Airbus must deliver just over 320 aircraft in the last three months of the year in order to reach its target of handing over around 770 aircraft to customers in 2024.
The partners aim to “build a circular economy in space” in which space junk and expired satellites can be recycled and manufactured into new spacecraft.
Airbus launched the A330neo at the 2014 edition of Farnborough Airshow. A decade on, the program could secure more than the 100 gross orders it received that year.
Cathay Pacific has selected the Airbus A330-900 to fulfill its mid-size widebody requirement, signing a deal with the manufacturer to order 30 of the aircraft with purchase rights for an additional 30.
An engine choice for a 737 successor may be years away, but Boeing is showing signs of preferring ducted engines to the outwardly more efficient open fan.