Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter in 2018, Mark was a reporter and data analyst for Air Transport World.
Airbus logged orders from six customers in March for a combined total of 84 aircraft, compared to rival Boeing’s 39 aircraft ordered by six customers, four of whom are unidentified.
Airbus’s largest order for the month came from Air Lease Corporation. The Los Angeles-based lessor firmed up an order for 30 Airbus A321neo LR aircraft, valued at approximately $3.73 billion at current list prices, and 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebodies, valued at approximately $7.12 billion at current list prices.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has warned that various Latin American airports may see possible strike action over the upcoming Easter holiday period and beyond, due to labor conflicts in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.
