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EasyJet confirms order for 157 Airbus aircraft – Business Traveller

21Dec

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EasyJet confirms order for 157 Airbus aircraft – Business Traveller

EasyJet has confirmed a firm order for 157 A320neo Family aircraft, following shareholder approval on Tuesday. The carrier will receive 56 A320neo and 101 A321neo aircraft between FY29 and FY34, the plans for which we initially reported in October. EasyJet says that this ensures it has “a supply of future delivery slots… to retain its current scale through replacing aircraft leaving the fleet” and enables the carrier to “execute its growth strategy”. An additional 100 purchase rights will also enable the airline the opportunity to further grow, depending on when they are delivered. An existing 35 A320neo aircraft already on order will also be converted into larger A321neo aircraft. EasyJet says this decision will enable “continued growth opportunities in slot constrained airports”. Johan...

Emirates places US$6 billion order for 15 A350s – Business Traveller

17Nov

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Emirates places US$6 billion order for 15 A350s – Business Traveller

Dubai-based carrier Emirates has announced an order for 15 additional Airbus A350-900s at the Dubai Airshow 2023 in a deal worth US$6 billion. The latest agreement will take Emirates’ total A350 order book to 65 units. The first A350 is scheduled to join Emirates’ fleet in August 2024. With the addition of today’s orders, Emirates will continue to receive A350 deliveries until early 2028. “The A350-900s will add to our fleet mix and we are pleased to announce additional orders for this aircraft type. We plan to deploy our A350s to serve a range of new markets including long-haul missions of up to 15 hours flying time from Dubai. We will work closely with Airbus and Rolls-Royce to ensure our aircraft deliver the best possible operating efficiency and flying experience for our customers,” ...

Emirates confirms US$52 billion widebody aircraft order – Business Traveller

13Nov

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Emirates confirms US$52 billion widebody aircraft order – Business Traveller

Emirates has placed an order for 95 additional widebody aircraft in a deal worth US$52 billion, taking its total order book to 295 aircraft. Announced at the Dubai Airshow 2023 on Monday, Emirates which is already the world’s largest operator of Boeing 777 aircraft, has signed firm orders for 55 additional 777-9s and 35 777-8s. It takes the airline’s 777X order book to a total of 205 units. The carrier has also updated its previous order of 30 Boeing 787-9s, increasing its commitment to a total of 35 Dreamliners comprising 15 Boeing 787-10s and 20 Boeing 787-8s. From its previous order of 115 units, the first 777-9 is expected to join Emirates’ fleet in 2025. Today’s additional orders mean Emirates will induct new 777-9s to its fleet until 2035. Emirates is also set to be one of the laun...

EasyJet plans order for up to 257 Airbus aircraft – Business Traveller

13Oct

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EasyJet plans order for up to 257 Airbus aircraft – Business Traveller

EasyJet has unveiled plans to order up to 257 new aircraft, as it targets annual profits of more than £1 billion in the medium-term. The low-cost carrier said it had entered into conditional arrangements with Airbus to secure the delivery of 157 aircraft (56 A320 neos and 101 A321 neos) between FY29 and FY34, as well as options on a further 100 jets. The deal would total $19.9 billion at list prices, although easyJet said that the actual price “would be substantially lower because of certain price concessions granted by Airbus”. The agreement is subject to shareholder approval, which the airline hopes to complete by the end of the year. EasyJet currently already has an existing order book for 158 Airbus aircraft for delivery by 2028, with the most recent order for 56 A320 neo Family airc...

Cathay Pacific formalises A321 neo top-up order – Business Traveller

4Oct

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Cathay Pacific formalises A321 neo top-up order – Business Traveller

Hong Kong’s Cathay Group, parent of Cathay Pacific Airways and low-cost carrier HK Express, has confirmed the purchase of an additional 32 Airbus A320 neo-family aircraft as it continues to invest in expanding and modernising its fleet. The agreement doubles the Cathay Group’s total orders for the A320 neo-family to 64 aircraft, of which 13 have already been delivered for regional services. The 32 additional aircraft will comprise both the A321 neo and A320 neo which will join the fleets of Cathay Pacific and HK Express. They will principally serve destinations in China and elsewhere in Asia. Currently, Cathay Pacific deploys the A321 neo on routes including to Phnom Penh, Kaohsiung, and to destinations in Vietnam. These aircraft come in a two-class configuration, with a 2-2 layout in th...