Aircraft & Engines

Cathay Pacific Airways has finalised an order with Airbus for 32 A321neo single-aisle aircraft. The aircraft will be operated by Cathay Dragon, the regional carrier of the Group, on services linking its Hong Kong home base with destinations across Asia. The purchase agreement firms up an MOU announced last month. The new A321neo aircraft will

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has released its 20-year Market Forecast for the 60- to 150-seat segment. According to this new 2017-2036 Market Forecast, the 60- to 150-seat segment will be a catalyst to further growth, market penetration and airline profitability. The complete market is seen as 12,550 aircraft worth US$820bn, based on 2017 list prices. The

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has announced its leasing division DAE Capital and Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling have completed lease agreements for two Airbus A320 aircraft. These modern, fuel efficient planes will be delivered in 2018 and will be equipped with IAE V2527-A5 SelectTwo engines. These aircraft form part of a direct order DAE has with

Rolls-Royce is to provide additional Trent XWB engines to United Airlines following the airline’s announcement that it will update and expand the number of Airbus A350 XWB aircraft on order from 35 A350-1000 to 45 A350-900. Long-term TotalCare service support will be provided for all the engines. The Trent XWB has already delivered exceptional levels

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) had taken delivery of its first A321neo, becoming the launch operator of the version of the aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared turbofan engines. ANA’s A321neo is configured for 194 passengers with 8 premium class seats and 186 economy class seats. ANA will start scheduled commercial services on

TrueNoord has purchased two ATR 72-600 aircraft from global private investment firm, Castlelake. This investment continues the highly targeted on-going development and global growth strategy for the TrueNoord fleet under lease, following investment from private equity firms Bregal Freshstream and BlackRock. The purchase of the two ATR 72-600 aircraft from Castlelake has recently been completed.

AviaAM Leasing has reported that its joint venture with the Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company (HNCA) – AviaAM Financial Leasing China – has delivered the 7th brand new Airbus A320 family aircraft to Aeroflot – Russian Airlines. The delivery took place at Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France. On the 6th of September the

Boeing has projected a demand for 7,240 new airplanes in China over the next 20 years valued at nearly US$1.1 trillion. Boeing’s annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO) was released on September 6, in Beijing, with total airplane demand rising 6.3% over last year’s forecast. “China’s continuous economic growth, significant investment in infrastructure, growing middle-class

United Airlines has increased the number of A350 XWB aircraft it will bring into its fleet, updating and expanding its previously existing order for 35 A350-1000 to 45 A350-900 widebody aircraft to replace older, less efficient aircraft, supporting future growth at the airline. The A350-900 is the cornerstone member of the A350XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) family,