Day 3 of Dubai Airshow has been another good one for Airbus, racking up deals from Jazeera Airways and Ibom Air. Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 20 Airbus A320neo’s and eight A321neo’s, plus options on five more…
UPDATE – Lessor Air Lease Corporation (ALC) is the launch customer for the Airbus A350 Freighter. Executive Chairman Steve Udvar-Hazy and CEO John Plueger announced the order for seven aircraft during a press conference on Monday at the Dubai Airshow,…
Nigeria’s fastest-growing airline, Ibom Air is very close to inking a deal with European aircraft maker Airbus to buy 10 A220 jets. This was disclosed on Sunday at the Dubai Airshow. The official announcement of the order, according to a…
Dubai Airshow 2021 has kicked off very modestly compared to previous editions. No mega-deals from the local airlines but nevertheless still a billion-dollar show on Day 1 when Indigo Partners announced an order for 255 Airbus A321neo’s and XLRs. ATR…
UPDATE – Airbus predicts demand for commercial aircraft to shift from fleet growth to accelerated retirement of older, less fuel-efficient aircraft, resulting in the need for 39.020 aircraft over the next two decades. In their Global Market Forecast that Airbus presented…
Airbus announced today that it has seen some promising results on the first long-haul formation flight of the A350s under its Fello’Fly program. The test confirmed that flying three kilometers apart can reduce carbon dioxide emissions and save fuel. Formation flight…