Adding to the end of year backlog, Lufthansa Group has disclosed it is adding a further five Airbus A350 aircraft to its fleet. Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Lufthansa Group will order an extra five Airbus A350-1000s to add to its fleet. This increases the group's firm orders for A350-1000 aircraft from ten to 15. Airbus A350-1000 - … [Read more...]

The end-of-year spending spree shows no sign of stopping, with Air Canada signing for further Airbus A220 aircraft. Air Canada has signed for five Airbus A220-300s, on the fifth anniversary since taking delivery of its first A220 in December 2019. This follows an initial order in 2016 for 45 A220-300s and a reorder in 2022 for 15 more. Including this latest reorder, … [Read more...]

It seems the end-of-year order rush is in full effect, with Pegasus Airlines logging an order with Boeing. The airline's purchase includes a firm order for 100 737-10 jets – with options for 100 more. Pegasus Airlines' purchase of 100 737-10 jets will bring the total orders of the 737 MAX variant to more than 1,200 jets. Pegasus has selected the largest model in the … [Read more...]

It's taken some time (and politics), but Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR. Aer Lingus's first Airbus A321XLR - Image, Airbus This is the first of six Airbus A321XLRs planned to join the Aer Lingus Long Haul fleet. With this delivery, the airline has become the second in the world to operate the A321XLR—with sister International Airlines Group … [Read more...]

Luxair - the flag carrier of Luxembourg has signed a firm order with Embraer for further E195-E2 aircraft Luxair has chosen to exercise options for a further two Embraer E195-E2. These follow the initial four the airline ordered, In exercising the two options secured in their 2023 firm order for four E195-E2 aircraft, Luxair now has a total of six E195-E2s on order. … [Read more...]

It seems as we head into the last part of the year, airlines are disclosing their order backlogs. This time, it was Aircalin, the international airline of the South Pacific French territory of New Caledonia who disclosed an order with Airbus. The airline has disclosed an order with Airbus for two long-range A350-900 aircraft. This order will enable Aircalin to support … [Read more...]

It seems that Air India is in the mood to disclose more orders, with the airline announcing that they have signed an order for 100 Airbus Aircraft. The order is split down as 10 Airbus A350 90 narrowbody A320 Family aircraft, including A321neo. These 100 new aircraft are in addition to the firm orders of 470 aircraft that Air India had placed with Airbus and … [Read more...]

It seems Lufthansa Group is happy enough with SWISS International Air Lines that the airline is to double its incoming fleet. The first of the new aircraft - an Airbus A350-900 - is due to be received in summer 2025. Originally, the airline was allocated five of the type by Lufthansa Group. Another five have been allocated, doubling the planned fleet to 10 Airbus … [Read more...]

It seems that Airbus is busy assembling Qantas's first Airbus A321XLR is coming together as the new aircraft has entered the Final Assembly Line in Hamburg, Germany. As you can see, the aircraft’s major airframe components are coming together including the forward and rear fuselage, wings and  Flying Kangaroo tail.   The aircraft, which is scheduled to be … [Read more...]