Orders thread 2011

[Coati]

According to Luchtvaartnieuws.nl Air France-KLM has ordered 25 A350-900's and 25 B787-800s, plus options for another 60 aircraft (also 50/50 split between Airbus and Boeing). More news to follow today.

Joost

PARIJS/AMSTELVEEN - Air France-KLM zal bij Airbus en Boeing een order plaatsen voor opgeteld 110 vliegtuigen. Het gaat vermoedelijk om vijftig vaste bestellingen en zestig opties. De order wordt bovendien eerlijk verdeeld tussen beide vliegtuigbouwers. Airbus mag in ieder geval 25 A350-900's leveren, Boeing even zoveel 787-800's. Dat meldt de Franse zakenkrant Les Echos.

De vaststaande orders voor vijftig vliegtuigen vertegenwoordigen een waarde van 11,3 miljard dollar (ruim 8 miljard euro).
(later meer)

[Alfakilo 03]

For an "Evil" person you are well informed! Can't wait to see the details coming from your "underground layer" Layer!

Cheers.

CJ.

[Starbucks]

We have an KLM press release now:
http://www.klm.com/corporate/en/newsroo ... craft.html

[Coati]

Small correction (from the "underground layer"): options are devided into 25 B787 and 35 A350s. Also interesting to note that KLM will be flying both A350 and B787 in the future.

[Thon]

Avianca has ordered four Airbus A330-200 Freighters for operation by cargo subsidiary Tampa, Airbus announced Tuesday.

This will make Avianca the first Latin America operator to receive the A330-200 Freighter. The jets will replace Tampa’s current Boeing 767 freighters.

“As an existing operator of seven A330 passenger aircraft, we are confident that these new A330 Freighters will bring us greater fuel efficiency, lower operating costs and improved environmental performance,” Avianca President Fabio Villegas said in a news release.

[flying_kiwi]

The board of Lufthansa (LH/DLH) has approved an order for an additional 12 aircraft for the company.
The order will be made up of the follows:

- 2x A380-800s
- 1x A330-300
- 4x A320s
- 5x E195s

Source

[flying_kiwi]

Bombardier has confirmed that Luxair (LG/LGL) is the previously unidentified customer that ordered 5 DHC8-Q400NGs in early August.
The deal also includes options for an additional 4 aircraft.

Bombardier Press Release

[flying_kiwi]

ATR has also managed to rack up a few orders since Paris, with a number of previously undisclosed orders being revealed at the General Assembly of the European Regions Airline Association.
These included:

- 2x ATR72-500 for Nordic Aviation Contractors (and the 10 -600s ordered in Paris)
- 2x ATR72-600 for Air Lease Corporation.

In addition to these orders, ATR has also received orders from undisclosed customers for 47 ATR72 and 4 ATR42s.

ATR Press Release Nordic
ATR Press Release ALC

ATR Sales Press Release

Yorden

[air-bus]

The board of Lufthansa (LH/DLH) has approved an order for an additional 12 aircraft for the company.
The order will be made up of the follows:

- 2x A380-800s
- 1x A330-300
- 4x A320s
- 5x E195s

Source

According to the press release from Embraer, the five E195's will go to Air Dolomiti.

Regards,
Arno

[Thon]

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has used a Boeing delivery ceremony at Seattle USA, their 100th aircraft - a Boeing 777-200LR - , to announce the carrier's next Airbus A380 order.

The new order - for a "few more" A380s - is on top of the five aircraft that the airline already has on order and will be announced at the upcoming Dubai Airshow.

http://www.impactpub.com.au/aircargo/in ... &Itemid=60

[Thon]

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines today announced an order for four Boeing 777 Freighters, making Ethiopian Airlines the first African carrier to order the twin-engine freighter.

The order is valued at approximately $1.1 billion at list prices and was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing’s website.

[flying_kiwi]

Nigerian carrier Arik Air (W3/ARA) has placed an order with Boeing for 2 B747-8Is.
The order was previously listed on the Boeing site as being for an unidentified customer.

Source

To be honest, considering their past plans and the regular money issues Arik seems to have, I'll believe this one once I see them flying their first service from Lagos!!!

Yorden

[flying_kiwi]

Swiss corporate operator Comlux (--/CLA), has made an interesting move, and become the launch customer for the Sukhoi Business Jet, with an order for two aircraft. This is the VIP model of the SSJ, which Sukhoi announced it would be offering at the Paris Air Show.
The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in 2014, and will have their interior fitted in Comlux's US facility.

Source

[Thon]

China Eastern signed agreements with both Airbus and Boeing.

They will buy 15 A330's en dispose 5 A340's and will be delivered between 2013 and 2015.
At Boeing they terminated an order for 24 787's due to delivery delays and will purchase instead 45 B737's. These will be delivered between 2014 and 2016.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/7620098.html

[Thon]

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announces additional acquisitions and lease placements.

ALC has concluded the following lease placements from its order book:
• One new Airbus A330-300 leased to Asiana Airlines (Korea).
• Two new Boeing 737-800s (MSNs 41299 and 41300) leased to Korean Airlines.
• Two new Embraer 190 LRs leased to Aeromexico.
• One Boeing 737-800 (MSN 37772) leased to Air Berlin.

ALC has additionally acquired the following aircraft:
• Two Airbus A320-200s (MSNs 4681 and 3203) leased to Vueling (Spain).
• One Airbus A330-200 (MSN 1016) leased to Avianca (Colombia).
• One Airbus A330-200 (MSN 456) leased to Thomas Cook (United Kingdom).
• One Boeing 737-800 (MSN 33027) leased to Gol Airlines (Brazil).
• One Boeing 737-700 (MSN 30279) leased to Southwest Airlines.