Paris orders, United leaves JFK and Element prices

The Paris Air Show thus far has been impressive all round although many announcements are MOUs or LOIs, as such all will be watching to see if these are converted. The Volga-Dnepr group 20 747-8 MOU would be the most impressive order of the show if converted. But as this MOU from a Russian operator comes through we must not lose sight of the fact that Aeroflot cancelled its firm order for 22 787s this week. Away from the air show United has swapped their slots at New York’s JFK for EWR with Delta, this will represent a capacity reduction