Bombardier has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for up to 24 CS300 aircraft with EgyptAir Holding Company, of Cairo. This includes 12 CS300 aircraft with purchase rights for an additional 12 aircraft. Based on the list price of the CS300 airliner, a firm-order contract would be valued at approximately US$1.1bn.
Ethiopian Airlines has ordered eight GE90-115B engines to power its four Boeing 777 Freighters. The engines will be added to an existing 12-year TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of Ethiopian Airlines’ GE90 engine fleet. The engine order and expanded services agreement are valued at more than US$450m list price and
Golden Falcon Aviation, the exclusive aircraft provider of Wataniya Airways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 25 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft. The agreement was signed at the Dubai Airshow 2017. Wataniya Airways resumed operations in July 2017 and currently operates a fleet of two A320ceo aircraft serving several destinations in the Middle East
CFM International will achieve record production levels in 2017, with a planned rate of 1,800, to 1,900 engines by year end. At the same time, the company has logged near-record orders, with a total of 2,944 engines booked through October. “It has been quite a year for CFM, and we’re not done yet,” said Gaël
BOC Aviation has signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with Qatar Airways for three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, currently in operation with the airline.
Gulf Air and Honeywell have signed an agreement for the airline to purchase Honeywell auxiliary power units for its new fleet of 29 Airbus A320neo aircraft. Under the agreement, Honeywell will also provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services to help Gulf Air achieve greater cost predictability for future maintenance while reducing expenses when unexpected servicing
ICBC Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), and CFM International have signed and agreement for the purchase of 80 LEAP-1B engines to power 40 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. ICBC Leasing is scheduled to begin taking delivery in 2018.
Vietnam Airlines has selected the P&W PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine to power 20 A321neo Airbus aircraft. The deal, which is valued at US$1.5bn at list prices, includes a 12-year EngineWise Fleet Management Program. VietJet Air is another Vietnamese airline to choose the PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine to power an order of 10 new
Gulf Air and CFM International have signed an agreement for the purchase of 58 LEAP-1A engines to power 17 Airbus A321neo and 12 A320neo aircraft, as well as an additional seven spare engines to support fleet operations. The engine order is valued at approximately US$1.9bn at list price, including a long-term service agreement. The aircraft
On the opening day of this year’s Dubai Airshow, Falcon Aviation confirmed an order for three additional new Leonardo AW169 helicopters, in readiness to start a significant new offshore contract from early 2018. The new aircraft will bolster Falcon Aviation’s fleet of the type to five. As a pioneer of the AW169 in the Middle
