Summary
- Luxair has ordered four Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, with the order being split between two firm orders and two options.
- Luxair has already taken delivery of two 737 MAX 8 aircraft and Boeing should deliver another two 737 MAX 8 and four 737 MAX 7 to the airline in due time.
- So far, Boeing has been dominating the Farnborough International Airshow.
Luxair has added another order to Boeing’s tally at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, with the event so far being an all-Boeing ordeal as the manufacturer has amassed three orders with Luxair’s purchase of four (two firm, two options) 737 MAX 10 aircraft.
Adding the 737 MAX 10
Luxair, whose largest shareholder was the state of Luxembourg, ordered four 737 MAX 10 aircraft, split between two firm orders and two options for the largest member of the 737 MAX family.
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Gilles Feith, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Luxair, said that the 737 MAX 10 would help the airline position itself for the future, with the aircraft type supporting the airline’s growth and decarbonization.
Feith also mentioned the commonality between the 737 MAX models, with the CEO adding that this will result in significant operational savings for Luxair.
“In addition to reducing overall fuel use and emissions, the 737 MAXs will help create a 50 percent smaller noise footprint by reducing noise generated by takeoffs and landings at Luxembourg Airport.”
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Previous 737 MAX orders
On two separate occasions, Luxair ordered 737 MAX aircraft, including the 737 MAX 7 and 737 MAX 8, in 2023.
The first order came in March 2023, when the Luxembourg-based carrier purchased four 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Luxair has already taken delivery of two 737 MAX 8 aircraft on lease, namely aircraft registered as LX-LBL and LX-LBK.
The carrier took delivery of the aircraft on July 1, 2023, and September 6, 2023, respectively, ch-aviation data showed.
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Both aircraft were previously operated by Air Italy, an airline whose minority stake was owned by Qatar Airways. The Italian airline abruptly stopped operations in February 2020.
Nevertheless, during the Paris Air Show 2023, Luxair added another four 737 MAX 7, becoming the launch customer of the type in Europe.
At the time, Feith stated that the 737 MAX 7, seating 160 passengers, would offer flexibility across the airline’s network while also significantly cutting fuel consumption.
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All-Boeing show
So far, Boeing has been the only aircraft manufacturer announcing orders at the Farnborough International Airshow.
Photo: Boeing
In addition to the Luxair order, the company began the event by announcing an order for four 777F aircraft from National Airlines, followed by Korean Air purchasing 20 777X and 30 787-10 aircraft, with orders for the latter being split between 20 firm orders and ten options.
Meanwhile, Airbus has only announced an agreement with Airports Council International (ACI), with the two sides promising to work together to support aviation’s efforts to reduce its emissions.
According to the European aircraft manufacturer’s announcement, the two companies would leverage the strengths of Airbus as a plane maker and ACI as the world’s largest and most important international association of airports to make progress in decarbonizing aviation and mitigating aircraft noise impact.
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