Lithuanian leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines expanded its fleet by adding one more Airbus aircraft in the beginning of this summer. In total the fleet consists of 22 Airbus 320 and Airbus 321 aircraft. All of them are already booked for the summer season. During this period Small Planet Airlines plans to carry 1 million
Aircraft remarketing specialist Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of 2 Bombardier DHC-8-106 aircraft, on behalf of a global investor, to 748 Air Services, Kenya. The first aircraft, Msn 380, was delivered in January with Msn 366 following in June. Both aircraft will be based at Wilson Airport in Nairobi and operated by 748
GE Aviation and its joint venture companies, led by CFM International, announced more than US$31bn in orders and commitments at this week’s Paris Air Show. The orders and commitments included more than 1,700 GE and CFM engines as well as a full suite of TrueChoiceTM engine maintenance offerings. Orders/commitments include (all values quoted in U.S.
Boeing has signed an agreement with an unidentified major airline customer for 125 737 MAX 8 airplanes, valued at more than US$14bn at list prices. The agreement also includes purchase rights for an additional 50 airplanes.
Boeing and Ruili Airlines reported the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for 20 737 MAX airplanes at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The airplanes, valued at approximately US$2.2bn at current list prices, will be posted to the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website once all contingencies are cleared.
Tehran based Iran Airtour Airlines, has become Airbus’ newest customer for the A320neo Family after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for 45 aircraft at the Paris Air Show. Celebrating 45 years since establishment, the carrier now has been added to Airbus’ list of new customers. Operating scheduled services to domestic and international markets, Iran
Russia’s VEB Leasing has ordered CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power 20 new Airbus A320neo/A321neo aircraft scheduled to begin delivery in 2019. In addition, the leasing company also has firm orders for LEAP-1B engines to power 22 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2018. CFM values these two agreements at
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency have jointly granted 180-minute Extended-range, Twin-engine Operations (ETOPS) approval on June 19 to the LEAP-1A engine for the Airbus A320neo and the LEAP-1B for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft families. The engine approval now paves the way for the aircraft manufacturers, as well as
Based just south of Denver, Colorado, Boom has provided updated figures on orders received for its supersonic jet, which is currently still undergoing trials with a one-third size demonstrator, XB-1. To date 76 orders have been received, which include non-refundable down payments. Boom is a startup company which is promising to produce a supersonic passenger
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with CemAir of South Africa for two Q400 airliners. Based on the Q400 turboprop list price, a firm order would be valued at approximately US$65m.
