Asian LCCs Pump More Orders Into Inflated Backlogs

Credit: Airbus
The Farnborough Airshow provided a vivid reminder that Asia’s low-cost carriers (LCC) still have plenty of appetite for aircraft orders, despite their already massive backlogs with Boeing and Airbus. Vietnam’s Vietjet agreed to purchase a combined 150 aircraft from the two manufacturers. The AirAsia...
Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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