It has been a while

I'm sorry for the long time no update but I've been quite busy, from now on I'll try to post some updates every once in a while.

A quick summary on most news:

Orders:
Virgin America orders 60 new A320's of which 30 will be A320neo's.
Thomas Cook orders 12 A321's to be equipped with Sharklets.
Tui Airlines PLC orders 2 A330-300 to be operated by French airline Corsairfly
Leasing company GECAS orders 12 A330-300's

Unfortunately one order for 12 A330-200F has been canceled bringing the net orders for January to 20 aircraft.

Deliveries:
Airbus' January deliveries came out on 33 airframes consisting of:
1 A319
22 A320
3 A321
1 A330-200
4 A330-300
2 A380

IndiGo signs MoU for 180 A320 family aircraft

Indian airline IndiGo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of 180 Airbus A320 aircraft, the order consists of 30 "regular" A320 aircraft and 150 A320neo aircraft making IndiGo the first A320neo customer.

IndiGo has an existing order of 61 aircraft and operates 39 A320's at the moment.

An engine manufacturer for the A320neo has to be selected at this moment, the airline can choose between the Leap-X by CFM and the PurePower pw1100g by Pratt & Whitney. Looking at the size of the order both manufacturers will probably be offering huge discounts on the engines to secure the order.

Picture by: Airbus via www.luchtvaartfoto.nl

Asiana Airlines orders 6 A380s

The South Korean airline Asiana and Airbus announced an order for 6 A380 aircraft on January 6th.

The aircraft are planned for delivery in 2014 and will be dispatched on Asiana's premium routes to Europe and the USA.

The type of engine selected is still unknown at the moment.

Asiana's order for the superjumbo jet is the first announced since a Qantas Airways A380 was involved in an uncontained engine failure during a Singapore-Sydney flight on 4 November.

EasyJet orders 15 extra A320s

British low-cost carrier easyJet announced an order for 15 additional A320 jets to be added to the current order of the company. Furthermore the airline converted 20 current A319 orders in to larger A320s and secured production options for 33 A320 family aircraft.

The 15 new aircraft are scheduled for delivery from 2012 to 2014.