Welcome to the first edition of the Aviation Atlanta News Room! In this issue we will cover all the important need-to-knows surrounding the Farnborough Airshow 2016! So, let’s get started.
** All information came from third party news outlets, as I was not in attendance**
AIRBUS
First up, we have Airbus feeling very confident about the appeal of their products, projecting an estimated demand for over 33,000 aircraft over the next 20 years. This obviously seems like a huge number, but as you’ll see below, they already have a start from the show. But, we never know what can happen in the span of 20 years.
Now while Airbus’ claim may be a bit hard to believe, they are doing well right out of the gate with Icelandic Low Cost Carrier (LCC) WOW Air ordering 4 more A321s. These will go towards the airline’s rather aggressive growth efforts at its Keflavik hub, to try to compete with the Icelandic powerhouse, Icelandair.
Adding to the Airbus build up is the Berlin based LCC, Germania, with their order of 25 A320neo aircraft, with options for A321neos. The aircraft were ordered to replace the leased fleet of 22 737 aircraft.
Jetstar Pacific is going the Airbus party with orders for 10 A320ceo aircraft to add to their all-A320 fleet. The Vietnam-based airline, a joint venture between Qantas and Vietnam Airlines already operates an all-airbus fleet, so this is the logical choice for their expansion.
AirAsia has also placed a massive order for 100 A321neo aircraft, increasing its overall order from Airbus to a whopping 441 aircraft. The A321neo is expected to seat somewhere in the 230 region, and deliveries are slated to begin before 2020.
I know you’re probably getting tired of the Airbus news, so Ill rapid-fire the rest: GoAir has ordered an additional 72 A320neo, Virgin Atlantic has ordered 12 A350-1000s, Air Lease has ordered additional A350s and A321s, DHL signed as the launch customer for the A330-200P2F, and Avianca bought 62 A320neo.
BOEING
Moving on to Boeing, 10 committed orders have been announced for freighters, including 737 cargo conversions and 767-300BCF aircraft.
Boeing is also very confident in their lineup, but they must not be doing so hot right now, as it seems that they had to defend their aircraft when pitted against Airbus from multiple buyers for basically the whole show. One thing they were able to go on offence for was the new 777X product which gained a good bit of interest, but was still compared to the A350 a lot... (#TeamA350)
Volga-Dnepr group has announced orders for 20 747-8Fs, already used by their scheduled division, Air Bridge Cargo. Not sure if this is to expand, or just to increase frequency, but it’ll be interesting to see where it goes.
The TUI group coming in strong with an order worth $1.4 billion at list price. Aircraft on order include 10 737-MAX-8s and an additional 787-9.
Also in the news for Boeing: Xiamen Air becomes second Asian carrier to order the 737-MAX-200, Donghai Airlines ordered 25 737-Max-8s and 5 787-9s, Ruili Airlines signed for 6 787-9s, Air Europa and Egyptair ordered 29 737 aircraft, and Qatar plans a 777 performance improvement.
BOMBARDIER
Bombardier demoed its first mainline fleet offering, the CSeries 100. The flight lasted about an hour and carried 50 passengers from various press outlets, and two bombardier flight attendants. The flight crew demonstrated its short field takeoff and landing capabilities, and the high tech flight deck through the open cockpit door.
Bombardier also had another win, with the CSeries 300 being approved for Canadian service by Transport Canada. This could be very good for them as lots of other nations will approve an aircraft if a western country approves it for service.
Also in the news for Bombardier is a planned cabin refreshing available for the CRJs.
MITSUBISHI
Mitsubishi is celebrating its first European order for its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) from Rockton Aviation, a niche aircraft leasing company specializing in regional jets and the faster turboprops, such as the Saab 2000. The order is for 10 MRJ-90s, with an option for 10 more.
EMBRAER
Embraer made quite the scene with the debut of the E190-E2, which many are saying stole the whole show, which is especially good as the E2s were previously struggling to catch the eyes of airlines.
And of course, no gathering of rivals is complete without a little drama, and this event was no exception. Embraer was recorded throwing a considerable amount of shade at competitor Bombardier, stating that they do not think Bombardier is able to raise any profit from the public market. Even after orders from Delta and Air Canada, they are still taking subsidy from the Canadian government to provide the aircraft at a lower cost. Embraer finds it a low class move to take money from Canadian tax payers, and they definitely let everyone know how they felt.
** All information came from third party news outlets, as I was not in attendance**
AIRBUS
First up, we have Airbus feeling very confident about the appeal of their products, projecting an estimated demand for over 33,000 aircraft over the next 20 years. This obviously seems like a huge number, but as you’ll see below, they already have a start from the show. But, we never know what can happen in the span of 20 years.
Now while Airbus’ claim may be a bit hard to believe, they are doing well right out of the gate with Icelandic Low Cost Carrier (LCC) WOW Air ordering 4 more A321s. These will go towards the airline’s rather aggressive growth efforts at its Keflavik hub, to try to compete with the Icelandic powerhouse, Icelandair.
Adding to the Airbus build up is the Berlin based LCC, Germania, with their order of 25 A320neo aircraft, with options for A321neos. The aircraft were ordered to replace the leased fleet of 22 737 aircraft.
Jetstar Pacific is going the Airbus party with orders for 10 A320ceo aircraft to add to their all-A320 fleet. The Vietnam-based airline, a joint venture between Qantas and Vietnam Airlines already operates an all-airbus fleet, so this is the logical choice for their expansion.
AirAsia has also placed a massive order for 100 A321neo aircraft, increasing its overall order from Airbus to a whopping 441 aircraft. The A321neo is expected to seat somewhere in the 230 region, and deliveries are slated to begin before 2020.
I know you’re probably getting tired of the Airbus news, so Ill rapid-fire the rest: GoAir has ordered an additional 72 A320neo, Virgin Atlantic has ordered 12 A350-1000s, Air Lease has ordered additional A350s and A321s, DHL signed as the launch customer for the A330-200P2F, and Avianca bought 62 A320neo.
BOEING
Moving on to Boeing, 10 committed orders have been announced for freighters, including 737 cargo conversions and 767-300BCF aircraft.
Boeing is also very confident in their lineup, but they must not be doing so hot right now, as it seems that they had to defend their aircraft when pitted against Airbus from multiple buyers for basically the whole show. One thing they were able to go on offence for was the new 777X product which gained a good bit of interest, but was still compared to the A350 a lot... (#TeamA350)
Volga-Dnepr group has announced orders for 20 747-8Fs, already used by their scheduled division, Air Bridge Cargo. Not sure if this is to expand, or just to increase frequency, but it’ll be interesting to see where it goes.
The TUI group coming in strong with an order worth $1.4 billion at list price. Aircraft on order include 10 737-MAX-8s and an additional 787-9.
Also in the news for Boeing: Xiamen Air becomes second Asian carrier to order the 737-MAX-200, Donghai Airlines ordered 25 737-Max-8s and 5 787-9s, Ruili Airlines signed for 6 787-9s, Air Europa and Egyptair ordered 29 737 aircraft, and Qatar plans a 777 performance improvement.
BOMBARDIER
Bombardier demoed its first mainline fleet offering, the CSeries 100. The flight lasted about an hour and carried 50 passengers from various press outlets, and two bombardier flight attendants. The flight crew demonstrated its short field takeoff and landing capabilities, and the high tech flight deck through the open cockpit door.
Bombardier also had another win, with the CSeries 300 being approved for Canadian service by Transport Canada. This could be very good for them as lots of other nations will approve an aircraft if a western country approves it for service.
Also in the news for Bombardier is a planned cabin refreshing available for the CRJs.
MITSUBISHI
Mitsubishi is celebrating its first European order for its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) from Rockton Aviation, a niche aircraft leasing company specializing in regional jets and the faster turboprops, such as the Saab 2000. The order is for 10 MRJ-90s, with an option for 10 more.
EMBRAER
Embraer made quite the scene with the debut of the E190-E2, which many are saying stole the whole show, which is especially good as the E2s were previously struggling to catch the eyes of airlines.
And of course, no gathering of rivals is complete without a little drama, and this event was no exception. Embraer was recorded throwing a considerable amount of shade at competitor Bombardier, stating that they do not think Bombardier is able to raise any profit from the public market. Even after orders from Delta and Air Canada, they are still taking subsidy from the Canadian government to provide the aircraft at a lower cost. Embraer finds it a low class move to take money from Canadian tax payers, and they definitely let everyone know how they felt.