NEWS FLEETS ORDERS & DELIVERIES ANALYSIS: FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW ORDER TRACKER 2016 - UPDATE
ANALYSIS: Farnborough air show order tracker 2016 - update
11 JULY, 2016 LONDON
FlightGlobal's Order Tracker provides regularly updated details of all the firm and LoI commercial air transport announcements made during this year's Farnborough air show: Updated 18:00 Monday 11 July.
Xiamen Airlines opens the show with MoU for up to 30 Boeing 737 Max 200s;
Virgin Atlantic signs for a dozen Airbus A350s;
Comac secures commitments for 90 ARJ21s
Boeing started this year's Farnborough air show by disclosing two tentative order commitments from Chinese carriers, Xiamen Airlines and Donghai Airlines, covering 737 Max and 787 aircraft.
The US airframer announced Shenzhen-based Donghai Airlines' intent to buy 25 Boeing 737 Max 8s and five 787-9s. Boeing says it will add the commitment to its Orders & Deliveries website once finalised. Xiamen, meanwhile, has signed an MoU covering 30 737 Max 200s, which it plans to deploy at its low-cost units Hebei Airlines and Jiangxi Airlines.
Boeing also disclosed the identify of a commitment for 10 737-800s as being from aircraft lessor Standard Chartered Bank. The order was previously attributed to an undisclosed customer.
Rival manufacturer Airbus secured more A350 commitments, notably from UK operator Virgin Atlantic. The airline is to add a dozen A350-1000 widebodies to its fleet between 2019 and 2021. Eight of the aircraft will delivered directly from Airbus, while it will also lease four of the type from Air Lease. The airline also has an option to take a fifth A350-1000 from the US lessor. Deliveries of the leased aircraft will begin in 2020.
Air Lease itself ordered another three A350s as part of a package which also includes a single A321. The additional A350-900s bring Air Lease's overall orders for the type to 24, while it also has agreements to take five of the larger A350-1000.
Qantas-Vietnam Airlines joint-venture carrier Jetstar Pacific tentatively committed to another 10 A320s. It signed a memorandum of understanding for the aircraft. No engine selection has been given but its current A320-family fleet is fitted with International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants. Air Cote D'Ivoire also ordered another A320neo.
Comac meanwhile disclosed commitments for 90 ARJ21 regional jets from two Chinese lessors, with both deals targeted at putting the Chinese aircraft with foreign customers.
One agreement involves a tripartite collaborative framework between Comac, China Aircraft Leasing (CALC) and Friedmann Pacific Asset Management. Under this deal, CALC will purchase 60 ARJ21-700s to support Friedmann's newly bought Indonesian airline and build its fleet around Comac aircraft.
Embraer secured a total of 25 E-Jets, most of them from the re-engined second generation of the regional jet family. Israeli carrier Arkia signed a tentative agreement to place firm orders for six E195-E2s and purchase rights for another four of the type. Indonesian regional airline Kalstar has signed firm orders for five E195-E2s and purchase rights for another five of the type. Delivery of these aircraft is set to begin during the first quarter of 2020, says Embraer.
Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital ordered four E190s, while Japan Air Lines has converted a previous option for an E170 to a firm E190 order.
Mitsubishi Aircraft meanwhile unveiled its first European customer, with Swedish lessor Rockton signing a letter of intent that covers a firm order for 10 MRJ90s plus options on an additional 10.
In total there were 216 order commitments, covering firm aircraft, letters of intent and MoUs, on the first day of the show. There were also 19 option commitments. The total of 235 is less than half the level of order announcements on the first day of Farnborough in 2014, and a little under the total on the first day of the Paris air show last year.
Fonte: flightglobal.
