16 June 2015

Cebu Pacific places an order for 16 ATR 72-600s

Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) ordered 16 ATR72 -600 from ATR, the European Turboprop aircraft manufacturer. Cebu Pacific and ATR announced that the deal includes options to acquire an additional 10 ATR72-600, valuing the total aircraft order at US$673m, based on current list prices. The order is part of Cebu Pacific’s fleet renewal program. Cebu Pacific

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Pratt & Whitney GTF engine MRO network formalized

Pratt & Whitney and its OEM collaborators, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation (JAEC) and MTU Aero Engines AG (MTU), signed a definitive agreement formalizing a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network through International Aero Engines and naming initial locations where PW1100G-JM engine maintenance visits will be performed. PW1100G-JM engine maintenance locations include Pratt & Whitney’s facility

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New Airbus fleet contract confirms long-term relationship between Gulf Air and AFI KLM E&M

AFI KLM E&M and Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, have announced the signing of a support contract for the airline’s all-Airbus fleet. The contract covers component support for sixteen A320s, six A321s and six A330s and includes the provision of a Main Base Kit in Bahrain and access to the spares pools

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Embraer Defense & Security and Republic of Mali sign contract for six A-29 Super Tucano

Embraer Defense & Security and the Ministry of Defense and Veterans from the Republic of Mali have signed a contract for the acquisition of six A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training turboprops at the Paris Air Show. The contract includes logistic support for the operation of these aircraft and also provides a training

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Qatar Airways orders 10 GE9X-powered Boeing 777X and four GE90-powered Boeing 777 Freighters

Qatar Airways announced an order for 10 GE9X-powered Boeing 777X aircraft and four GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777 Freighters. The total engine order for the 20 GE9X engines and eight GE90-115B engines are valued at more than US$1.1bn list price. This order follows Qatar’s order for 50 GE9X-powered Boeing 777X that was placed during the 2013 Dubai

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SAS Selects V-Services for 50 V2500 engines

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has signed a 5-year V-Services Fixed Price Repair Agreement to manage 50 V2500 engines. The agreement will cover installed engines on SAS’s fleet of 25 Airbus aircraft. The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney

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Air Transat and Xiamen Airlines sign OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation

Air Transat has signed an eight-year OnPoint solution agreement for the overhaul of its fleet of CFM56-7B engines that power its Boeing 737-800 Next Gen aircraft. The OnPoint solution agreement is valued at more than US$25m over the life of the agreement. Xiamen Airlines signed a 15-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation for the

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