Airbus has been increasing the single-aisle output of its A320 family. The OEM has delivered its first aircraft from its newest A320 Family Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse - an Airbus A321neo. This Airbus A321neo is for Pegasus Airlines, a low-cost carrier based out of Türkiye. Pegasus Airlines' current Airbus fleet numbers at 93 aircraft, including 6 A320ceo, 46 … [Read more...]

It seems Boeing is getting in on the end-of-year ordering shenanigans, with LATAM Group planning to order additional Boeing 787 aircraft. LATAM Group will sign for an additional five Boeing 787 Dreamliner family aircraft. Combined with existing delivered (both in production and delivered) LATAM Group will operate a total of  46 Boeing 787 airplanes, making the carrier … [Read more...]

Low-Cost Carrier Transavia Airlines  (part of Air France-KLM Group) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo.  Transavia Airlines Airbus A321neo - Image, Airbus The move comes as this fleet begins its transformation to an Airbus-based carrier.  The aircraft has been delivered to Transavia Airlines lease from Air Lease Corporation. The Airbus A321neo was … [Read more...]

It seems the orders continue to flow, with easyJet confirming a firm order with Airbus for a lot of A320 family aircraft. The order confirms a firm order for 157 additional A320neo Family aircraft following shareholder approval. It also adds another 100 purchase rights. The firm order comprises 56 A320neo and 101 A321neo aircraft and also includes the upsizing of an … [Read more...]

It seems that Lufthansa Group is thinking about the future, as the airline has been shopping for aircraft, with a return to Boeing single-aisle aircraft. In summary, they have ordered The purchase of 40 Airbus A220-300s and 20 purchasing options (60 aircraft in total) The purchase of 40 Boeing 737-8 MAX and 60 purchasing options (100 aircraft in total) … [Read more...]

Well, it's an airshow and a few months "late", but Turkish Airlines has signed a massive order with Airbus.  The order for 220 aircraft is split down the following lines: 150 Airbus A321neo family aircraft 50 Airbus A350-900 15 Airbis A350-1000 10 Airbus A350F This follows two orders from the airline for 10 A350-900s in September and four A350-900s in … [Read more...]

It seems that Avolon (an aviation leasing company) has brought itself an early Christmas present, by them ordering a further 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft.  The additional order will take its total order for the A321neo to 190 aircraft, securing its medium-term delivery pipeline of single-aisle aircraft. A delivery timeline was not announced With this latest agreement, … [Read more...]

Cathay Group will be adding further Airbus A350s to its fleet - in the form of the cargo variant, the A350F. The aircraft will operate under the group's cargo division - Cathay Cargo. This order covers the purchase agreement for six aircraft. The A350F is currently under development. It is planned to carry a payload of up to 111 tonnes and fly up to 4,700 nautical miles … [Read more...]

Porter Airlines of Canada is building on its success with its Embraer E195-E2 deployment, by placing a follow-on order for the type. Porter Embraer E195-E2 - Image, Embraer. The Canadian airline has exercised purchase rights to place a firm order for 25 Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets, adding to their 50 existing firm orders. Porter will use the new aircraft to … [Read more...]

It seems the post-show orders are trickling in with SMBC Aviation Capital planning to add additional Airbus single-aisle aircraft to its portfolio. The lessor is planning to add a further 60 A320neo Family aircraft taking its total for the type to nearly 340 aircraft purchased directly from Airbus. This order, along with others the lessor holds will ensure a pipeline … [Read more...]