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Air India Orders 100 More Airbus Jets, Including A320s & A350s

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In early 2023, Air India placed a record-breaking aircraft order , picking up 470 jets from Airbus and Boeing. The airline has now disclosed that it has increased this order by an additional 100 jets, bringing Air Indias order total to 570 jets.

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Riyadh Air’s Secret Narrow Body Aircraft Order

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We’ve known for some time that Riyadh Air intends to acquire narrow body jets. As a reminder, in March 2023, Riyadh Air placed an order for up to 72 Boeing 787s, including a firm order for 39 jets, plus options for an additional 33 jets. Douglas states that the new wide body order will be placed by 2025.

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Riyadh Air Orders 60 Airbus A321neos For Narrow Body Fleet

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Then earlier in 2024, we learned that Riyadh Air had placed a narrow body aircraft order, though the details weren’t initially revealed. Well, that has finally changed… Riyadh Air goes with Airbus for narrow body jets Riyadh Air has disclosed that it has placed a firm order for 60 Airbus A321neo jets.

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Wow: Air Canada Will Transfer All Boeing 737 MAXs To Rouge

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Air Canada currently has a fleet of 41 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, with 12 more of the jets on order. This is the carriers single largest narrow body aircraft type. What this means for Air Canadas mainline fleet I can totally understand Air Canadas desire to introduce an efficient, streamlined aircraft for its low cost subsidiary.

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Pan Am to make short-lived return in 2025 as travel firm plans nostalgic flights 

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The company aims to provide an exclusive experience, recreating the defunct US airline’s classic routes but on an upmarket basis, using the narrow-bodied aircraft fitted with just 50 business class seats. Pan Am later succumbed to increased competition on many of its routes.

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Turkish Airlines to lease ten Airbus A321neos from leasing firm AerCap  

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With one eye firmly fixed on accelerating its ambitious route expansion plans, Turkish Airlines has entered into a lease agreement with Irish-based leasing giant AerCap for ten new Airbus A321neo passenger jets.

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Riyadh Air to begin flights towards certification in September 2024  

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Riyadh Air The next major announcement from the airline is expected to be for narrow-bodied aircraft, which is widely expected to follow in the next few weeks. 2024, the airline’s order for narrowbody jets should be done “within the next weeks”.