Paris Air Show closes with more Airbus orders

Airbus A220-300 (Image: UK Aviation Media)
Airbus A220-300 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

The final day of the Paris Air Show 2019 saw more orders for the hugely successful Airbus A321XLR with Saudi budget carrier Flynas ordering of the type, albeit tentatively at the moment.

Flynas also said that they were converting orders for 10 A320neos to the larger A321neo.

This makes the total number of airlines who are buying the A321XLR, which only launched 4 days ago, to 11.

Nordic Air Capital also gave the European air-framer a last day boost when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy 20 Airbus A220’s.

Overall though, the Paris Air Show 2019 has been quieter than previous years, in fact its had the lowest orders since Farnborough 2016.

That is indicative of the current economic climate and also the current situation of US air-framer Boeing and its problems with a range of aircraft including the 737 Max.

Hopefully things will improve for Farnborough 2020, we’ll see you there.

Full Paris Air Show 2019 Order List

Customer  Airline Type Status Total
AirAsia AirAsia A321neo Swap 253
Air Lease Unknown A220-300 Order 50
International Airlines Group Level 737 Max 8 Order 50
International Airlines Group Level 737 Max 10 Order 50
International Airlines Group Vueling Airlines 737 Max 8 Order 50
International Airlines Group Vueling Airlines 737 Max 10 Order 50
Saudia Saudia A320neo family Option 35
American Airlines American Airlines A321XLR Swap 30
Air Lease Unknown A321XLR Order 27
Qantas Qantas A321XLR Swap 26
Air Lease Unknown A321neo Order 23
Undisclosed customer Unknown ATR 72-600 Order 22
KLM KLM Cityhopper E195 E2 Order 20
United Airlines United Airlines E175 Order 20
Nordic Air Capital Unknown ATR 42-600 Order 20
Nordic Air Capital Unknown ATR 42-600 Option 20
Nordic Air Capital Unknown ATR 42-600 Option 20
Indigo Partners Wizz Air A321XLR Order 20
Accipiter Holdings Unknown A320neo Order 20
American Airlines American Airlines A321XLR Order 20
Nordic Air Capital Unknown A220 Order 20
United Airlines United Airlines E175 Option 19
Indigo Partners Frontier Airlines A321XLR Swap 18
Cebu Pacific Air Cebu Pacific Air A330-900neo Order 16
KLM KLM Cityhopper E195 E2 Order 15
Saudia Saudia A321XLR Order 15
Saudia Saudia A320neo Order 15
Nordic Air Capital Unknown ATR 72-600 Order 15
Nordic Air Capital Unknown ATR 72-600 Option 15
Nordic Air Capital Unknown ATR 72-600 Option 15
Undisclosed customer Unknown SpaceJet M100 Order 15
JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways A220 Swap 13
Indigo Partners JetSmart A321XLR Order 12
China Airlines China Airlines A321neo Order 11
JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways A220 Order 10
Cebu Pacific Air Cebu Pacific Air A321XLR Order 10
Cebu Pacific Air Cebu Pacific Air A321neo Option 10
Korean Air Korean Air 787-9 Order 10
Korean Air Korean Air 787-10 Order 10
Qantas Qantas A321XLR Order 10
Elix Aviation Capital Elix Aviation Capital ATR 42-600 Order 10
Flynas Flynas A321XLR Order 10
Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways A330-900neo Order 8
International Airlines Group Iberia A321XLR Order 8
International Airlines Group Iberia A321XLR Option 7
International Airlines Group Aer Lingus A321XLR Option 7
Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways A330-900neo Option 6
TAAG Angola Airlines TAAG Angola Airlines Q400 Order 6
International Airlines Group Aer Lingus A321XLR Order 6
China Airlines China Airlines 777F Order 6
Cebu Pacific Air Cebu Pacific Air A320neo Order 5
Air Lease Unknown 787-9 Order 5
Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines A220-100 Swap 5
Undisclosed customer Unknown ATR 42-600 Order 5
Middle East Airlines Middle East Airlines A321XLR Swap 4
Air Antilles Air Antilles DHC-6 Twin Otter Order 2
Binter Canarias Binter Canarias E195 E2 Order 2
Fuji Dream Airlines Fuji Dream Airlines E175 Order 2
Atlantic Airways Atlantic Airways A320neo Order 2
Air Tahiti Air Tahiti ATR 42-600 Order 2
Easyfly Easyfly ATR 42-600 Order 1
Turkmenistan Airlines Turkmenistan Airlines 777-200LR Order 1
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