Paris Air Show News

Paris Air Show 2017: Ethiopian Airlines places new Airbus A350-900 order
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, has placed an order for ten additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, enabling further development of its fast expanding long-haul route network.

Paris Air Show 2017: Delta Air Lines places new A321ceo plane order in France
After announcing orders for 30 incremental Airbus A321ceo aircraft just last month, Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta Air Lines has placed an order for ten more of the aircraft. The agreement was announced today at the Paris Air Show.

Paris Air Show 2017: Embraer signs new E190 deal with Japan Airlines
Embraer announced has signed an agreement with Japan Airlines for a firm order of an additional E190 after Embraer marked one year of E190 operations in Japan.

Paris Air Show 2017: Viva Air signs with Airbus for 50 A320 planes
Viva Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for 50 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 35 A320neo and 15 A320ceo. The agreement paves the way for the group’s airlines VivaColombia and Viva Air Peru to base its fleet renewal and network growth on the A320 Family.

Paris Air Show 2017: Air Lease Corporation commits to 12 A321neo planes from Airbus
Air Lease Corporation, the Los Angeles-based aircraft leasing company, has signed a firm order for 12 additional A321neo aircraft at the 52nd Paris International Air Show.

Paris Air Show 2017: SpiceJet signs on for 40 737 Max aircraft from Boeing
Boeing and SpiceJet have signed a memorandum of understanding for 40 737 MAX airplanes. The agreement, valued at $4.7 billion at current list prices, is split evenly between 20 new orders for the 737 MAX 10 and conversions of 20 of the low-cost carrier’s 737 MAX 8 airplanes from its existing order to 737 MAX 10s.

Paris Air Show 2017: Lion Air Group signs for 50 737 MAX 10 planes with Boeing
Boeing and the Lion Air Group have announced a commitment for 50 737 MAX 10 airplanes at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The announcement is valued at approximately $6.24 billion at list prices.

Paris Air Show 2017: Airbus launches Skywise data platform
Airbus has launched a new aviation data platform in collaboration with Palantir Technologies – pioneers in big-data integration and advanced analytics.

Paris Air Show 2017: Avolon signs deal for 75 Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes
Boeing and Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding for 75 737 MAX 8s at the 2017 Paris Air Show.

Paris Air Show 2017: Boeing launches new 737 MAX 10 in France
Boeing has announced the launch of the 737 MAX 10 as the newest member of the 737 MAX family at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The 737 MAX 10 will have the lowest seat-mile cost of any single-aisle airplane ever produced.

Qatar Airways prepares fleet for Paris Air Show 2015
Qatar Airways is preparing to showcase the newest and best of its fleet with a display of five aircraft at the 2015 Paris Air Show, which takes place next month at Le Bourget in Paris. The planes include the Airbus A380 and A350 XWB, both of which entered service for the airline recently, with Qatar Airways receiving the A350 as Global Launch Customer.

Boeing schedules 787 Dreamliner pair for Paris Air Show
A pair of superefficient 787 Dreamliners will be the featured Boeing products on display at the Paris Air Show, which begins June 17 at the Le Bourget exhibition center. One 787 will perform daily flying displays from Monday through Friday, while the other – a Qatar Airways 787 – will be on static display. The Boeing ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system will appear as part of the U.S. Corral display throughout the show.