Airline News
Korean carriers firm Airbus, Boeing orders
November 6th 2015
Asiana Airlines, South Korea’s second largest carrier, has firmed up an order with Airbus for 25 A321neos to gradually replace its A320/A321ceos from 2019 to 2025. Read More »
Korean Air, like its rival, Asiana, also has opted for the re-engined A321. Korean Air agreed to buy 30 A321neos, worth approximately $3.7 billion at list prices, while taking another 20 on options.
On Thursday, Korean finalized the airline's order for 30 B737 MAXs and two more B777-300ERs, valued at nearly $4 billion at current list prices. Korean also holds options for 20 additional MAXs as part of the order, which was previously announced as a commitment at the Paris Air Show in June.
