Paris Air Show 2023: Luxair Orders Four Boeing 737-7 Jets

At the Paris Air Show 2023, Luxair confirmed that it has shortlisted the Boeing 737-7 to further grow its single-aisle fleet. The carrier becomes the first European carrier to include the 737-7 in its fleet. In March this year, Luxair ordered four Boeing 737-8 aeroplanes. Simple math reveals that the total backlog has now doubled to eight. The Luxembourgish airline will initially lease two 737-8s, due this summer, and later take direct delivery of its first 737-8 jet.

Paris Air Show 2023: Volaris To Buy 25 Airbus A321neos

Mexican carrier Volaris has disclosed that it will buy 25 Airbus A321neo aircraft. This information surfaces from a purchase agreement inked in October last year. With this order, the ultra-low-cost airline’s total backlog with the European company rises to 143 for the A320neo family, all of which will be powered by Pratt & Whitney engines. Volaris, which has an all-Airbus fleet, became an Airbus customer in 2006. Since then, it has ordered 206 A320 family planes, including over 170 A320neo family aircraft. The carrier is the largest A320neo family operator in Latin America.

Paris Air Show 2023: Avolon Places Order For 40 Boeing Planes

International aircraft leasing company Avolon has ordered 40 Boeing 737 Max planes at the Paris Air Show. The new aircraft will help the company reduce fuel consumption and curb emissions by 20 per cent compared with the aeroplanes they replace. Boeing further claims that each 737 Max will save up to 8 million pounds of CO2 per year over the plane it replaces. The aeroplane manufacturer has received over 1,000 orders and commitments for commercial aeroplanes since July last year, including more than 750 for 737 Max.

Paris Air Show 2023: China Airlines Orders Eight Boeing 787s

American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has finalised an order for eight 787-9 Dreamliners with China Airlines at the Paris Air Show 2023. The order, now a “firm one”, follows the carrier’s first-ever order for 16 787-9s from last year. In addition, China Airlines has also converted six 787-9s to the 787-10, the largest member of the 787 family. This conversion will extend flexibility and capacity to the carrier’s regional network as travel by air continues to rise over pre-pandemic levels. China Airlines aims to introduce 24 787s over the following years, which will help it strengthen its existing global network.

Paris Air Show 2023: Air Algérie To Buy Ten Boeing Aircraft

Earlier this month, Air Algérie placed an order to purchase seven planes from Airbus. At the ongoing Paris Air Show, Algeria’s national carrier has confirmed that it will buy ten aircraft from Boeing. Out of the lot, eight would be the 737-9 jets and two 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters, catering to the increasing cargo demand in the region. Air Algérie already operates over 30 737-600 and 737-800 jets. The 737-9 will help the airline carry more passengers, which should help increase profitability. The newly ordered aircraft can accommodate 193 passengers in a two-class configuration with a range of 3,300 nautical miles (6,111 km/3,798 miles).

Paris Air Show 2023: Qantas Orders Nine Airbus A220s

At the ongoing Paris Air Show, Airbus has been super busying gulping orders from around the world. Besides bagging deals from India’s Indigo, Air Mauritius and Saudi Arabia’s flynas, the European aircraft manufacturer has also inked an agreement with Qantas. It’s an incremental order to supply nine A220-300 units to the Australian carrier, bringing the total order count for the single-aisle aircraft to 29. Qantas will take delivery of the first A220 by the end of the year, which will serve the airliner’s domestic routes. Qantas initially shortlisted the said planes as part of its fleet refreshment drive announcement last May, including orders for the A321XLR and A350-1000.

Indigo Places A Huge Order With Airbus

India’s largest carrier by fleet count and market share, Indigo, has shattered the records for a single aircraft purchase order. The airline has ordered 500 planes from the Airbus A320 family, the biggest ever in commercial aviation history. The latest order takes the total number of Airbus aircraft on order by the Indian airline to 1,330, making it the world’s biggest A320 family operator. The first A320neo plane was delivered to Indigo in March 2016, with the first order placed with the European aeroplane maker in 2005 for 100 A320 units. The pocket-friendly carrier’s second order came in 2011 for an additional 180 A320 planes, including the NEO, followed by the third in 2014 (250neo family) and the fourth in 2019 (300 A320neo family). Indigo currently has 264 aircraft operational – 162 A320neos, 79 A321neos, 21 A320ceos and 2 A321 freighters.

Saudi Arabia’s flynas To Buy 30 New Planes

One of the Middle East’s low-cost airlines, flynas, has extended its business with Airbus. The Saudi Arabia-based carrier has ordered 30 new A320neo aircraft, taking the total order with Airbus to 120 A320neo planes, 10 of which are A321XLRs. The new agreement was inked at the ongoing Paris Air Show. flynas’ entire fleet consists of Airbus aeroplanes, and it was the first carrier in Saudi Arabia to acquire the A320neo. Presently, it operates 32 A320neos, 12 A320ceos and 4 A330-300s.

CAE To Offer Boeing’s CBTA Program

Boeing and CAE have inked an agreement which makes the latter a Boeing Authorised Training Provider and the first to offer the aircraft maker’s Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) curriculum. The program focuses on developing and evaluating skills, knowledge and behaviours vital for pilots to fly aircraft safely and efficiently in the commercial sector. The training includes using digital tools and flight operations data to customise training for each individual. The first CAE locations to implement Boeing’s curriculum will be in India, with expansion expected into other markets worldwide. The American company will provide the CBTA course through its global training campuses in Seattle, Miami, London (Gatwick), Shanghai and Singapore, and customer locations.