A banner week for Boeing’s 737 MAX continued overnight with United Airlines announcing a firm order for 100 of the upgraded narrowbodies. The deal, coinciding with the Farnborough Airshow, also included firm orders for 50 current-generation 737-900ERs and was valued at US$14.7 billion at list prices. That brings the total value of Boeing orders from
European turboprop maker ATR has announced a series of aircraft orders at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK. They include: An Air Lease Corporation order for two ATR 72-600s. The deal represents the conversion into firm orders of two of the 10 options ALC included in a previous deal signed at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow.
Jetstar Japan has finalised deals to lease 24 new Airbus A320 jetliners and said it would take delivery of the aircraft over the next three years. All 24 of the aircraft will be sourced through existing Qantas Group orders, allowing Jetstar Japan access to early delivery slots, the partly Qantas owned budget carrier said. “It’s
Airbus has ditched its goal of selling 30 A380 superjumbo jets this year as gun shy airlines increasingly opt for smaller and less expensive aircraft. “The big aircraft market has been slowing down,” Airbus sales chief John Leahy told Bloomberg in an interview at the Farnborough Airshow this week. The company’s target of selling 30
Boeing has completed assembly of an American Airlines 737-800 that will be used as a flying test bed for green flight technologies. Known as the ‘2012 ecoDemonstrator’, the aircraft will test out a variety of devices and techniques meant to improve fuel efficiency and reduce noise. Those include adaptive trailing wing edges, a variable area
Dublin-based leasing company Avolon has committed to buy 15 Boeing 737 MAX and 10 737-800 aircraft in a deal valued at $2.3 billion at list prices. The deal also includes reconfirmation rights for an additional five 737 MAXs. The announcement, made overnight at the Farnborough Airshow, continues a strong run for the re-engined narrowbody, with
