Le Journal de l’Aviation
• Emilie Drab
The lessor agreed to buy 140 Boeing aircraft and 110 Airbus aircraft, including 35 A330-900s and 75 A320neo family jets. Avolon also secured an option for 100 additional Airbus aircraft, expanding its delivery pipeline for airline customers.
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A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 carrying as many as 276 passengers descended steeply over the North Atlantic after its main cockpit windscreen cracked at about 37,000 feet. The incident occurred early Saturday; the available report does not specify the aircraft’s destination, the cause of the crack or whether anyone was injured.
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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 agreed to buy 140 Boeing aircraft and 110 Airbus aircraft, including 35 A330-900s and 75 A320neo family jets. Avolon also secured an option for 100 additional Airbus aircraft, expanding its delivery pipeline for airline customers.
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The U.S. cargo airline is reported to be the previously undisclosed customer behind an August order for eight A350Fs. The reported deal would mark Kalitta’s first purchase from a European aircraft manufacturer, extending its fleet options beyond long-time supplier Boeing; the airline has described its plans as still under evaluation.
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.
A second Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AEW1 has arrived at RAF Lossiemouth, its future operating base, marking another step toward the UK Royal Air Force’s delayed airborne early warning and control capability entering service. Evaluation work is continuing; the article does not specify a service-entry date.
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Irish lessor Avolon has placed firm orders for 140 Boeing 737 MAX jets and 110 Airbus aircraft: 75 A320neo-family jets and 35 A330-900s. Boeing has not disclosed the MAX variants. The combined 250-aircraft commitment is among Avolon’s largest purchases.
Embraer Chief Executive Francisco Gomes Neto says the failed agreement to transfer control of the company’s commercial aviation business to Boeing ultimately had a positive outcome for the Brazilian manufacturer. His assessment recasts a major cross-border transaction that did not proceed as beneficial for Embraer.
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