Wednesday, Paris Air Show Day 3, had a slowdown in order quantity, as is normally the case. By Thursday, most of the activity will finish as the show moves from the industry to public days. All in all, except for…
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The following video from Day 1 at Paris Air Show 2017 highlights some of the events of the day, including a visit from the French President. In this video, we see, in order of appearance: Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for…
There were 477 aircraft commitments made on day 1 of the Paris Air Show, of which 224 were firm orders, 213 letters of intent, and 40 options. The list of orders by customer and aircraft type follows: By manufacturer, Boeing…
Pratt and Whitney and IAG, parent of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, as signed a memorandum of understanding to power 47 of its 200 aircraft neo order with the PW1100G engine. This GTF order from IAG represents an…
Airbus today announced that the company is studying potential improvements to the A380, including aerodynamic improvements and additional seats without changing passenger comfort that provide a 13% cost improvement per seat over the existing model. The new model is the…