Avolon firms up A330neo order

The Dublin-based, global aircraft leasing firm Avolon has firmed up an earlier announced contract for 15 Airbus A330neo aircraft.

Avolon became one of the launch customers of the A330neo after signing its initial commitment in July 2014 at the Farnborough International Airshow. The number of firm orders for the A330neo is now well over one hundred aircraft. (Image: Airbus)

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Hawaiian finalises A330-800neo order

Hawaiian Airlines has finalised an order for six Airbus A330-800neo aircraft for which it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in July of this year.

AirAsia X orders 55 A330neo aircraft

AirAsia X, the long haul affiliate of Asia’s largest low cost airline, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 55 A330neo aircraft. This is the largest single order to date for the A330 Family.

AirAsia X already was the biggest A330 airline customer worldwide. It has now ordered a total of 91 aircraft. The announcement covers the firming up of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 50 A330neo signed during the Farnborough Air Show in July 2014, plus an additional five aircraft. Deliveries of the newly-ordered aircraft will begin in 2018.

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CIT firms up A330neo order

Aircraft leasing company CIT Aerospace has firmed up its order for 15 A330-900neo aircraft. CIT became one of the launch customers of the A330neo after signing its initial agreement in July 2014, at the Farnborough International Airshow. CIT also ordered five A321ceo narrowbody aircraft. (Image: Airbus)

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Airbus slows down A330 production

Airbus has decided to slow down the production rate for the A330 from the current rate of ten to nine aircraft a month in the fourth quarter of 2015 as it transitions towards the A330neo.

Since 2013, Airbus has been building ten A330 Family aircraft each month, the industry’s highest ever production rate for this aircraft size category.

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Hawaiian wants six Airbus A330-800neo aircraft

US carrier Hawaiian Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for six Airbus A330-800neo aircraft. The commitment replaces a previous order placed by Hawaiian for six Airbus A350-800s, which still isn't officially cancelled, but that will not take long now. Hawaiian was among the biggest supporters of the smallest version of the A350. There are now only 28 orders left for the A350-800, from Aeroflot (8), Asiana (8), Yemenia (10) and lessor AWAS (2).

"The A330-800neo’s fuel efficiency, additional range and commonality with our existing A330 fleet makes the A330-800neo an elegant solution to our need for growth aircraft toward the end of this decade," said Mark Dunkerley, President and CEO of Hawaiian Airlines.

The A330-800neo will serve the Hawaiian network as the airline continues to expand in Asia and grow its capacity in mature markets. Hawaiian Airlines currently operates a fleet of 18 A330-200 aircraft, with additional orders for 16 A321neo aircraft on backlog.

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Transaero orders twenty Airbus A330s

Transaero Airlines, Russia’s second largest airline, has signed a Letter of Intent for a total of twenty Airbus A330 aircraft (eight A330ceo and twelve A330neo). The agreement makes Transaero an important launch customer and the first European airline to commit to the A330neo. The A330s will be operated on Transaero's medium and long-haul domestic and international network.

Transaero Airlines launched services in November 1991, and currently serves more than 200 routes all over the world. The airline als has four Airbus A380s on order, the first of which will enter into service at the end of 2015.

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AirAsia X wants 50 A330neo aircraft

AirAsia X is a fan of the Airbus A330neo for some time and now Airbus has launched the new version of its best-selling widebody aircraft, the airline has signed a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) for 50 A330-900neo aircraft. The agreement sees the airline become a launch customer and it will be one of the first operators of the aircraft, with deliveries to the carrier scheduled to begin in 2018. The agreement was signed at the Farnborough Airshow.

"We have been encouraging Airbus to launch this new version of the A330 for some time now," said Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Co-Founder and Director of AirAsia X at Farnborough. "I am pleased that they are offering this choice and bringing us the aircraft we truly need to develop further our low cost long haul model."

AirAsia X is one of Airbus’s largest customers. In total the Group has ordered 536 Airbus aircraft, excluding the A330neo MoU.

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Second life for Airbus A330

Many aviation people expected it: Airbus officially launched the A330neo (new engine option) at the Farnborough International Airshow.

The A330neo programme comprises two versions: the A330-800neo and A330-900neo. The A330-800neo retains the current-production A330-200's fuselage length, while the A330-900neo uses the longer fuselage of the A330-300.