Leeham News and Analysis
There's more to real news than a news release.
There's more to real news than a news release.
Singapore Air Show reports only one airline order today
Feb. 4, 2026, © Leeham News: It was another quiet day for commercial aviation at the Singapore Air Show.
One airplane orders was announced, by Tigerair of Taiwan, for just four Airbus A321neos. Pratt & Whitney inked an order for its GTF engine to power A321s for Vietjet.
And that was it.
In other news via LNA’s AIN news partner:
MAX, 777X certification questions abound at Singapore Airshow
By Judson Rollins
February 13, 2020, © Leeham News: Despite depressed turnout at this year’s Singapore Airshow, there was still plenty of conversation around the return to service for Boeing’s beleaguered 737 MAX – and potential impacts on the certification of the 777X.
Summary
- Ungrounding will take ~30 days from certification flight; operators also have work to do
- Every MAX produced to date will require its own validation flight
- FAA will gradually hand back some oversight to Boeing
- 777X, other future certifications will be different; regulators still figuring out how