Airbus has disclosed its orders and delivery numbers in October, with the European original equipment manufacturer (OEM) securing 82 A320neo and A321neo orders during the month while delivering 62 aircraft to customers. A320neo aircraft family orders only In October, Airbus secured 82 gross orders, which were all for the A320neo aircraft family. American Airlines ordered one A321neo, while Drukair firmed up its order for three A320neo and two A321XLRs .
The Bhutan-based airline signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus for the five aircraft during the Farnborough International Airshow in July. Two undisclosed customers ordered five and ten A320neo aircraft each, with a private customer opting to buy one A320neo aircraft, an ACJ320neo. During the month, Airbus kept all of its gross orders, with cancelations remaining identical to the removals the European OEM had reported in September.
Airbus is continuing to bank orders and deliver jets, but will it be able to reach the 770 deliveries targeted for 2024? Major Riyadh Air order The majority of its orders came from Riyadh Air, which signed a firm agreement for 60 A321neo aircraft. Riyadh Air and Airbus announced the order on October 30, with the airline saying that the order would enable it to have efficient flight operations with an optimal fleet mix – its other order was for 72 Boeing 787 aircraft (39 firm, 33 options) – to operate a network of 100 destinations by 2030. “The Airbus A321neo airliner is among .