Paris Air Show News
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.
Paris Air Show: AirAsia places record $18.2bn order for 200 Airbus jets
AirAsia placed a record order at the Paris Air Show with a record for 200 revamped A320neo jets plus 100 options in a deal worth $18.2 billion. The deal wraps up a busy week at the world’s biggest air show, led by a raft of giant orders from Asian low-cost carriers.
Paris Air Show: Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA links up with Boeing
Boeing and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, commercially branded ‘Norwegian’, have announced an order for 15 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes at the international 2011 Paris Air Show. The order, valued at $1.2 billion at list prices, brings the total number of 737-800s Norwegian has ordered direct from Boeing to 78.
Paris Air Show: ANA expects Dreamliner summer delivery
All Nippon Airways, Japan’s largest airline and the launch customer for the Boeing 787, has said it expects delivery of the revolutionary jet in August or September. The carrier also unveiled its new livery for the Dreamliner on Wednesday at the Paris Air Show.
Paris Air Show: Airbus poised to unveil record $16 billion order
Airbus is set to announce a record $16 billion plane order at the Paris Air Show. Indian budget carrier IndiGo is to purchase 180 A320neo jets, the European plane maker’s top-selling single-aisle aircraft. The healthy demand from buyers at the world’s biggest air show has provided evidence that civil aviation recovery is underway, powered by Asia. High fuel prices are also forcing a shift to buy fuel-efficient aircraft
Paris Air Show: SAS orders 30 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft
SAS has signed a firm order for 30 A320neo Family aircraft, as part of its strategy to streamline its fleet with more fuel-efficient new aircraft. These new A320neos will join the airline’s existing fleet of eight A321s and four A319s, and enable SAS to transition to an all-Airbus fleet at its prime Copenhagen base.
Paris Air Show: Saudi Arabian Airlines boosts Airbus order
Saudi Arabian Airlines has placed a firm order for four additional A330-300 aircraft with Airbus, in addition to the eight ordered in July 2008, taking the total order for the type to 12. Saudi Arabia’s national airline was earlier this year nominated as the Middle East’s Leading Airline by the prestigious World Travel Awards.
Paris Air Show: Air Lease Corporation continues spending spree
Air Lease Corporation has opted to expand its single-aisle and wide-body fleet portfolio with modern, eco-efficient Airbus aircraft. The deal follows a similar link up with Boeing announced yesterday for the Los Angeles based aircraft leasing company.