THE MONTH
IN REVIEW: APRIL 2020]
Airbus logged net
orders in April
for nine commercial aircraft from its A320 product line from Avolon.
By April 30th, Airbus’
gross orders in 2020 totalled 365 aircraft. After cancellations the net orders
stand at 299 aircraft.
During the month, 14 deliveries were made
from the A320, A330 and A350 XWB aircraft families.
Business in April
brings the overall total orders logged by Airbus since its creation to 20,407
commercial aircraft, which includes 15,572 A320 Family aircraft, 1,819 A330s, 930 A350 XWBs,
642 A220s and 251 A380s.
In April, 12 A320neo Family
aircraft were delivered. For Airbus widebody aircraft, one A350 XWBs was
provided in the A350-900 configuration; along with one A330ceo.
Among the month’s
notable deliveries was the first
100% e-deliveries to Pegasus Airlines.
Airbus’ backlog of
aircraft remaining to be delivered as of 30th April stood at 7,645, comprised 6,217 A320 Family
aircraft, 529 A220s, 322 A330s, 568 A350 XWBs and nine A380s.
Best regards,
Airbus Media Relations
American Airlines Pulls More Airbus Jets from its Fleet
The airline is trying to simplify its fleet in response to plunging demand.
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) is parking its fleet of Airbus (OTC:EADSY) A330-200s in storage until at least 2022, part of the airline's broader effort to downsize in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Like other airlines, American has been scrambling to cut costs and ground aircraft in response to air traffic demand falling 90% year over year. International flying, the A330-200's primary mission, has been cut particularly hard and is expected to take longer to recover than domestic air travel.
Airlines are retiring significant numbers of planes, but for the most part those have tended to be the older, less efficient parts of their fleet. American to date has retired about 80 planes, including its entire fleet of Airbus A330-300s, its Boeing 757 and 767 fleets, and its Embraer E190s.
American's fleet of 15 A330-200s has an average age of 14 years.. American said the A330-200s routes would be flown by Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft, with A330 pilots set to be retrained to fly other airplanes.
The retirements, while costly, make sense for an airline expecting to fly fewer people for the foreseeable future. Airlines can save money on maintenance by pushing entire fleet types out of service, and larger jets like the A330-200s are unlikely to be useful with traffic numbers expected to remain low. Industry trade group Airlines for America is expected to testify before Congress Wednesday that airlines right now are averaging about 17 passengers per flight.
This might not be the last we hear of retirements by American. CFO Derek Kerr during the airline's first quarter call with investors last week mentioned its fleet of A330-200s and its 737-800s as potential cuts as the airline looks to downsize capacity.
American Airlines Pulls More Airbus Jets from its Fleet
The airline is trying to simplify its fleet in response to plunging demand.
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) is parking its fleet of Airbus (OTC:EADSY) A330-200s in storage until at least 2022, part of the airline's broader effort to downsize in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Like other airlines, American has been scrambling to cut costs and ground aircraft in response to air traffic demand falling 90% year over year. International flying, the A330-200's primary mission, has been cut particularly hard and is expected to take longer to recover than domestic air travel.
Airlines are retiring significant numbers of planes, but for the most part those have tended to be the older, less efficient parts of their fleet. American to date has retired about 80 planes, including its entire fleet of Airbus A330-300s, its Boeing 757 and 767 fleets, and its Embraer E190s.
American's fleet of 15 A330-200s has an average age of 14 years.. American said the A330-200s routes would be flown by Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft, with A330 pilots set to be retrained to fly other airplanes.
The retirements, while costly, make sense for an airline expecting to fly fewer people for the foreseeable future. Airlines can save money on maintenance by pushing entire fleet types out of service, and larger jets like the A330-200s are unlikely to be useful with traffic numbers expected to remain low. Industry trade group Airlines for America is expected to testify before Congress Wednesday that airlines right now are averaging about 17 passengers per flight.
This might not be the last we hear of retirements by American. CFO Derek Kerr during the airline's first quarter call with investors last week mentioned its fleet of A330-200s and its 737-800s as potential cuts as the airline looks to downsize capacity.
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