Lufthansa has announced at the Dubai Air Show that it has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 30 A320ceos ordered in June 2013; the deal is valued at over $610 million.
Boeing launched the 777X program at the 2013 Dubai Air Show on Sunday with orders and commitments for 259 aircraft from Lufthansa (34), Etihad Airways (25), Qatar Airways (50) and Emirates (150) with a combined value of more than $95 billion at list prices.
Engine makers were among the big winners on the opening day of the Dubai Air Show, collectively bagging orders for more than 1,000 engines as part of the airline order bonanza announced by Airbus and Boeing Nov. 17.
Flydubai announced Sunday at the Dubai Air Show that it has committed to order up to 100 Boeing 737 MAX-8s and 11 more 737-800s in deal valued at $11.4 billion at list prices.
Etihad Airways set Dubai Airshow 2013 into motion on Sunday with major orders from both Boeing and Airbus worth $52.1 billion to support its continued global expansion.
Mexico’s Interjet, which plans to put its third Sukhoi Superjet 100 into service this month, continues to tout the reliability and efficiency of the two SSJ100s it has been operating on domestic flights since Sept. 18.
Airbus predicted that by 2032 Latin American airlines will require 2,307 new aircraft, including 1,794 single-aisle, 475 twin-aisle and 38 very large aircraft worth an estimated $292 billion.
Hungary-based low-cost carrier Wizz Air has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with Chinese CDB Leasing Co. to finance six Airbus A320. Deliveries are planned in 2014 and 2015.
Boeing union workers in Washington state have voted to reject a proposed labor contract extension, casting doubt on whether the 777X will be built at Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ facilities in the Seattle area.
Airbus parent EADS has reported net income of €1.2 billion ($1.61 billion) for the nine months to Sept. 30, up 36% from €880 million in the year-ago period.
Boeing predicts the Middle East will need 2,610 new commercial aircraft, valued at $550 billion, over the next 20 years, according to a recent update of the company’s Current Market Outlook.
Sukhoi Superjet International CEO Nazario Cauceglia is hoping to secure EASA certification for the long-range variant of the Superjet 100 (SSJ100LR) by year end.
Airbus, Dusseldorf University, easyJet and sensing technologies specialist Nicarnica Aviation have flown an Airbus A340 toward an artificial ash cloud to test their AVOID sensor concept.
