Well it’s close to the wrapping up point at Farnborough, but there’s still a few low hanging fruit to get. Lets see who’s buying what…
Air Austral opts for 777-200LR’s
Air Austral wants to run fully loaded planes from Reunion to Paris on a very short, and is ordering 2 777-200LR’s to help.
Air Austral runs three 777-200ERs and two 777-300ERs, and also has the A380 in the mad 800+ configuration on order.
SuperJet Interests grow: Orient Thai Airlines signs tentative order for 12 Superjets
It seems Orient Thai Airlines are very interested in the Superjets, putting in an order for for 12 and options for an another 12, and if anything is one of the more intresting bits of news of Farnborough this year. GhettoIFE.com will be looking at the superjet in a few weeks and ask the question… WTF?
More Pam Ann Happiness – ANA and Hainan to get… Winglets!
ANA and Haian are in the mood to try and save some fuel, and equip their new aircraft with blended winglets.
Hainan Airlines will install blended winglets on 45 737-800s, with All Nippon Airways purchasing them for their 5 new 767-300ERs
TRIP leases more aircraft, more E-Jet’s to head to Brasil (or is it from Brasil?)
Brazilian regional carrier TRIP has agreed to lease three Embraer E-175s from GECAS, and is also on the warpath to try and get hold of anohter two in 2011. This puts TRIP on a very nice expansion plan – not enough to take on Azul, but enough to be an annoyance….
Well, day five over, and most of the deals are done. Now the public can invade the field…
Comming tommorow – stats and numbers…
