All Orders & deliveries articles – Page 8
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NewsAlaska orders 52 more 737 Max, preps to divest remaining Airbus jets
Alaska Airlines has ordered another 52 Boeing 737 Max jets and secured rights to purchase a further 105, aligning the airline’s future with the narrowbody as it aims to divest its remaining Airbus fleet next year.
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NewsAir Canada orders another 15 Airbus A220s
Air Canada has ordered another 15 Airbus A220-300s in a deal that brings the Montreal-based carrier’s total orders for the Canadian-built type to 60 jets.
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NewsJet2 orders 35 A320neo-family jets in follow-on to A321neo deal
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has firmed orders for another 35 Airbus A320neo-family jets, with the potential to take up to 71. The airline says the firm order covers deliveries spanning three years to 2031. It values the agreement at $3.9 billion at catalogue prices – but says it has negotiated ...
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NewsAir Tahiti firms ATR 42-600S commitment and adds further 72-600
Air Tahiti has signed for an additional an ATR 72-600 and firmed its previous commitment to take two of the manufaturer’s new short take-off and landing (STOL) version of the ATR 42-600 turboprop.
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NewsBoeing reports improved order, delivery activity in September
Boeing in September ramped up its aircraft deliveries and logged a solid month of orders, handing over 51 jets, including seven 787s, to customers during the month.
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NewsAirbus lists A330neo order from unidentified customer
Two Airbus A330neo twinjets have been ordered by an unidentified customer, the airframer’s latest backlog figures reveal. The aircraft, both the -900 variant, are among 13 jets added to Airbus’s gross orders during September. Another undisclosed operator ordered four A321neos, while China’s Sichuan Airlines is taking three A321neos and three ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian signals intent to take Embraer E2 jets
Royal Jordanian Airlines and Embraer have signed a memorandum of understanding for the carrier to introduce 10 E2-family jets into its fleet “within the coming several years”.
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NewsOmani carrier SalamAir places firm order for six E195-E2s
Omani low-cost carrier SalamAir has placed a firm order for six Embraer E195-E2s with six options, as its seeks to expand its currently all-Airbus fleet.
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NewsFlyArystan receives new A320neo, outlines fleet ambitions for 2023
Although parent company Air Astana only launched the Kazakhstani carrier in 2019, FlyArystan has grown rapidly in the post-pandemic market to fly 3.1m passengers in 2021 - almost as many as Air Astana itself. It has now taken delivery of its first new aircraft, one of three new Airbus A320neos ...
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NewsAll-Boeing operator Xiamen Airlines orders 40 Airbus A320neos
Prolific Boeing operator Xiamen Airlines has ordered 40 new Airbus A320neo-family aircraft in a $4.8 billion deal seen as a coup for the European airframer in the world’s largest aviation market.
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NewsWizz Air firms purchase rights on another 75 A321neos
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is exercising purchase rights to take another 75 Airbus A321neo twinjets. Chief executive Jozsef Varadi says the A321neo will provide a “strong platform” for the airline’s growth, and that Wizz remains “on track” to be a 500-aircraft group by the end of the decade. ...
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NewsAll outstanding Qatar A350-1000s cut from Airbus backlog
All the outstanding Airbus A350-1000s for Qatar Airways have been removed from the airline’s backlog, according to the airframer’s latest official monthly figures. Qatar Airways had 42 A350-1000s on order of which 19 have been delivered. But a legal dispute over skin-paint deterioration on Qatar’s A350s led the airline to ...
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NewsAeroflot Group signs for 339 aircraft with deliveries intended from 2023
Aeroflot Group has signed an agreement for the purchase of 339 aircraft, including 210 of the Irkut MC-21 twinjet, during an economic conference in Vladivostok. The agreement also covers 89 of the Irkut SSJ-New – a revised version of the Superjet 100 – plus 40 Tupolev Tu-214s. Deliveries of the ...
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NewsChina Airlines yet to finalise 787 order: Boeing
Boeing has not yet received firm 787 orders from China Airlines despite the carrier saying yesterday it had purchased the jets.
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NewsSiberia’s Aeroservis to take LMS-901s for passenger transport
South Siberian operator Aeroservis has become the latest to sign for the new UZGA LMS-901 Baikal utility aircraft, with an agreement for seven. Aeroservis will take delivery of the single-engined transports over the course of 2025-28. The Chita-based company conducts a range of operations, including passenger transport to several regional ...
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NewsUPS orders another eight 767 Freighters
US express-cargo airline UPS has ordered another eight Boeing 767-300 Freighters, throwing more momentum behind Boeing’s already strong cargo-aircraft programmes.
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Airline BusinessDreamliner deliveries resume but capacity constraints remain
Boeing’s much-awaited resumption of 787 deliveries on Wednesday provided a welcome boost for the manufacturer and Dreamliner customers who have been facing operational headaches caused by the aircraft delays. American Airlines became the first airline to take delivery of a 787 since US regulators gave Boeing the green light to ...
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NewsSiberia’s KrasAvia to acquire LMS-901 fleet for regional connectivity
Siberian operator KrasAvia has entered a provisional agreement to acquire 10 UZGA LMS-901 multi-purpose aircraft. Deliveries of the Russian-built, single-engined high-wing type will commence in 2025 and run to 2029. KrasAvia says it will become “one of the first customers” for the new aircraft in Russia as a result of ...
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NewsBeta ALIA becomes latest eVTOL to secure Bristow custom
Helicopter operator Bristow Group is ordering up to 55 eVTOL aircraft, further cementing its venture into the emerging electric aviation sector. The company has signed for US firm Beta Technologies’ ALIA-250 which will be capable of accommodating a pilot and five passengers. Bristow’s agreement for five firm and 50 optioned ...
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NewsChinese carriers help lift Airbus net orders by nearly 400 aircraft
Airbus has added nearly 400 net orders to its total for the year, following a strong July, and includes the large agreement for aircraft from four Chinese carriers. These Chinese operators are collectively taking 196 A321neos, plus 82 A320neos and 14 A319neos. Airbus also recorded 39 A321neo orders from LATAM, ...