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
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
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
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,
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
Colin James, Airbus Helicopters’ UK Managing Director, formally handed over the latest Empire Test Pilot School (ETPS) H125 helicopter to Nic Anderson, Managing Director Air and Space, Qinetiq. Under the current modernisation programme, the world-renown test pilot flight school will receive four H125s, which will make up ETPS’ new generation, single-engine helicopter fleet. Minister of
Ethiopian Airlines selected the GEnx engine to power its six additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. This selection increases Ethiopian Airlines’ GEnx-powered B787 aircraft to 19 total. “The GEnx engine has performed extremely well for our airline with high reliability and good fuel efficiency,” said Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines. “This proven performance
Brazilian carrier GOL Airlines is adding the newest and largest member of the 737 MAX family with a new contract that converts 30 current MAX orders to the 737 MAX 10. GOL also placed a new order for 15 more MAX 8 airplanes, growing GOL’s total MAX orders to 135. The Brazilian airline says the
Boeing and Jet Airways confirmed that the Indian carrier placed an order for an additional 75 737 MAX 8 airplanes during a signing ceremony at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. The order, valued at US$8.8 billion at current list prices, was previously posted as unidentified on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website. This order for an
Milestone Aviation Group, a GECAS company and a global leader in helicopter leasing and Leonardo have been selected to renew the medium helicopter fleet of Aramco Overseas Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco (Aramco) – a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicals enterprise. Leonardo and Milestone have signed a contract for 17 Leonardo AW139 helicopters
