Orders Thread 2012

[flying_kiwi]

To start the year:

Bombardier has announced that Swiss airline PrivatAir (PT/PTI) has signed an order for 5 CS100 aircraft, with options for an additional 5 CS100s.
The aircraft are planned to be delivered in an all-business configuration.

BBD Press release

[flying_kiwi]

First Airbus order of the year:

Cathay Pacific (CX/CPA) has signed an agreement for an additional 6 A350-900s. This brings the total of type the airline has on order to 36.

Flightglobal article

[flying_kiwi]

And for Boeing:

Indian airline Jet Airways (9W/JAI) has announced that it is exercising existing options for 10 B737-800s, and also swapping an existing order for two B77Ws for another 7 B737-800s.

Press report

[Gietje]

At the delivery ceremony for Saudi Arabian Airlines' first two B777-300ER, Boeing has announced the airline has ordered a further 8 B777-300ER.

Press Release from Boeing

[Gietje]

Just for the sake of completeness:
Norwegian has ordered 100 Boeing 737 MAX8, 22 B737-800s and 100 A320NEOs.
They have also taken purchase rights on 100 737MAX8s and 50 A320NEOs.

Norwegian Press Release

[Gietje]

Etihad Crystal Cargo has ordered 2 A330-200Fs. When delivered this will bring their fleet to four examples.

Airbus Press Release

[air-bus]

Avianca has signed a purchase agreement for 33 A320neo and 18 A320 aircraft. The order follows a MOU signed during the Le Bourget Air Show in Paris in June 2011.

Source: Airbus press release

Regards,
Arno

[air-bus]

Air Astana has placed orders for 15 new planes worth more than $1 billion in total. They have ordered six A320 aircraft from Airbus, four Boeing 767's and three Boeing 787's , as well as two Embraer 190 regional jets.

Source: Reuters press release

Regards,
Arno

[cHabu]

Air Astana has placed orders for 15 new planes worth more than $1 billion in total. They have ordered six A320 aircraft from Airbus, four Boeing 767's and three Boeing 787's , as well as two Embraer 190 regional jets.

767-300ERs for 2013-2014 and 787-8s for 2017-2019 acc. to Speednews.

[ehusmann]

Air Namibia has ordered 2 A319 from Airbus.
More info on the Airbus site.

Erwin

[Gietje]

According to Flightglobal, Tibet Airlines has ordered 3 A319.

Article here

[Gietje]

Skymark Airlines from Japan has ordered 6 A330-300.

Flightglobal Article

[Gietje]

Bombardier has disclosed the customer for 6 CRJ-900NGs plus five options. The airline is now known to be China Express Airlines.
The order was already made public last year, but the airline was undisclosed.

Flightglobal Article

[ehusmann]

And according to Reuters Bombardier has won another order for 6 CRJ.1000 with 18 options. So far for an unidentified customer, although on A.net they speculate it is for Garuda.

Erwin

[air-bus]

Pakistan International Airlines announced a firm order for five 777-300ER airplanes. The order also includes purchase rights to for five additional 777-300ERs.

Source: Boeing press release.

Kind regards,
Arno