Dubai Airshow 2021 these are the main novelties

✈️ Exclusive Benefits for Readers

Verified codes to save on your next trip.

Between 14 and 18 November one of the aeronautical events world's most important, the dubai airshow 2021, here we review its most important news. Photo THAT

The airline industry struggles to return to normality and one of those milestones are the air shows, keys to business, search for new customers and orders.

The year where aviation returned closes with a great event, the dubai airshow 2021 and here we will review the most important news that is being generated from Dubai.

Dubai Airshow 2021

among many news, undoubtedly the most interesting are the orders for new aircraft that the airlines place, among other topics, we review them below:

Boeing

The North American manufacturer has begun to report on its news:

Day 1

• New conversion lines will open at KF Aerospace in Canada and at Boeing's London Gatwick MRO in the UK.
• Icelease orders eleven 737-800BCF; will be the launch customer for the new converting line at the London Gatwick MRO facility.
• The 737-800BCF now has more than 200 requests and commitments 19 customers.

Day 2

• DHL places its largest order for Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) by nine Boeing 767-300BCF.
• Emirates placed the order for two Boeing 777 Additional freighters to boost the airline's global air cargo capacity.

Day 3

• Air Tanzania announces order for Boeing cargo and passenger aircraft from a 787 Dreamliner, a 767 freighter and two planes 737 MAX.
• Akasa Air, new airline in the Indian market, the order 72 planes 737 MAX valued at almost $9 billion, includes 737-8 and 737-8-200 high capacity.

Airbus

Hundreds of orders have come from the European manufacturer:

Day 1

• The United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defense has formally ordered two Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport aircraft. (MRTT) additional, which increases the country's MRTT fleet up to five aircraft.
• Indigo Partners portfolio airlines commission 255 A321neo family aircraft divided as follows:
  • Wizz Air: 102 planes (75 A321neo + 27 A321XLR)
  • Frontier: 91 planes (A321neo)
  • Volaris: 39 planes (A321neo)
  • JetSMART: 23 planes (21 A321neo + 2 A321XLR)
  • In addition to this request, Volaris and JetSMART will convert 38 A320neo to A321neo of your existing order.

Day 2

• Air Lease Corporation signed a letter of intent for 25 A220-300, 55 A321neos, 20 A321XLR, four A330neos and includes seven A350Fs.
  • This order makes ALC the first customer of the freighter version of the successful Airbus A350.

Day 3

• Jazeera Airways signed an MoU for the purchase of 28 new A320neo family aircraft (20 A320 y 8 A321).
• Airbus announced the first interior of a helicopter configured with seats 100% Vegans for ACH145 customers.
• Ibom Air has signed a firm order for ten (10) A220 at the Dubai Airshow.

Day 4

• Indonesian Ministry of Defense orders two Airbus A400M, aircraft to be delivered in transport and multi-purpose tanker configuration.

ATR

The regional aircraft leader also celebrates its 40 years with new orders:

Day 1

• Binter Canarias completes the modernization of the ATR fleet and invests in five ATR aircraft 72-600 to guarantee the continuity of connectivity in the Canary Islands. The agreement will make Binter operate 23 ATR aircraft 72-600.
• Romanian national flag carrier TAROM continues to choose ATR for its fleet modernization with an additional order for three ATRs 72-600, arriving to 7 units.

Day 2

• ATR will present the new Pratt PW127XT engine & Whitney Canada to their families ATR 72 and 42.
  • The PW127XT series of motors allows a reduction of the 20% in maintenance costs and has a reduction in 3% in fuel consumption.
  • Air Corsica is the launch customer for a new series of engines.

Day 3

• ATR completed the sale of three ATR aircraft 72-600 to the Central African airline Afrijet, that it will use the aircraft to replace part of its ATR fleet 72-500.
• Toki Air, a new airline from japan, signed the letter of intent to acquire ATR42-600 aircraft after a prior study between both parties.

Embraer

The first good news has also arrived for the Brazilian manufacturer:

Day 2

• The sale of three new E175 aircraft to Overland Airways of Nigeria was announced, with the possibility of purchasing another three aircraft of the same model.

we will keep updating.

✈️ Exclusive Benefits for Readers

Search here for hotels ALL over the world at the best price.