Farnborough's big wins for Airbus and Boeing

The fourth day of the Farnborough continued the flood of orders that has bolstered the orders books of the two aerospace giants Boeing and Airbus. The major order of the day came from AirAsia X which reconfirmed its commitment to 66 of the A330neo and placed an additional order for 34 rounding up its orders to an even 100. This order sets the scene for major expansion of the medium to long haul LCC including returning to Europe. READ: I have changed my mind! Why I would fly AirAsia The order was announced by Kamarudin Meranun, AirAsia Co-Founder and AirAsia X Group Chief Executive Officer, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, Chairman of AirAsia X and Eric Schulz, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer. Other Airbus orders were: Vietnamese carrier Vietjet signed an MOU for the purchase of an additional 50 A321neos. An undisclosed customer has signed an MOU for 10 A320neos. Overall during the show, Airbus won further new business for 431 aircraft (93 firm orders and 338 MoUs). These 431 commitments comprise 60 A220-300s, 304 A320 Family aircraft, 42 A330neos and 25 A350 XWBs. Following these announcements, Airbus increased its grand total for the year to 752 aircraft (354 firm orders and 398 MoUs). The 752 commitments in 2018 comprise 120 A220s; 481 A320 Family; 56 A330 Family, 75 A350 Family, and 20 A380s. Boeing secured a commitment from British Airways for three more 777-300ERs. British Airways will take the 777s on an operating lease with a leasing company. Dubai-based aircraft lessor, Novus Aviation Capital, announced its first direct agreement with Boeing for up to four 777-300ERs. Boeing and two undisclosed airlines reached agreements to buy 15 787-9s. Boeing and an unidentified customer reached an agreement for an additional 100 737 MAXs.