17 July 2018

Comair, STARLUX and Loong Airlines sign service agreements with CFM International

South Africa’s private domestic airline operator, JSE-listed Comair Limited, has signed an eight-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement to support is fleet of 16 CFM56-7B engines. The agreement is valued at $160 million U.S. at list price. RPFH agreements are part of CFM Services flexible support offering. Under the terms of the agreement, CFM […]

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CFM and Aviation Capital Group sign LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engine deals

CFM International and Aviation Capital Group (ACG) have announced the selection of LEAP-1A engines to power 10 firm Airbus A320neo family aircraft. ACG has also secured the option to purchase 18 additional LEAP-1A engine shipsets to power Airbus A320neo family aircraft. This firm engine order is valued at US$300 million U.S. at list price. CFM

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CDB Aviation selects FLYdocs for fleet records management

FLYdocs, the aviation data and records management software provider and global industry leader in managing the lease transfer of aircraft and assets, released that CDB Aviation Lease Finance DAC (CDB Aviation), a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., has selected FLYdocs to provide the software and technical services to manage

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Embraer announces sales, options and LOIs in Farnborough worth US$15.3bn

Republic Airways Holdings has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Embraer for an order of 100 E175 aircraft, with the right to convert to E175-E2 aircraft. In addition to the firm aircraft, Republic has secured purchase rights on an additional 100 aircraft. Embraer and Mauritania Airlines announced at the Farnborough Airshow, a firm order

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New Airbus jetliner orders

Airbus continued its momentum during the Farnborough Airshow’s second day, announcing orders, commitments and agreements for single-aisle and widebody jetliners that reached the triple-digits New business revealed at the week-long UK aerospace gathering included another key endorsement for the A220 Family of jetliners, which has joined Airbus’ single-aisle commercial aircraft portfolio. This endorsement came with

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Air Nostrum and CityJet join forces to create largest pan European regional airline group

Air Nostrum and CityJet have signed a Heads of Terms with the aim to bring about closer co-operation between the two airlines under the umbrella of a new holding company. Such a development will be subject to obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals and the preparation of the relevant filings has begun. The coming together of

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GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce extend 10-year US$ multi-million agreement on inner core fairings

GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce have formalized an agreement for the manufacturing of inner core fairings for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and 84,000lb-thrust Trent XWB engine programs through 2026. The US$ multi-million, 10-year program contract is another milestone in a long-term business relationship between GKN and Rolls-Royce that currently includes the company providing exotic metals and

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AEI signs contract for four additional CRJ200 SFs for Aeronaves T.S.M

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves T.S.M. (TSM) with four additional CRJ200 SF freighter conversions. The first CRJ200 of this order will commence in September, with redelivery scheduled for January 2019. The second, third and fourth aircraft will commence in March, July, and December of 2019 respectively. Commercial Jet’s Dothan,

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GECAS, Boeing announce agreement for 35 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters

GECAS and Boeing have reached an agreement for 35 additional 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. The deal, which includes 20 firm orders and an option for 15 more, would take GECAS’ 737-800BCF order book from 15 to 50 and enable GECAS to serve the growing express air cargo market. The

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GE signs new engine orders with LEVEL, Volga-Dnepr Group and Nordic Aviation Capital

Volga-Dnepr Group and CargoLogicHolding have signed a Letter of Intent with GE Aviation for 29 GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777 Freighters and five GEnx-2B-powered Boeing 747-8 Freighters. The engine order is valued at more than US$2.5 billion list price. LEVEL, International Airlines Group’s (IAG) low-cost long-haul airline, has placed an order for CF6-80E engines with GE Aviation

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