The great orders of history
2023
Air India places an order for 470 medium and long-haul aircraft from Airbus and Boeing at a list price of over $70 billion. These prices are rarely applied, with the builders granting discounts, in particular for major contracts.
With Airbus, the company has signed a purchase intention currently being finalized for one hundred and forty A320s, seventy A321s and forty A350 wide-body aircraft. With Boeing, it has ordered 190 single-aisle 737 MAXs, 20 long-haul 787s and 10 wide-body 777Xs and placed options for 50 MAXs and 20 additional 787s.
2011
American Airlines ordered 460 single-aisle aircraft: 260 Airbus A320s and 200 Boeing 737s, at the then list price of $38 billion. These prices are rarely applied, with the builders granting discounts, in particular for major contracts.
2017
Airbus garners the largest order in its history: the American investment company Indigo Partners signs for 430 aircraft of the A320neo family, intended for several companies and at a theoretical price of 49.5 billion dollars.
2019
The Indian company IndiGo signs a firm mega-order of 300 Airbus A320neo, at a list price of 33 billion dollars.
2022
Four Chinese companies (Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and Shenzhen Airlines) simultaneously order a total of 292 A320neo family aircraft from Airbus, or 37 billion dollars at the list price.
2021
United Airlines signs for 270 medium-haul aircraft, broken down into 200 Boeing 737 MAX and 70 Airbus A321neo, or $35.4 billion at list price.
2021
Indigo Partners is ordering 255 Airbus A321s to equip four airlines (Wizz Air, Frontier, Volaris and Jetsmart). List price: $33 billion.
2013
The Indonesian company Lion Air signs an order for 234 Airbus A320, a contract worth 24 billion dollars.
2011
Lion Air, already it, offers Boeing the largest order in its history with 230 single-aisle 737, an announcement then made by the White House which communicates an amount of 21.7 billion dollars.
2011
Southwest orders 208 Boeing 737s, target price $19 billion.
2022
United Airlines announces an order for 200 new aircraft from Boeing: 100 long-haul 787s and 100 737 MAXs, representing approximately $40 billion at the official rate.
2011
The Malaysian AirAsia signs the purchase of 200 Airbus A320neo, 18.2 billion dollars at the list price.
2011
IndiGo orders 180 single-aisle aircraft from Airbus, including 150 A320neos, valued at $16.2 billion.
2017
The Gulf company FlyDubai orders 175 Boeing 737 MAX, in addition to 50 additional optional.
2013
The Irish low-cost Ryanair orders 175 Boeing 737 for 15.6 billion dollars at list price.
2017
Indian carrier SpiceJet orders 155 aircraft from Boeing, including 737 MAXs, and puts options on 50 additional planes, a $22 billion contract.
2013
Emirates signs for 150 long-haul Boeing 777Xs, 56 billion dollars at the list price, even if the Dubai company gives up 24 aircraft later due to the numerous delays in the program, and converts them into 40 copies of the smaller 787.
2012
United orders 150 Boeing 737s for $14 billion at list price.
2011
American Airlines orders 130 A321neos, valued at $13.8 billion.
2021
Southwest is ordering 100 Boeing 737 MAXs — a theoretical $12.5 billion — and putting options on 155 more.
2021
The Australian company Qantas announces un agreement with Airbus to acquire up to 134 A320 and A220 single-aisle aircraft.
2021
Air France-KLM is ordering 100 single-aisle A320neo family aircraft, with 60 acquisition rights, to renew and expand the fleets of its KLM and Transavia airlines.
(AFP)
