US low-cost carrier Breeze Airways has disclosed an additional order of 10 Airbus A220 aircraft as it moves towards an all A220 operation by the end of he year. The disclosure brings the total firm orders from Breeze for the A220 to 90 making it the third largest customer of [read more]
Airbus has reported its final year results for 2023 showing revenues of €65.4 billion (EBIT adjusted €5.8bn) across the year with strong performances from commercial airliners and helicopters. Across the period Airbus delivered 735 commercial aircraft and received orders for 2,319 new airliners growing its order backlog to 8,598 aircraft. [read more]
Airbus has started 2024 with a bang delivering 30 aircraft to 18 customers around the world in the first month of the year. Deliveries included 28 single-aisle airlines made up of 2 A220-300, 13 A320neo and 13 A321neo airliners to customers including easyJet and Wizz Air. Airbus also delivered 2 [read more]
According to the latest data from ADS, the UK trade organisation representing the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space sectors, aircraft deliveries are the highest they have been since 2018. Aircraft deliveries in 2023 totalled 1,265 from the two largest aircraft manafacturers Airbus and Boeing, an 11% increase on 2022. Orders [read more]
Leading US carrier Delta Airlines has signed an order for 20 Airbus A350-1000 airliners to meet its future wide-body needs. Delta was the first US airline to operate the A350-900 but the order is the first for the longer -1000 variant from the Atlanta-based carrier which will open up new [read more]
Taiwan based EVA Air has placed a substantial order with European airframes Airbus for a mixture of wide-body and single-aisle airliners. The firm order for 18 A350-1000 wide-body airliners and 15 single-aisle A321neo airliners is the first major order of 2024 for Airbus. EVA Air planes to use the A350 [read more]
UK leading low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) has given European airframer Airbus an end of year boost with an order for 157 A320neo family aircraft. The order, which is subject to approval from easyJet shareholders , consists of 56 A320neo and 101 A321neo aircraft. The aircraft will be used by easyJet [read more]
Lufthansa Group has placed an order for 40 A220 airliners from European airframer Airbus. The group has opted for the A220-300 model which will be used on short to medium haul routes. Swiss, which is part of the group, has been operating the A220 since 2016, when it was still [read more]
Australian flag carrier Qantas has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220 short-haul airliner which is replacing Qantaslink Boeing 717s. The next-generation airliner will be used on domestic flights for Qantaslink and features a special livery featuring Aboriginal artwork. The aircraft is being delivered to Sydney from Airbus’ Mirabel Final [read more]
Turkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines has signed an historic deal for 220 aircraft from European aerospace giant Airbus. The deal, widely tipped to come during the Dubai Airshow, sees the airline sign top for a mixture if single-aisle and wide body airliners. The iGA Istanbul Airport based airline has ordered [read more]
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