Orders thread 2011

[flying_kiwi]

Air New Zealand (NZ/ANZ) has announced that it has ordered 7 ATR72-600s with options on an additional 5 as part of a renewal of it's domestic fleet.
The initial order will be delivered between 2012 and 2016.

News Report

Lokos like the record year for ATR just keeps getting better!!!

[Thon]

Air Namibia will pay $90 million for two new Airbus A319-100 planes to be delivered in 2014, the Namibian daily newspaper New Era said on Wednesday, citing an Airbus executive.
"We have signed the letter of intent with Air Namibia for the purchase of two aircraft," Hadi Akoum, Airbus' vice-president for sales in Africa, was quoted as saying.

Air Namibia, the national carrier in the southern African nation, is phasing out its Boeing fleet in favour of Airbus, as part of a cost-cutting turnaround strategy.

http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditi ... 1020111019

[flying_kiwi]

Chinese lessor ICBC Leasing has signed an order with COMAC for 45 C919s.
I suspect that these will be placed with Chinese carriers other than those already with orders for the type (Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines).

Source

[Gietje]

Another order for COMAC!
Sichuan Airlines has placed an order for 20 C919s.
This brings total orders to 165.

Article in Bloomberg

[ehusmann]

Air Pacific from Fiji has ordered 3 A330-200 from Airbus to replace its 2 B747 and 1 B767. It has to be said though, I will believe it when I see it. In the past years Air Pacific has already ordered and cancelled A330s and ordered and cancelled B787s. Besides that they are not too good a financial shape.
Anyway, press release on the Airbus site.

Erwin

[ehusmann]

Azul of Brazil has ordered 11 more E-jets from Embraer. According Embraer press release it will be 11 E-195s and this will eventually bring the Azul E-jet fleet to no less than 52 planes.

Erwin

[air-bus]

Transaero has signed a MOU for 4 A380's. They will be the launch customer for the A380 in Russia.

Source: Airbus press release

Regards,
Arno

[ehusmann]

Not so much a new order, but there are some significant changes in the Boeing orderbook. DAE (Dubai Aerospace Enterprise) switched 5 B747-8F on order to 5 B777-F. DAE had 15 orders for the B747-8F, so 10 remain. However, Bloomberg reports these 10 might be switched to the B777-F eventually as well. Kind of a blow to the B747-8.... again.

Erwin

[ehusmann]

Transaero has signed a MOU for 4 A380's. They will be the launch customer for the A380 in Russia.

Interestingly.... Transaero now also signed for 4 B747-8i's (MOU as well). Not on the Boeing site yet, but reported by Flightglobal.

Erwin

[Thon]

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. announced it has confirmed its order with Airbus to purchase 60 A320neo (New Engine Option) and 20 A319neo aircraft. Republic had signed a letter of intent for the purchase in mid-June.

The aircraft, which will be powered by CFM's LEAP-X engines, will be flown by Republic's Frontier Airlines subsidiary. Frontier currently operates 59 Airbus A318, A319 and A320 aircraft.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/republ ... 2011-11-08

[Gietje]

On the Dubai Air Show, Emirates has ordered 50 Boeing 777-300ERs. Emirates also gained options for 20 more B777-300ERs.
This is the highest valued Boeing order ever, and the net order tally for the B777 this year stands at 182, also a record.

Press Release from Boeing

[Gietje]

Oman Air has ordered six B787-8s. These were actually already ordered by ALAFCO, and will thus not expand the orderbook for the 787.

Boeing Press Release

ALAFCO has firmed up its order for 50 A320neos, which previously was only an MoU. ALAFCO also has taken 30 options on the A320neo, and those are expected to be finalized by year end.

Airbus Press Release

Comlux has signed a commitment for one Airbus ACJ321 corporate jet.

Airbus Press Releasep

[Gietje]

Qatar Airways has ordered two B777Fs. When this order is completed, their total fleet of B777Fs will be eight.

Boeing Press Release

[Gietje]

Spirit Airlines has signed an MoU for 45 A320neos and 30 A320s.
This brings total orders/commitments for the A320neo to more than 1300 less than a year after launch.

Airbus Press Release

[flying_kiwi]

And the long awaited Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) order has been announced. They have signed a firm contract for 50 A320neo and 5 A380-800s.

Airbus Press Release

Yorden