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Version started Farnborough 2024, so I share with you in this installment the main news about order news from Boeing, Airbus, Embraer and more. Photo taken by FIA
every two years, Another of the most important aeronautical fairs in the world takes place in the southwest of London, and here the most important exponents of the airline industry meet, defending, security and space in the world to show your products and get new customers.
As is tradition on this blog, I share the main news from commercial aircraft manufacturers, published and ordered in order of arrival of each of the press releases.
Novedades Farnborough 2024
We begin to summarize the main and most interesting news that the FIA has left 2024, where not everything, They are orders for airplanes.
Embraer
- Eve Air Mobility, world leader in the manufacturing and provision of services for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL), has announced significant progress in the assembly of its first full-scale eVTOL prototype. During the 45th Farnborough Airshow, The company presented the aircraft that is being built at the Embraer test facilities in Gaviao Peixoto, state of Sao Paulo.
- The Dutch Ministry of Defense today signed the contract for the acquisition of nine Embraer C-390 Millennium aircraft during a ceremony at the Farnborough Air Show. Within the framework of the project "Replacement of tactical air transport capacity", the contract is a joint purchase, in cooperation with Austria, of five aircraft for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and four aircraft for the Austrian Air Force.
Boeing
- Boeing and National Airlines announced today that the global airline has committed to its first order of four 777 Freighters.
- The airline Korean Air will become the new customer of the 777X with a commitment for 20 passenger planes 777-9. Orders up to 30 planes 787-10 will almost double the order book of the 787 The airline's Dreamliner before its merger with Asiana Airlines.
- Luxair selects the Boeing model 737 MAX larger and buy up 4 planes 737-10.
- Japan Airlines (JAL) announced today an agreement for up to 20 planes 787 Dreamliner more.
- Macquarie AirFinance today announced that the lessor has placed its first direct order for Boeing aircraft. The purchase of 20 737-8 doubles existing order book 737-8 by Macquarie AirFinance, which it acquired from ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Co. on 2023.
- Qatar Airways announced today that the Middle Eastern airline has placed an order for 20 planes 777-9 plus, which will be the largest and most fuel efficient twin-engine aircraft in the world. The request, which expands the airline's 777X order book to almost 100 planes, It was completed this year and is listed as unidentified on the Boeing Orders and Deliveries website..
Airbus
- Drukair – Royal Bhutan Airlines, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bhutan, a wholly owned subsidiary of the state holding company Druk Holding and Investments Limited (DHI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to 3 A320neo and 2 A321XLR aircraft to expand its international network.
- Virgin Atlantic orders seven additional A330neo aircraft to complete fleet modernization transformation.
- Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a firm order with Airbus for 20 A350-900 wide-body aircraft and 11 Single-aisle A321neo, completing a commitment announced earlier this year.
- Berniq Airways, Libyan airline, has placed a firm order with Airbus for six A320neo family aircraft. The airline already operates six A320s
- Flynas signed an agreement to acquire 75 additional A320neo family aircraft and 15 A330neo.
- The Abra Group (majority investor in Avianca and Gol) signs an MoU for five A350-900s to expand its international long-haul operations.
ATR
- Air Tahiti improves its fleet and operations with an additional order for 4 ATR 72-600 and a global maintenance agreement.
- JCAS Airways signed letter of intent for an ATR 72-600.
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