Firm aircraft orders at the Farnborough International Airshow reached 342 after three days of the event, according to FlightGlobal, with a further 57 preliminary deals, options and purchase rights, and 30 passenger-to-freighter conversions also recorded.
Day three built on 82 firm orders placed across Airbus, Boeing and Embraer on day two, according to Aerotime. Industry group ADS reported day two of the show generated US$21 billion in aircraft deals, a 5 per cent rise on the equivalent day of Farnborough 2024, the show’s previous edition.
Airbus chief executive officer Guillaume Faury said the company’s 2026 delivery guidance remained unchanged at the halfway point of the year, with the planemaker still targeting around 870 aircraft by year end.
Philippine Airlines, which ordered up to 20 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners on day two, added an order for nine Airbus A350-1000s on day three. Embraer sold 28 E190/195 E2 family jets across three operators: Abra Group, parent company of Avianca and GOL; Spanish regional carrier Binter; and Luxembourg’s Luxair.
Boeing received its first order from Uganda Airlines, and separately sold 15 787-9s to lessor AerCap and five 777-8 Freighters to MSC Air Cargo. On day three, Airbus also picked up orders from Saudi carrier Flynas, for five additional A330neos, and Bermuda’s BermudAir, which confirmed a previously undisclosed order for 10 A220-300s, according to FlightGlobal and Simple Flying.
Elsewhere at the show, Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways signed a memorandum of understanding with Abra Group to expand network ties between Etihad and Abra’s member airlines, Avianca, GOL and Wamos Air.
Pratt & Whitney Canada said it would begin ground testing of a hybrid-electric propulsion system and propeller, following several years of development. The system will then be installed on a Dash 8-100 experimental aircraft, with a first flight expected in 2027.
No Australian carrier had confirmed an order as of day three. Aviation intelligence firm IBA had forecast before the show that Qantas was among airlines that could place widebody orders at Farnborough, but no deal involving an Australian operator had been reported by the show’s midpoint. The show closes on 24 July.
