It’s time to look back at today’s events at the Farnborough Air Show, and see who’s been flashing the cash… or not.
Egyptair were first out of the trap this morning, with an order for Nine 737-800s. Eight of the planes will be financed via Dubai Aerospace Enterprise.
Egyptair 737-800 – Rendering (c) The Boeing Company.
Next up, Air Europa will be joining the list of operators who will be flying the Boeing 737 MAX, with an order for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Air Europa Boeing 737 MAX 8 – Rendering (c) The Boeing Company.
Some wide-bodied aircraft now, with a small order from Ruili Airlines – who finalised an order for six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Ruili Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner – Rendering (c) The Boeing Company.
In addition, there were orders for converted cargo planes split as:
- Cargo Air, based in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Lineas Aereas Suramericanas (LAS) Cargo, based in Bogota, Colombia, will each receive two 737-800BCFs.
- Air Algerie, based in Algiers, Algeria, signed a commitment for two 737-800BCFs.
- An unidentified customer ordered four 767BCFs.
Over to Airbus, who logged one big order today from Synergy Aerospace Corporation – the owners of Avanica Brazil finalised an order for 62 A320neo family aicraft – converting an intent to order from last year.
Avianca Airbus A320neo – Rendering, Airbus.
In other news:
- Boeing launches the Boeing Business Jet MAX 7.
- Airbus’s A380 production planned cut in 2018 will be for a period of time – no actual time when the production increases has been given
- Sukhoi are working on a 120 seater SuperJet
- Bombardier are targeting European certification of the CSeries CS300 within the next 40 days
As we go into day 4 of the Farnborough Air Show, it’s going to get a lot quieter on the order front. Compared to the blockbusters of a few years ago – this year, it’s much more quiet for the aircraft manufacture and their order books.
Will there be a big order to wrap up the show tomorrow? We’ll find out soon enough.
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