Le Journal de l’Aviation
• Emilie Drab
The lessor’s order comprises 140 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and 75 Airbus A320neo-family and 35 A330neo-family aircraft. Avolon also secured options for 100 additional Airbus jets, adding 250 firm aircraft to its backlog and reinforcing its position as the leading lessor customer for the A330-900.
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Boeing and Airbus have both won orders from aircraft lessor Avolon, totaling 250 aircraft. The deals lock in delivery slots for the lessor as the manufacturers’ backlogs grow, underscoring the value of securing production positions in a capacity-constrained order environment.
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The lessor’s order comprises 140 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and 75 Airbus A320neo-family and 35 A330neo-family aircraft. Avolon also secured options for 100 additional Airbus jets, adding 250 firm aircraft to its backlog and reinforcing its position as the leading lessor customer for the A330-900.
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Kalitta Air, the U.S. cargo carrier and military freight contractor, has ordered eight Airbus A350F freighters, according to people familiar with the order. The deal marks the first time the airline has turned to a European supplier, bringing Airbus into a fleet strategy long centered on Boeing aircraft.
The Royal Air Force’s second E-7A Wedgetail has arrived at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland after completing trials at Boscombe Down. The move marks another step in the aircraft’s progress through testing and into the RAF’s operating locations.
Haute Aviation, the Swiss business aviation operator led by CEO, co-founder and accountable manager Alexander Tamagni, is growing its fleet and plans to add a Praetor 500. The announcement signals a fleet expansion, though the available report provides no delivery timing or aircraft count.
Australian aviation company FlyOnE Limited has signed a letter of intent with Germany’s MD Aircraft GmbH for ten MDA1 eViator all-electric aircraft. The agreement outlines plans to introduce the nine-passenger aircraft in Australia’s regional aviation market; it is an LOI, not a confirmed aircraft order.
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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.
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.
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