Le Journal de l’Aviation
• Emilie Drab
Avolon has agreed to buy 140 Boeing aircraft and placed a firm order for 110 Airbus jets: 35 A330-900s and 75 A320neo family aircraft. The Airbus deal brings the lessor’s cumulative orders to 114 A330-900s and about 650 A320 family aircraft; Avolon also has an option for 100 additional Airbus jets.
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Avolon has agreed to buy 140 Boeing aircraft and placed a firm order for 110 Airbus jets: 35 A330-900s and 75 A320neo family aircraft. The Airbus deal brings the lessor’s cumulative orders to 114 A330-900s and about 650 A320 family aircraft; Avolon also has an option for 100 additional Airbus jets.
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Airbus confirmed Oct. 9 that lessor Avolon placed a firm order for 110 aircraft, comprising 35 A330-900s and 75 A320neo-family jets. Separately, Airbus delivered 72 commercial aircraft in September, including 37 A321neos, 21 A320neos, eight A220-300s and six widebodies across the A330-900 and A350-900.
Cabo Verde has taken an Airbus A320 on wet lease from Portugal’s White, bringing an aircraft and its operating services into the airline’s fleet arrangement. The available report does not specify the lease term, route deployment or aircraft configuration.
Crown Airlines, which operates from Tripoli Mitiga, says it will acquire an Airbus A320-200 it has been dry leasing from Avolon. The announcement shifts the aircraft from a lease arrangement to ownership, though the carrier did not disclose financial terms or a timeline.
Titan Airways Malta has secured an Airbus A320 for use on an Airbus shuttle. The report provides no details on the aircraft’s source, configuration, operating schedule or the shuttle’s purpose.
Airbus’ Wing of Tomorrow wing design could reduce fuel consumption, but its span would not fit at today’s narrowbody gates. Folding wingtips could help future narrowbody jets accommodate wider, more efficient wings, though applying the technology brings technical and airport-infrastructure challenges.
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September deliveries rose 26% from August, bringing Airbus’ 2026 total to 547 aircraft and leaving 323 to deliver in the fourth quarter to meet its annual target. Net orders passed 1,105 by the end of September, despite only two recorded order agreements that month and a 58-aircraft decline in the backlog.
Folding wingtips are a signature feature of Boeing’s 777X, but applying the technology to successors of the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max will require resolving several technical challenges. Those hurdles must be addressed before folding wings can enable greater spans on future narrowbody jets.
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