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Aerospace News – Early January 2025

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UK commercial aircraft orders fell 65% in November 2024 to just 79, representing the lowest demand for aircraft in the month since 2020, new figures show.

According to the latest commercial aircraft data from ADS, the trade association for the UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space sectors further highlights a 55% decline fall in year-to-date aircraft orders.  ADS notes that Aircraft deliveries are down 10% in the first eleven months of the year, primarily due to lagging widebody aircraft deliveries, which dropped by 25%.


The Italian Air Force has ordered 24 Eurofighter aircraft from BAE Systems.  The announcement comes at a strategically important time for the Eurofighter programme and follows the contract signing last Friday (20 December) for 25 Eurofighters for the Spanish Air Force.  The 24 new Italian Eurofighter Typhoon jets will replace Italian Tranche 1 versions that are currently in service.


Air Canada, the national carrier of Canada, has signed a firm order with Airbus for five more latest generation single-aisle A220-300s on the fifth anniversary since taking delivery of its first A220 in December 2019.  This follows an initial order in 2016 for 45 A220-300s and a re-order in 2022 for 15 more.

Including this latest reorder, Air Canada’s total firm orders for the A220-300 stands at 65 aircraft.  John Di Bert, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Air Canada, said: “The A220 has delivered on its promises for Air Canada in its five years in service.  It has allowed us to open new routes and better serve existing routes with an aircraft that has the right economics to support our profitable growth strategy. It is also very popular with customers.”


Taiwanese airline, STARLUX, has placed a firm order with aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, for five more A350F freighters.  This doubles an initial order from the airline last year for five of the all-new cargo aircraft. The A350F fleet will be operated by STARLUX Cargo on some of the world’s busiest freight routes.

Glenn Chai, CEO of STARLUX, said: “The cargo market is set to become a key element in our business model and will benefit from the advantages offered by Taiwan’s geographical location.”

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