Tag: Benoît de Saint-Exupéry

AerCap orders 100 additional Airbus A320neo Family aircraft

AerCap Holdings N.V. has signed a firm order with Airbus for 23 A320neo and 77 A321neo aircraft. This transaction underscores AirCap’s strategy of investing in the world's most in-demand, fuel-efficient technology to meet the long-term requirements of its global airline customer base. Aengus...

Air Astana finalises order for 25 Airbus A320neo family aircraft

Air Astana Group, an airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions, has signed a firm order for 25 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, the largest ever direct order by the group. The agreement was made on the 20th anniversary since Air Astana started operating its first A320 in 2006, and inc...

Air India converts 15 Airbus A321neo orders to latest generation A321XLR

Air India has announced the conversion of 15 of its current orders for Airbus A321neo aircraft to the advanced Airbus A321XLR (Extra Long Range) variant. The conversion of the orders was announced today on the sidelines of Wings India 2026, one of Asia’s premier civil aviation events, in Hydera...

Delta Air Lines grows Airbus fleet with order for 31 additional widebody aircraft

Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 31 latest generation aircraft, including 16 A330-900s and 15 A350-900s. Once delivered, Delta’s widebody fleet will have grown to 55 A330neo and 79 A350s. Ed Bastian, Chief Executive Officer, said: “As we grow our international footprint and prep...

China Airlines orders five more Airbus A350-1000s to expand long-haul fleet

Taiwan’s China Airlines has placed a firm order for five additional Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, increasing its total order for the type to 15. The new jets will join the airline’s existing fleet of 15 A350-900s, which serve its long-haul routes. Kao Shing-Hwang, Chairman of China Airlines, said...

Emirates orders 8 additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft

Emirates today announced orders for 8 additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB84 engines, at the Dubai Airshow 2025. Worth US$ 3.4 billion at list prices, this top-up order will boost the airline’s A350-900 fleet to a total of 73 units when all deliveries are comple...

Ethiopian Airlines orders 6 Additional A350-900s

Ethiopian Airlines has placed a firm order for 6 additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, further strengthening its position as the largest A350 customer in Africa. This agreement was signed at the Dubai Airshow by Mr. Mesfin Tasew, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus E...

Ethiopian Airlines orders six additional A350-900s

Ethiopian Airlines has placed a firm order for six Airbus A350-900 aircraft, further strengthening its position as the largest A350 customer in Africa. This agreement was signed at the Dubai Airshow by Mr. Mesfin Tasew, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus EVP Sales ...

Air Europa signs MoU for up to 40 Airbus A350-900

Spanish airline Air Europa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for up to 40 A350-900 aircraft. The agreement forms the backbone of Air Europa’s long haul fleet replacement and was announced during the Dubai Airshow. The introduction of the A350 will accelerate the rene...

Etihad Airways grows its Airbus widebody fleet

Etihad Airways has announced a significant expansion of its Airbus widebody fleet by placing a firm order for six A330-900s, becoming the latest A330neo customer. In addition, the airline has disclosed an order for seven additional A350-1000s (increasing its total for the type to 27) and three A3...

Malaysia Aviation Group orders 20 more Airbus A330neo widebodies

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 20 more A330-900 aircraft. This new order will double Malaysia Airlines’ future A330neo fleet to 40 aircraft. The announcement was made during the official visit t...

STARLUX orders 10 more Airbus A350-1000s

STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of ten additional A350-1000 aircraft, taking its total order for the type to 18 aircraft. The agreement was signed at the Paris Airshow by STARLUX Airlines CEO Glenn Chai and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus EVP Sale...

EGYPTAIR discloses order for an additional six Airbus A350 aircraft

EGYPTAIR has disclosed a firm order for an additional six A350-900s as part of its expansion strategy to meet growing demand for air travel. The agreement takes the airline’s total order for the type to 16 A350-900. Ahmed Adel, EGYPTAIR chairman and CEO Captain said: “We are continuously w...

Vietjet accelerates expansion with Airbus and Rolls-Royce orders

Vietjet has announced a major order for 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft at the 2025 Lé Bourget Paris Airshow, with the potential to add another 50 in the future. As part of its wider expansion strategy, the airline is also bolstering its engine capacity with an additional 40 Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 e...

Vietjet to order 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft

Vietjet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus covering a major new order for 100 single-aisle A321neo aircraft, with the potential to add another 50 in the future. The agreement was signed during the Paris Air Show by Vietjet CEO Dinh Viet Phuong and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry...

.