Well as the Paris Air show has kicked off, this is your lunchtime update to who’s buying what.. and other fun points.
Airbus who managed to ding one of their test A380’s in a ground incident at Paris Le Borget yesterday are flying in a Korean Air Airbus A380 to do it’s display programme. How much of the display it will run is of course, besides the point.
GE Capital have been opening their wallets, signing for 15 ATR 72-600s with an order option for 15 more. These are being marketed onto airlines, of which one has expressed interested, but has not been disclosed at time of publication.
Air Astana and Embraer have announced a deal for purchase of two Embraer E-190s, with options for another pair. They plan to to use them to increase services in the Central Asia region, as well as for expansion purposes.
Subject to them taking on just the purchased aircraft, this will bring them to a total of 6 E-190s – 4 leased and 2 purchased.
Sriwijaya have also been shopping for E-190’s, with them signing for 20 purchases and options for another 10 on top. Again, for expansion purposes, they will be run in single class mode with 100 seats in them.
And the big order of the lunchtime goes to Qatar Airways who are ponying up more cash for six Boeing 777-300ER’s, taking it’s ordered commitments to 40 frames. This incudles the 2 777-300ER’s and 777F’s ordered in April.
This is the opening of what looks like to be a very busy show! More later on this evening.
