Here’s how India got Boeing and Airbus off the ground at Le Bourget
Boeing and Airbus fill up on orders at the Paris Air Show. But the European aircraft maker has announced a deal to sell 500 aircraft to Indian airline IndiGo, in what is now the largest airline deal in history.
The Paris Air Show in Le Bourget has not yet concluded but Boeing and Airbus have already filled up with orders.
The world's two largest jet makers announced record deals led by surging demand from regional airlines in India, signaling a possible renaissance for a commercial aviation industry impacted by the pandemic, reports the Washington Post .
Boeing said on Tuesday it has finalized an order for up to 220 commercial jets for Air India with options for an additional 70 planes. The same airline has inked an earlier deal for 250 jets from European rival Airbus.
But the real record was set the day before: Indian airline IndiGo placed a firm order for 500 Airbus A320 passenger planes on Monday. To date it is the largest aviation deal in history.
With the maxi order of 500 aircraft from the carrier Indigo, the European aeronautical giant dominates the Paris show underway this week: currently Airbus in the lead against Boeing at Le Bourget.
INDIAN AIRLINES MAKE BOEING AND AIRBUS HAPPY
The French aerospace giant announced on Monday that Indian low-cost airline IndiGo has placed an order for 500 of its A320 aircraft, to be delivered between 2030 and 2035. The deal sets “the record for largest single purchase deal in the history of commercial aviation,” the company led by Guillaum Faury said in a statement. It will also make IndiGo the largest A320 Family customer in the world having ordered 1,330 aircraft.
A day later Boeing said it had finalized an order for up to 220 commercial jets for Air India, with options for another 70 planes. Specifically, the order includes 190 737 MAXs, 20 787 Dreamliners and 10 777X jets, with the option to purchase an additional 50 737 MAXs and 20 787 Dreamliners, according to a company statement. The airline's order with Airbus is for 210 A320neo and A321neo narrow-body jets and 40 A350 widebody jets.
ORDERS FOR AIRBUS
At the moment the European manufacturer is leading in Le Bourget.
As mentioned, Indigo has ordered 500 A320 NEO Family aircraft and Air India 250 aircraft (of which 140 A320 neo, 70 A321 neo, 34 A350-1000 and 6 A350-900).
Flynas has ordered thirty A320 NEOs, Qantas orders nine A220-300s, Philippines Airlines confirms order for nine A350-1000s and Air Mauritius confirms order for three Airbus A350s. Yesterday Airbus also announced the sale of 20 A330 NEOs to leasing company Avolon, but it is only a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which therefore will not be counted.
AND THOSE FOR BOEING
Even the US giant has registered interest in the international aeronautics and space show in Le Bourget.
In addition to Air India finalizing an order for 220 airplanes comprising 190 737-max, 20 787-Dreamliner and 10 777x with options for an additional 50 737max and 20 787 Dreamliner, China Airlines finalized an order for eight 787-9 Dreamliner Joining the previous 16, Avolon has ordered 40 737-maxes extending the delivery window to 2030, Akasa has ordered four 737-maxes and Air Lease Corporation two 787s.
Finally, Algeria's national airline, Air Algerie, has concluded an agreement for the purchase of eight Boeing 737 Max9s to upgrade its medium-haul fleet with new generation models. The value of this order is one billion dollars. The contract stipulated with the US company provides for the delivery of the aircraft in 2027.
So Airbus leads with 801 firm orders against 282 from Boeing.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/ecco-come-lindia-ha-fatto-decollare-boeing-e-airbus-a-le-bourget/ on Fri, 23 Jun 2023 05:44:56 +0000.