Viva Air, the Latin America low cost carrier group owned by Irelandia Aviation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 50 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 35 A320neo and 15 A320ceo. The agreement paves the way for the group’s airlines VivaColombia and Viva Air Peru to base its fleet renewal and network growth on
United Airlines announced an agreement at the 2017 Paris Air Show to convert 100 of its current 737 MAX orders into 737 MAX 10s, becoming the largest single 737 MAX 10 customer. United also announced an order for four additional 777-300ER aircraft. United expects to begin taking delivery of the 737 MAX 10 in late
Embraer has received firm orders and commitments for the E2 family from undisclosed customers. The firm order consists of ten E195-E2´s, with an additional ten purchase rights for the E190-E2. The firm order has a value of US$666m, based on Embraer’s current list prices and will be included in Embraer’s 2017 second-quarter backlog. Embraer has
Embraer and Japan’s Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA) have signed an agreement for a firm order of three E175s, with purchase rights for an additional three aircraft of the same model. The firm order will be included in Embraer’s 2017 second-quarter backlog. FDA currently operates 11 aircraft – three E170s and eight E175s. In addition, FDA
Embraer announced at the 52nd International Paris Air Show, that it has signed an agreement with Japan Airlines for a firm order of an additional E190 after Embraer marks one year of E190 operations in Japan. Japan Airlines’ subsidiary J-AIR made its first E190 revenue flight in May 2016. J-AIR currently operates seven E190s and
Rolls-Royce has won a major order from Ethiopian Airlines to provide Trent XWB engines for ten new Airbus A350-900 aircraft with TotalCare service support, further increasing its order book for new engines. In addition, the order includes TotalCare for 14 of the aircraft already in service or on order. In total, the deal is valued
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed a definitive agreement to supply its latest PW150 engine family powerplant – the PW150C – to power the AVIC Aircraft MA700 aircraft. Since the selection of the PW150C for the new regional turboprop, P&WC has invested significantly in the engine’s development to support its integration into the airframe.
Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM engine has been granted 180 minute Extended Range Operations (ETOPS) eligibility by the European Aviation Safety Agency. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had approved ETOPs for the engine in December 2016. The ETOPS certification sets the maximum allowed amount of single-engine flying time that an aircraft can be from the
China Southern Airlines has placed an order for CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power 50 new Airbus A320neo aircraft. The order is valued at nearly US$1.50bn and the airline is scheduled to begin taking delivery in 2018. The aircraft order was announced 2014. China Southern was one of CFM’s first customers in China and has
Embraer and Belavia, Belarusian Airlines, have announced at the 52nd Paris International Air Show, a firm order for two current generation E-Jets: one E175 and one E195 – both for delivery in 2018. The firm order, which has value of US$99.1m, based on Embraer’s current list price, will be included in Embraer’s 2017 second-quarter backlog.
