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Whilst their is no announcement yet on the anticipated Turkish Airlines or Emirates deals, both Airbus and Boeing attracted orders for widebody airlines as the Dubai airshow deals start to flow. Airbus secured an order from Egyptair for 10 Airbus A350-900 airliners which the Egyptian carrier will use to replace [read more]

The Dubai airshow is set to get underway tomorrow with rumours of a huge order of Airbus aircraft from Turkish Airlines already making the rounds. If confirmed, the deal will see Turkish Airlines become the largest operator of A350 aircraft in the world. Both Boeing and Airbus will be hoping [read more]

European aerospace giant Airbus delivered 71 aircraft in October 2023 to 42 customers worldwide with single-aisle dominating once again. A total of 60 single aisle airliners were delivered including 28 A321neos, 23 A320neos 7 A220-300s and 2 A220-100s to airlines including Wizz Air, Flynas and British Airways. Widebody deliveries included [read more]

Leading aviation finance company Avolon has completed the delivery of five new Airbus A320neos to Suadi Arbaian airliner Flynas. The Dublin-lased Lessor delivered the 5th aircraft direct from Toulouse yesterday on a sale and leaseback basis with the middle-esstern Low Cost Carrier (LCC). Paul Geaney, President and Chief Commercial Officer [read more]

Dublin, Ireland based aviation leasing specialist Avolon has delivered a strong set of 3rd quarter results showing an 8% increase in leasing revenue. The company made $588m from leasing the 3rd quarter of 2023 compared to $546m in the same period of 2022. During that period Avolon executed 43 lease [read more]

US ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Southwest Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for an additional 108 Boeing 737 Max 7 airliners. The new aircraft will replace older generation 737s at the all Boeing airline, increase fuel efficiency, and grow its route network. The move shows confidence in the Boeing 737 [read more]

US Aerospace giant Boeing has reported $0 in operating cashflow in the 3rd Quarter of 2023 despite revenues of $18.1bn. This doesn’t mean Boeing has not got any cash of course, results showed reserves of cash and investments of $13.4bn, albesit down from the beginning of the quarter. Beoing says [read more]

Seattle-based aerospace giant Boeing has delivered 106 commercial airliners in the 3rd Quarter of 2023 according to data released ahead of its 3rd Quarter results next week. The deliveries bring the total number of aircraft delivered by Boeing for the year to date up to 371. The bulk of the [read more]