Airbus Logs Orders from ALC, Turkish
Air Lease's latest contract with Airbus includes an order for five A350-1000s. (Photo: Airbus)
Air Lease's latest contract with Airbus includes an order for five A350-1000s. (Photo: Airbus)

Los Angeles-based Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has placed a new firm order for 25 Airbus A350XWBs and converted options on 14 A321neos, the European manufacturer announced on Monday. The A350 contract calls for deliveries of 20 A350-900s and five A350-1000s and raises the total backlog for the new composite-bodied airliner to 617. ALC, which also holds options for five more A350-1000s, becomes the 35th customer for the XWB series.