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Gallery: Farnborough Air Show 2018

Linda Blachly July 16, 2018
Airbus

A TAP Air Portugal A330neo in the static display with other Airbus aircraft at Farnborough.

Airbus

In a major coup for Airbus and its newly acquired A220—formerly the Bombardier CSeries—a group of investors headed by David Neeleman has selected the aircraft over Embraer jets for a yet-to-be-named US startup airline.

Airbus

Macquarie AirFinance Group placed a firm order for 20 Airbus A320neos, its first order for the latest A320 generation.

Airbus

Aircraft lessor Goshawk Aviation has ordered 20 Airbus A320neos and 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s—marking its first direct orders from both manufacturers.

Airbus

Oman’s first budget airline, SalamAir, signed an agreement to add six new A320neo aircraft to its fleet, of which five are on lease from an undisclosed lessor.

Airbus

Delhi-based Vistara Airlines and CFM International signed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of 26 LEAP-1A engines to power 13 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft announced July 11. 

Airbus

Kuwait-based Wataniya Airways has firmed up an order for the 25 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.

Airbus

Taiwan startup Starlux Airlines plans to purchase 17 Airbus A350 XWBs. The new aircraft—12 A350-1000s and five A350-900s—are valued at about $6 billion at list prices.

Alan Dron

Bombardier unveiled the Atmosphère cabin on a Delta Connection CRJ900 regional jet. 

Alan Dron

Bombardier unveiled the Atmosphère cabin on a Delta Connection CRJ900 regional jet. 

Alan Dron

Bombardier unveiled the Atmosphère cabin on a Delta Connection CRJ900 regional jet. 

Alan Dron

Bombardier unveiled the Atmosphère cabin on a Delta Connection CRJ900 regional jet. 

Boeing

Qatar Airways firmed up a follow-up order for five Boeing 777Fs.

Boeing

Romanian carrier Tarom signed an order for five Boeing 737 MAX 8s, valued at $586 million at list prices.

Boeing

United Airlines added four more Boeing 787s to its orderbook for the type, bringing its total 787 orders to 55 aircraft.

DHL

DHL Express placed a firm order for 14 Boeing 777 freighters valued at $4.7 billion at list prices, plus took purchase options for seven more 777Fs.

GKN Aerospace

GKN Aerospace will create a new Aero Engine Component Repair (MRO) and Research facility in the state of Johor in Southern Malaysia. The facility will open in 2019 and will service engine fan blades and fan discs for commercial aircraft. 

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.

MRJ display at Farnborough. From left: ANA EVP & board member Yutaka Ito, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries president & CEO Shunichi Miyanaga and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. president Hisakazu Mizutani. The MRJ90 made its airshow debut at Farnborough on July 16, before an encounter with a ground-handling vehicle cracked the aircraft’s radome and led to its withdrawal from the July 17 flying display. However, it flew again July 18.

Airbus

China’s Sichuan Airlines firmed its previously announced order for 10 Airbus A350-900s.

Boeing

US lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) ordered 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.

Airbus

Taiwan startup Starlux Airlines plans to purchase 17 Airbus A350 XWBs.

Airbus

Oman’s first budget airline, SalamAir, has signed an agreement to add six new A320neo aircraft to its fleet, of which five are on lease from an undisclosed lessor.

Airbus

Japanese LCC Peach Aviation has ordered two Airbus A321LRs.

Airbus

International Airlines Group (IAG) and its long-haul LCC subsidiary Level committed to an additional two Airbus A330-200s.

L3 Technologies

L3 Commercial Aviation will provide three Chinese airlines with flight simulator and training equipment—with the first of seven L3 RealitySeven full-flight simulators (FSS) set for delivery by the end of this year.

Victoria Moores

Spain’s Air Nostrum and Irish carrier CityJet have announced plans to come together under a new holding company, creating Europe’s largest regional airline group.

Alan Dron

Airbus A220-300. Old wine in new bottles. The former Bombardier CSeries CS300 is on show at the show in its new identity as the Airbus A220-300, with the European manufacturer hoping that major orders and commitments already announced will help make it a vintage year.

Alan Dron
Alan Dron

Airbus is also showing the first A330neo, in the colors of launch customer TAP Air Portugal.

Alan Dron

Boeing’s slow-selling 737 MAX 7 is making its first appearance at the show. 

Alan Dron

New customer for the Boeing 787-8 is Bangladesh Airlines. The first of four for the airline is on display immediately ahead of delivery.

Alan Dron
Alan Dron

Cargo is getting a lot of play at this year’s show and Lockheed Martin is showing its new LM-100J, the civilianized version of the C-130J.

ATR

Japan Airlines (JAL) subsidiary Hokkaido Air System has inked an MOU with regional turboprop manufacturer ATR for two ATR 42-600s and a third, optional one.

Boeing

Privately owned Vietnamese LCC VietJet has signed an MOU for 80 Boeing 737 MAX 10s and 20 MAX 8s, valued at more than $12.7 billion at list prices.

Airbus

EasyJet has taken delivery of its first of 30 A321neo aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show. The aircraft is powered by CFM Leap-1A engines.

Airbus

Seventeen years after it ceased operations, a revived Uganda Airlines has ordered four Bombardier CRJ900s and agreed to purchase two Airbus A330-800neos (pictured).

Victoria Moores

The Nigerian government has announced the creation of startup carrier Nigeria Air, which plans to operate 30 aircraft within three to four years.

Airbus

Portuguese wet lease specialist Hi Fly is displaying its A380 for the first time at Farnborough. Hi Fly has chosen the A380 to exhibit its very special livery supporting the environmental cause: “Save the Coral Reefs”.

Airbus

Vietnamese LCC VietJet signed an MOU for 50 A321neos.

Airbus

AirAsia X placed a firm order for 34 additional A330-900s and managed to negotiate for a previous commitment for 66 of the aircraft.

Alan Dron

Air Italy’s second 737 MAX 8 is in the Farnborough static park.

Alan Dron

Air Italy’s 737 MAX 8’s business class seats are identical to those in economy, but with the centrr seat blocked off to provide more personal space.

Alan Dron

Air Italy’s chief customer experience officer Rossen Dimitrov.

AirBaltic

AirBaltic crew at the Farnborough Air Show.

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Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.

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