Summary
- Aircraft engine manufacturers have announced a multitude of orders during this year’s Farnborough International Airshow.
- This includes CFM International, GE Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce.
- However, not every new aircraft order announced during the event coincided with an engine order.
While commercial aircraft orders have slowed down as this year’s Farnborough International Airshow progressed, aircraft engine makers, including CFM International, GE Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce, have announced orders from airlines to purchase engines for their aircraft.
The following tables were valid as of July 24, 16:00 UTC.
CFM International wrapping up business quickly
CFM International was seemingly quick and efficient when finalizing its agreements with potential customers: out of the three orders that the engine maker has announced at the industry event, all three were published on July 23.
Airline/lessor |
Number and type of engines |
Total order |
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC |
12 CFM International LEAP-1A (two options) |
12 |
Avolon |
300 CFM International LEAP-1A (150 options) |
300 |
Macquarie AirFinance |
40 CFM Internartional LEAP-1B |
40 |
Total |
352 |
The US-based company, a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, which has focused on narrowbody engines, started off its event with an order from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).
On July 23, NAC ordered 12 CFM International LEAP-1A engines, which included two options, to power Airbus A321neo aircraft that would be delivered to its customers.
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However, the order was quickly followed up by Avolon, another aircraft lessor, purchasing 300 LEAP-1As, with the deal covering 150 firm orders and 150 options. CFM International pointed out that this was the largest-ever LEAP-1A order from a lessor.
The engine maker ended the day with an order from Macquarie AirFinance purchasing 40 LEAP-1B engines that would power the lessor’s recently purchased 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a deal which was also announced on July 23.
Macquarie AirFinance Orders 20 More 737 MAX At Farnborough Airshow
GE Aerospace’s business coinciding with orders
Meanwhile, GE Aerospace, which primarily focuses on selling widebody engines, such as the GE9X, the exclusive engine for the Boeing 777X, has announced orders at the Farnborough International Airshow as airlines announced theirs.
Airline/lessor |
Number and type of engines |
Total order |
Japan Airlines |
40 GEnx (20 options, presumed) |
40 |
British Airways |
12 GEnx (presumed) |
12 |
National Airlines |
8 GE90 |
8 |
Turkish Airlines |
8 GE90 |
8 |
Qatar Airways |
40 GE9X (presumed) |
40 |
American Airlines |
180 CF34 (plus an unidentified number of spares) |
180 |
EVA Air |
8 GEnx (presumed) |
8 |
Total |
296 |
Similarly to its subsidiary’s business, GE Aerospace announced the majority of its orders on July 23.
However, GE Aerospace’s first order during the event came as Japan Airlines ordered 20 Boeing 787 aircraft, which included ten firm orders for the 787-9 and ten options for a 787 variant that has yet to be chosen. While the company did not indicate the exact number of GEnx engines that the airline has ordered, it could be presumed that it was 40, with two engines each for the up to 20 aircraft that Japan Airlines has signed up for.
Nevertheless, the engine maker also announced two deals for eight GE90 engines for National Airlines and Turkish Airlines each. While the latter announced its 777F order before the Farnborough International Airshow, the former kicked off the event with the first-ever order during this year’s event.
Photo: Boeing
Korean Air also announced an order for 777-9 and 787-10 aircraft, yet the engine maker did not share the news. Boeing stated that it would add the deal to its backlog once it has been finalized.

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British Airways made one of the more potentially reverberating orders, which purchased 12 GEnx engines for its Boeing 787s. Previously, it had only operated Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to power its 787s, with Rolls-Royce being a United Kingdom-based company, even if the Trent 1000 was certified by Rolls-Royce Deutschland.
Then, on July 23, Qatar Airways announced its order for 20 777-9 aircraft, with the news also being shared by GE Aerospace. The same presumption was made once again, with two engines each for the 20 777-9s that Qatar Airways ordered.
On the same day, American Airlines confirmed that it would purchase 180 CF34 engines for its Embraer E175s, with the order including an unnamed number of spares for its fleet needs.
So far, GE Aerospace announced its last order on July 24. EVA Air, a Taiwan-based carrier, chose the GEnx to power its newly announced purchase agreement for four 787-10 aircraft that it ordered in May.

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Pratt & Whitney’s GTF sales
So far at the Farnborough International Airshow, Pratt & Whitney, despite its current issues with the PW1100G, known as Geared Turbofan (GTF), one of the A320neo family aircraft engine options, had a fruitful event, selling the GTF to airlines and lessors alike.
Airline/lessor |
Number and type of engines |
Total order |
SMBC Aviation Capital |
44 PW1100G |
44 |
Cebu Pacific Air |
304 PW1100G |
304 |
Avolon |
160 PW1110G |
160 |
SKY Airline |
78 PW1100G (58 options) |
78 |
Air Niugini |
22 PW1900G |
22 |
Total |
608 |
Apart from the SMBC Aviation Capital and Air Niugini deals, which were for 44 PW1100G and 22 PW1900G engines to power A320neo family and A220 family aircraft, respectively, Pratt & Whitney secured sizeable orders for the GTF engine.
The engine maker began the airshow with an order from SMBC Aviation Capital, which firmed up options for engines for 22 A320neo family aircraft, followed by confirmation that Cebu Pacific has chosen the PW1100G for its order for up to 152 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
The Philippines-based low-cost carrier signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus in July, with the MoU covering an order for 152 aircraft, namely 102 firm orders for the A321neo and 50 options for the A320neo.
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Meanwhile, on July 23, Avolon and Pratt & Whitney announced that the lessor had selected the PW1100G to power 80 A320neo family aircraft. On the same day, Chile-based SKY Airline signed a MoU with the engine maker for engines for ten A321XLR and options for 29 A320neo and A321neos.
To date, its last order of the airshow was from Air Niugini, which chose the PW1900G, the only available option for the A220 family aircraft, for its 11 A220s. The Papua New Guinea-based carrier announced plans to replace its fleet with six A220-100 from Airbus and two A220-100 and three A220-300s from lessors.

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Humble Rolls-Royce presence
Lastly, Rolls-Royce only issued three statements during the airshow. On July 23, the UK-based engine maker said it welcomed Virgin Atlantic’s order for an additional 14 Trent 7000 engines, with the airline purchasing seven A330-900s.
Airline/lessor |
Number and type of engines |
Total order |
Virgin Atlantic |
14 Trent 7000 |
14 |
Total |
14 |
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However, while Vietjet was another airline that purchased 20 A330-900s, Rolls-Royce only announced that the airline signed an engine service agreement with the Vietnamese carrier, adding that the “engine order was announced at Singapore Airshow in February this year.”

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