Farnborough International Airshow 2024 - VibeWire Magazine

Qatar Airways Expands Its Boeing 777X Order With 20 More At Farnborough

In total, Qatar Airways had 94 commitments for the 777X, including passenger and cargo aircraft.

The aircraft lessor already had 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on order, with Macquarie AirFinance adding another 20 to its backlog.

The airline first announced its intentions to introduce the additional Airbus aircraft into its fleet in March.

Virgin Atlantic currently has five A330-900 in its fleet.

The agreement could eventually see Boeing help produce drones in Ukraine.

On the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow, Vietjet and Airbus signed a firm order for 20 A330neos.

So far, Boeing has comfortably beat Airbus in terms of commercial activity at the Farnborough International Airshow.

Turkish Airlines has also announced it will offer unlimited free Wi-Fi onboard to all customers by the end of next year.

Confirming the multi-billion deal on Day 1 at Farnborough.

Drukair’s order was the first for Airbus, with the Bhutan-based carrier ordering five aircraft by signing a preliminary agreement.