Factbox: Airbus and Boeing Aircraft Deals at Paris Airshow
By Mark Potter, Reuters | Jun. 18, 2019
Following is a summary of commercial aircraft deals announced by Airbus and Boeing at the Paris Airshow.
AIRBUS
* Air Lease Corp signs letter of intent for 50 A220-300s, 27 A321XLRs and 23 A321neos worth an estimated US$11 billion at list prices.
* Virgin Atlantic orders 14 A330neos worth US$4.1 billion at list prices, and takes out an option for six more.
* Lebanon's Middle East Airlines orders four A321XLRs, estimated to be worth more than US$500 million at list prices.
* Philippines budget airline Cebu Air orders 16 A330neos, 10 A321XLRs and five A320neos, worth about US$6 billion in total at list prices.
* Saudi Arabian Airlines orders a further A320neo family aircraft worth an estimated US$3.3 billion at list prices, and takes out options for as many as 35 more.
* Malaysia's AirAsia Group converts 253 A320neo orders to the larger A321neo. Financial terms not disclosed.
* IAG orders eight A321XLR for its Iberia brand and six for Aer Lingus, plus 14 options. The orders are worth an estimated US$1.8 billion.
BOEING
* IAG signs letter of intent for 200 737 planes, comprising a mix of 737-8 and 737-10, worth more than US$24 billion at list prices.
* Korean Air commits to buying 20 787 Dreamliners worth US$6.3 billion at list prices.
* Air Lease Corp commits to buying 5 more 787-9, worth about US$1.5 billion at list prices.
* GECAS exercises purchase rights for 10 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters worth about US$1.1 billion at list prices, and adds 15 more purchase rights.