
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is considering launching a conversion programme for the Boeing 787 as it weighs up future projects. Speaking to FlightGlobal sister publication Air Cargo News at the Farnborough International Airshow, IAI executive vice president and general manager, aviation group, Shmuel Kuzi explained that the business is always ...
