DAE Capital, and Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, have signed an aircraft lease agreement for five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, that are scheduled to enter the Gulf carrier’s fleet in 2018. These modern, fuel efficient planes will help Gulf Air expand its network, facilitating the long-term expansion of the airline’s future network
Emirates, one of the world’s largest airlines, announced a commitment to purchase 40 787-10 Dreamliners at the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The deal, including airplanes and related equipment, is valued at US$15.1bn at current list prices. Emirates is the world’s largest Boeing 777 operator and will be the first to receive the new 777X in 2020.
Boeing and Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) have signed an order for five more 787-8 Dreamliners and a commitment to purchase two large freighters. The agreement is valued at about US$1.9bn at current list prices. The freighter commitment will be finalized at a later time. Azerbaijan Airlines also announced it will be the launch customer for the
BOC Aviation has signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with Qatar Airways for three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, currently in operation with the airline.
Boeing and CDB Aviation have finalized an order for 42 737 MAX 8s, 10 737 MAX 10s and eight 787-9 Dreamliners. The order puts the 737 MAX program over 4,000 orders total. The order, valued at US$7.4bn at current list prices, was announced as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the 2017 Paris Air Show.
Texas-based aircraft lease-finance specialist Spectre Air Capital has purchased six 737-700s (former Xiamen) for conversion to freighter by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Boeing and China Aviation Suppliers Holding Company (CASC) have signed an agreement for 300 airplanes during a ceremony in Beijing, which was part of the United States trade mission to China. The agreement includes orders and commitments for 300 Boeing single-aisle and twin-aisle airplanes. The airplanes are valued at more than US$37bn at list prices.
Juneyao Airlines, a subsidiary under Juneyao Group, reached an agreement with GE to order GEnx-1B engines to power its 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The engine order is valued at US$1.4bn (list price) and includes a 15-year TrueChoiceTM overhaul agreement with GE Aviation for the time and material to repair and overhaul of these engines. The
United Airlines has ended its 47-year relationship with the Boeing 747 with a special ‘retro’ flight from San Francisco to Honolulu in acknowledgement of its first-ever commercial flight on July 23, 1970. This last flight follows on from the carrier’s final international 747 flight, from Seoul to San Francisco, on October 29. More than 300
FedEx Express and ATR have signed a major contract for the firm purchase of 30 ATR 72-600s plus 20 options. These aircraft will be the first new ATRs to be directly delivered from the factory in a freighter configuration. This new aircraft version, designated as the ATR 72-600F, has a brand new windowless fuselage and
