- Boeing Tianjin Composites Begins Construction on Expanded Facility[Nov. 26, 2019]
Commercial airplane parts manufacturer Boeing Tianjin Composites (BTC) has broken ground on an ambitious expansion project, which will add more than 20,000 square meters to the site's footprint and increase its total working area to 83,900 square meters when completed in 2021.
- Emirates Firms up US$8.8 Billion Order for 30 Boeing 787s at 2019 Dubai Airshow[Nov. 21, 2019]
Emirates, the world's largest international airline, announced that it has signed a full purchase agreement for 30 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, worth US$ 8.8 billion at list prices, at the Dubai Airshow 2019. Under its agreement with Boeing, Emirates has exercised its right to substitute the B777x with B787s.
- Boeing Delivers 100th 787 Aircraft to Chinese Airline Industry[Nov. 21, 2019]
US aircraft giant Boeing Company on Wednesday delivered the sixth 787-9 Dreamliner to China's Juneyao Airlines, the 100th direct-buy 787 jet by the Chinese airline industry.
- Boeing Gets MAX Orders in Dubai[Nov. 20, 2019]
Boeing booked 30 orders for 737 MAX jets Tuesday at the Dubai Airshow, a vote of confidence in the aircraft following its worldwide grounding in March.
- CIAF Leasing Signs Order with Embraer for Three E190 Jets[Nov. 17, 2019]
Embraer and Cairo-based CIAF Leasing have signed a firm order for three E190 aircraft. The deal has a value of US$161.4 million at current list prices and will be added to Embraer's fourth quarter backlog.
- Air Peace Signs a Firm Order for Three Additional E195-E2 Jets[Nov. 17, 2019]
Embraer announced today, at the Dubai Air Show, that Air Peace, Nigeria and West Africa's largest airline, has signed a contract for three additional E195-E2s, confirming purchase rights from the original contract, signed in April this year. These new E195-E2s will be included in Embraer's 2019 fourth-quarter backlog and have a value of USD 212.6 million, based on Embraer's current list prices.
- EasyJet Orders 12 More Airbus A320neo Aircraft[Nov. 19, 2019]
easyJet has exercised purchase rights to increase its fleet of A320neos by 12 new aircraft. The agreement takes the carrier's total order for the A320neo Family to 159 aircraft and its overall orders for Airbus single aisles to 480 A320 Family.
- Etihad and Boeing Announce Global Partnership, Centred on 787 Dreamliner and Sustainable Aviation[Nov. 18, 2019]
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has joined forces with Boeing in an industry-leading strategic partnership centred on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and focused on innovation, cost efficiency and minimising the impact of aviation on the environment.
- Flynas Firms up 10 A321XLRs[Nov. 19, 2019]
flynas, Saudi Arabia's first low-cost airline, has signed a firm order for 10 A321XLRs at the 2019 Dubai Airshow. The agreement was signed by Bandar Almohanna, flynas Chief Executive Officer and Christian Scherer Airbus Chief Commercial Officer.
- GECAS Orders 12 A330neo and 20 A321XLR Aircraft[Nov. 19, 2019]
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, has signed a firm order for 12 highly efficient wide-body Airbus A330neos and 20 long-range single-aisle A321XLRs.