Farnborough Airshow 2024 Kicked Off with a Flurry of Orders
Day one and two of this year’s Farnborough Airshow began with a flurry of orders, primarily from Asia-Pacific airlines. Boeing led the pack with the most widebody orders so far, setting a strong tone for the event. Many more orders are expected to follow throughout the rest of the show.
Korean Air opened this year’s Farnborough Airshow with a striking commitment for up to 50 Boeing widebody aircraft, provisionally signing up for 777-9s and 787-10s. The SkyTeam carrier signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering 20 firm orders for both the 777-9s and 787-10s, along with options for 10 more Dreamliners.
Korean Air is one of two Asia-Pacific carriers to disclose Boeing widebody orders. Japan Airlines signed for 10 787-9s and took options for 10 more, and 20 Airbus A350 and 11 A321neo order, firming up fleet plans disclosed by the Oneworld carrier in March.
Qatar Airways announced an order on July 23 for 20 more Boeing 777-9 airplanes, expanding the Middle Eastern airline’s 777X order book to nearly 100 airplanes. The order, finalized this year and listed as unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website
In a robust start to the show, Boeing also secured a significant widebody freighter deal, with National Air Cargo signing for four 777 Freighters (777-200LRFs). Additionally, Luxair committed to two firm orders and two options for 737 MAX 10s.
While Boeing led in orders for the day, Airbus also made noteworthy gains. VietJet firmed its February preliminary commitment for 20 A330neos, and Bhutan’s Drukair signed an MoU for three Airbus A320neos and two A321XLRs, and confirmed an order for six A320neos from Libyan carrier Berniq Airways.
The deals took total commercial aircraft order announcements for the first day past the 100 mark. However, only around a third of these, 36, are firm orders, which includes the 20 A330neo commitments previously flagged by VietJet.
Summary of Orders as of Day Three:
- Korean Air 787-10 Order 20, Options 10
- Korean Air 777-9 Order 20
- National Air Cargo 777F Order 4
- Luxair 737-10 Order 2, Options 2
- Japan Airlines 787-9 Order 10, Options 10
- Japan Airlines A350-900 Order 20
- Japan Airlines A321neo Order 11
- Druk Air A320neo Order 3
- Druk Air A321XLR Order 2
- VietJet A330neo Order 20
- Virgin Atlantic A330neo Order 7
- Macquaire AirFinance 737-8 Order 20
- Qatar Airways 777-9 Order 20
- Berniq Airways A320neo Order 6
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