European aerospace giant Airbus has received orders for 103 A321neo aircraft in a bumper week for the airframer. The early part of the week saw Viva Aerobus signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for 90 Airbus A321neo single-aisle airliners bringing the total number of orders for the airline with Airbus [read more]
European aerospace giant Airbus has officially opened its Wing Technology Development Centre (WTDC) at its Filton site in Bristol today with Minister of State for the Department of Business and Trade Nusrat Ghani carrying out the official duty. The centre will help Airbus develop wing technology for the next generation [read more]
After 5 days of deals, European aerospace giant Airbus has dominated the order books over US rivals Boeing, by some margin. It was also going to be a tough ask for Boeing to keep up with Airbus given the record breaking IndiGo deal announced on day one but it wasnt [read more]
Airbus A330neo topped the types for orders on day three of the Paris Air Show as Irish leasing specialist Avolon signed up for 20 of the type. Avolon also converted orders for 50 A320neos to larger A321neos. Andy Cronin, CEO of Avolon, said: “We have been a strong supporter of [read more]
European aerospace giant Airbus has continued its bumper start to the Paris Air Show with the second day already bringing confirmed orders from two airlines Early in the day Australian carrier Qantas confirmed an additional nine Airbus A220 airliners bringing the total backlog to 29 for the carrier. Philippines Airlines [read more]
Airbus has been awarded the largest ever single purchase order in the history of commercial aviation from Indian carrier IndiGo on day one of the Paris Airshow. The order is for a total of 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft and brings the total number of Airbus aircraft IndiGo have on [read more]
Hungarian Low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air and its UK subsidiary Wizz Air UK has confirmed it will make London Lution (LTN/EGGW) an all Airbus A321neo base by 2025. The airline currently has 11 aircraft based at London Luton which are a mix of Airbus A320, A321 Neo and classic types. [read more]
When you are talking about start-up airlines, and we see many, you often approach it with a pinch of salt, probably 9 out of 10 never get passed a funding stage and some even border line on a scam (see Firnas Airways!) so when something drops into your inbox about [read more]
Algerian national carrier Air Algerie has placed a firm order seven wide body airliners whose wings and engines are made in the UK. The order consists of five Airbus A330-900neo and two A350-1000XWB aircraft to help the airline meet its transcontinental ambitions. The A330neo alongside the A350-1000 will see Air [read more]
The UK aerospace sector has already generated exports worth £18.6 billion in 2023 bolstered by an increase in aircraft production and global orders. The data from ADS Group, the trade association for the UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, shows that so far this year 315 airliners have been [read more]
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