All Orders & deliveries articles
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NewsAirbus adds large A350 and A320neo-family orders while Go First backlog is struck off
Airbus has revealed an order for 12 A350s and 30 A320neo-family jets, attributed to an undisclosed customer, in its latest backlog figures. The widebody part of the 6 March order is split between six A350-1000s and six -900s. Airbus has also listed a second, separate undisclosed order for 40 A321neos. ...
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NewsLessor Jackson Square agrees to order 50 A320neo-family jets
Leasing company Jackson Square Aviation has agreed to order 50 Airbus A320neo-family jets, its first direct deal with the airframer. Jackson Square is part of the Japanese Mitsubishi HC Capital Group, which also owns Engine Lease Finance. Mitsubishi HC Capital says the deliveries will commence in 2031. No engine selection ...
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NewsKorean Air A321neos among Airbus orders recorded in quiet February
Airbus’s order activity quietened in February, with the airframer securing agreements for 14 aircraft, all from its single-aisle families. Korean Air signed for six A321neos while an undisclosed customer placed an order for eight. They took net orders for the first two months of the year to 65, following a ...
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NewsAirbus forecasts 820 commercial aircraft deliveries this year
Airbus is expecting to achieve 820 commercial aircraft deliveries this year, up on the 766 handed over in 2024. The airframer disclosed the forecast as it unveiled full-year financial results on 20 February. Last year’s increase in deliveries enabled Airbus’s commercial aircraft division to generate a 6% rise in revenues ...
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NewsAirbus starts year with strong widebody orders including A350Fs
Airbus has started the year strongly with several orders from unidentified customers including agreements for six A350-900s, three A350 freighters and 10 A330-900s. It listed orders for 29 widebody jets in January out of a total of 55 aircraft. These included five A350-1000s for Lufthansa and five A350Fs for Taiwan’s ...
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NewsAirbus delivery figure comparison masks airframer’s industrial improvement: Scherer
Airbus commercial aircraft chief Christian Scherer insists the airframer’s improved delivery figures disguise a stronger performance on its industrial operation. The airframer handed over 766 aircraft in 2024. While this was 31 aircraft more than the previous year’s level, Scherer argues that this does not reflect the scale of the ...
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NewsAirbus takes 826 net orders while full-year deliveries fall just shy of target
Airbus ended last year with 826 net orders, having delivered a total of 766 aircraft – just shy of the 770 target it had set. The airframer took orders for four long-haul jets in December – three A330-900s for Air Algerie plus a single A350-900 for an undisclosed customer. Air ...
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NewsLuxair firms options on E195-E2s
Luxembourg’s flag-carrier, Luxair, has exercise options for another pair of Embraer 195-E2 twinjets, following its initial agreement for four of the type last year. The firming of the options brings its E195-E2 commitment to six. Luxair still holds purchase rights for three more of the model, says Embraer, adding that ...
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NewsTwenty A330neos and A350s ordered by unidentified customers
Airbus secured orders for 30 aircraft in November, including 15 A330-900s and five A350-900s, but it has identified none of the three customers involved. The airframer lists the 20 widebodies in its latest backlog figures, along with an order for 10 A321neos. These agreements accounted for Airbus’s entire order activity ...
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NewsRiyadh Air agreement dominates Airbus order activity in October
Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air’s order for 60 Airbus A321neo’s dominated the airframer’s October activity figures. Private and undisclosed customers ordered a total of 16 A320neos during the month, while Bhutan’s Druk Air firmed an agreement for three A320neos and two A321neos. Airbus also listed American Airlines as taking ...
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NewsRiyadh Air seals narrowbody order as it signs for 60 A321neos
Ambitious Saudi Arabian start-up Riyadh Air has signed an agreement to acquire 60 Airbus A321neos, revealing the supplier for its long-awaited narrowbody order.
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NewsAirbus records order for 85 aircraft including 10 A350s
Airbus has revealed an order for 85 aircraft including 10 A350s and 75 A320neo-family jets in its latest backlog figures. It has not identified the customer but the order, placed on 5 September, features five A350-1000s and five A350-900s. The agreement also comprises 55 A321neos and 20 A320neos. ...
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NewsChina Development Bank leasing arm to purchase 50 737 Max 8s in second major order
China Development Bank’s (CDB) financial leasing arm has disclosed it will order 50 Boeing 737 Max 8s, marking its second major aircraft commitment in a week.
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NewsChina Development Bank leasing arm agrees to purchase 80 A320neos
China Development Bank’s financial leasing arm has disclosed that it is ordering 80 Airbus A320neo-family twinjets.
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NewsPrivate customer orders A350s and A320neos during August
Airbus has disclosed that a private customer ordered three A350-900s as well as three A320neos during August. The airframer has not identified the operator that signed for the six aircraft, but revealed the 21 August agreement in its latest backlog figures. Airbus formally listed orders for 40 other aircraft, including ...
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NewsAir Baltic signs for 10 additional A220-300s
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has exercised options on another 10 Airbus A220-300s, taking its total commitment to 90 aircraft.
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NewsVirgin trims direct A350-1000 order as it signs for additional A330-900s
Virgin Atlantic appears to have reduced its order commitment for Airbus A350-1000s as it signed for seven A330-900s during this year’s Farnborough air show. The UK carrier originally planned to take 12 A350-1000s – eight on direct order and another four acquired through US lessor Air Lease – through an ...
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AnalysisFarnborough air show Order Tracker 2024
Keep track of the commercial aircraft order announcements made at this year’s Farnborough air show
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NewsAirbus confirms Berniq Airways order for A320neo-family jets
Berniq Airways has placed a firm order for six A320neo-family aircraft, Airbus confirmed during Farnborough air show on 23 July.
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NewsMacquarie unveils follow-on 737 Max order after absorbing previous ALAFCO deal
Lessor Macquarie AirFinance has doubled its commitment to the Boeing 737 Max by placing its first direct order with the airframer, having already absorbed a previous Max order from Kuwaiti lessor ALAFCO.
