Air Europa today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for 40 A350-900 wide-body aircraft. The agreement, announced at the Dubai Air Show, illustrates the airline’s strategy for fleet replacement with the A350 as the backbone of the long-haul fleet.…
Gulf Air finalized an earlier agreement and committed to 15 firm orders and 3 options for Boeing 787 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow today. This top-up order brings the airline’s firm orders to 17 of the type, which will join…
Abu-Dhabi based Etihad Airways announced a major deal with Airbus for 32 wide-body aircraft, including A330neo, A350-900, A350-1000, and A350F models. The aircraft will be obtained through a combination of direct orders and lease commitments, with first deliveries beginning in…
In a smallish market, way to the South of the United States, there’s a pitch battle going on between Delta and United. And United is winning. Competition between the two is tough. In 2022 we shared a story called The…
Boeing is having a great show in Dubai. Today there was news of a key Boeing regional customer, flydubai, ordering 150 A321s. This decision should be less surprising than it appears. Flydubai, a Dubai-based low-cost carrier and sister airline to…
Air Cote d’Ivoire has placed a firm order for 4 Embraer E175 aircraft with purchase rights for 8 additional aircraft. The aircraft will be configured with 76 seats in a two class configuration with 12 business and 64 economy seats. …