Libya’s Buraq Air And Airbus Sign MoU For 10 A320neo Aircraft

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Private Libyan airline, Buraq Air and Airbus have signed “a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of 10 A320neo Family aircraft, becoming a new Airbus customer.” The General Assembly President of Buraq Air, Fouzi Almiqalh and Airbus EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business, Benoit de Saint Exupery signed the agreement at the Dubai Airshow. Fouzi Almiqalh said: “This …

Flydubai And Boeing Sign MoU For 75 Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes

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Boeing and flydubai have signed “a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for its fourth 737 MAX purchase. The agreement for 75 orders and 75 options will enable flydubai to modernize its fleet and further expand its growing network.” Flydubai said “the 737 MAX’s fuel efficiency, range and reliability has enabled its network expansion, which now spans over 135 destinations, including new …

Avolon Leases Five Airbus A320 To Centrum Air

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Avolon says it has agreed to lease five Airbus A320 family aircraft to Centrum Air, Uzbekistan’s largest private airline. The transaction was announced at the Dubai Airshow. According to Avolon, it “added Centrum Air as a customer earlier this year through the lease of an A320-200 that was delivered last month. The new aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2026 …

Ethiopian Airlines Orders Six Additional A350-900s

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Ethiopian Airlines has placed “a firm order for six Airbus A350-900 aircraft, further strengthening its position as the largest A350 customer in Africa.” According to the aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, “this agreement was signed at the Dubai Airshow by Mr. Mesfin Tasew, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business.” Mr. Mesfin Tasew …

Flydubai Signs MoU With Airbus For 150 A321neo Aircraft

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Airbus and flydubai have signed “a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 150 A321neo aircraft making the airline a new Airbus customer. The agreement underscores the carrier’s confidence in Dubai’s growth plans.” The Chairman of flydubai, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, signed the MoU agreement with the CEO, Commercial Aircraft at Airbus, Christian Scherer at the signing ceremony …

Etihad Airways Leases 13 Airbus Aircraft from Avolon

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Avolon says it has agreed to “lease 13 Airbus aircraft from its orderbook to Etihad Airways (‘Etihad’).” The transaction, which was announced at the Dubai Airshow, includes nine A330neos and four A320neo family aircraft. Etihad also placed “a direct order with Airbus for six additional A330neos, complementing the nine aircraft leased from Avolon and bringing its total A330neo fleet to …

Air Senegal Orders Nine Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

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West African carrier, Air Senegal has “committed to order nine 737 MAX airplanes. When final, the 737 MAX order will be the airline’s largest-ever fleet purchase – and first Boeing airplane order since 2004 – as it looks to expand service regionally and internationally”, according to Boeing. Boeing said that “with the introduction of the 737-8 to its single-aisle fleet, …

Avolon Orders 100 LEAP-1A Engines From CFM International

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Avolon has placed an “order at the Dubai Airshow for 100 new LEAP-1A engines from CFM International to power 50 Airbus A320neo family aircraft in its order book.” Avolon said that “the advanced technologies in LEAP-1A engines, like composite fan blades and ceramic matrix composites, deliver an engine that is 15% more fuel efficient, with 15% lower carbon emissions than …

Air Côte d’Ivoire Orders Four Embraer E175s

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Aircraft manufacturer, Embraer has confirmed that Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national carrier of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has “signed a firm order for four Embraer E175 aircraft, with eight additional purchase rights, as part of its fleet modernisation and regional expansion strategy. The aircraft will be configured with 76 seats in a two-class layout – 12 in Business Class …

Kenya Airways Appoints APG As GSA In 36 Global Markets

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Airline representation network, APG says it has been appointed as “the General Sales Agent (GSA) for Kenya Airways across 36 international offline markets, comprising 34 countries in the Americas, as well as Taiwan and Malaysia.” APG said “these new territories are in addition to the original 24 European countries in which APG has been successfully representing Kenya Airways since 2020.” …