Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
- Boeing, IAM reach tentative agreement on new contract September 8, 2024
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 23. Development risks. September 6, 2024
- If a strike occurs, here’s what Boeing can do September 5, 2024
- China banks on C919, but numbers say it still needs Boeing September 2, 2024
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 22. High Turbine technologies. August 30, 2024
Farnborough Day 4: wrapping up; big United deal
The Farnborough Air Show for the trade is over. Here are today’s final orders.
Airbus: Avolon signs MOU for 15 A320neos. Middle East Airlines 5+5 A320s/A321s. Russia’s UTAir 20 A321s. Synergy Aerospace firms up order for nine Airbus A330 Family aircraft. Ends show with 115 orders, MOUs, commitments.
Boeing: United’s announcement for the 737-9 MAX (100) and 737-900ER (50) originated in Chicago and was broadcast to the FAS. With this order, Boeing now has +1,200 orders and commitments for the MAX from 18 customers. Firm orders for 737 MAX now hit 649.
Bombardier: Chorus Aviation of Canada exercises options for six Q400s. AirAsia’s CEO Tony Fernandez confirms he’s talking about 100, 160-seat CS300s.
Lets hope 100 CS300get ordered. 160 Seats seems a lot but 150 seats should be doable.
Wonder what the idea is behind 160 seats, 27 inch pitch, no galleys?
In 2008 I stuffed the then named C-130 with stacked 6 abreast. Don’t know if its feasible though..
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z160/keesje_pics/CSeriesC130150seater.jpg
160 @ 29 in with new slim line seats. 2×3.
Hello Scott,
I would have said 160@27.5 in ??
CS300s for AirAsia is a new kind of announcement : in addition to LoI and MoU, we now have LtS (Letters to Santa Claus) 😀
On the other hand, Air Asia is still interested in buying more A320s.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/12/airshow-airasia-airbus-idUSWEA650620120712?type=companyNews
160 seats for CS300 ? hmmmm…. A new atomic weapon for Bombardier ? Master coup ? If the customer tell you that’s what I want…:
http://blog.apex.aero/cabin-interior/super-economy-seats-menu-bombardier-cseries-customers/