AerCap has chosen the Pratt & Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan engine to power an additional 10 Airbus A320neo aircraft. The order, originally announced as options, brings AerCap’s PW1100G-JM engine powered fleet to 100 aircraft.
Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group, a leader in transportation of unique, outsize and heavy cargo, announced at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow finalization of terms for the acquisition of 20 747-8 Freighters, which includes four aircraft that have already been delivered. Boeing also signed an agreement with the Group’s subsidiaries AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Volga-Dnepr Airlines to
WOW air the low-fare airline based in Iceland has signed a firm order for four A321s. The airline’s first purchase agreement directly with Airbus also makes WOW air a new Airbus customer. WOW air is an all Airbus operator with 11 aircraft in its fleet to date and will grow to 12 by the end
AWAS has chosen CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 10 new Airbus A320ceo (current engine option). The aircraft are part of a 15-aircraft order the company announced with Airbus on June 23 and the engine order is valued at US$320m at list price. Dublin-based AWAS became a direct order CFM56-5B customer in 2008 with an
Germania Group has placed a firm order for 25 Airbus A320neos. The contract was signed at the Farnborough International Airshow by Karsten Balke, CEO of Germania and S.A.T., and Fabrice Brégier, President and CEO of Airbus. Germania Group operates an Airbus fleet of ten A319s and five A321s to destinations in Europe, North Africa and
Boeing reported a commitment for 30 737 airplanes from an unidentified Chinese customer at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow. The commitment includes a mix of 737 MAX and Next-Generation 737 airplanes, valued at more than US$3bn at current list prices.
Air Lease Corporation signed an order with Boeing for six 737 MAX 8s at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow. Three of the orders are new, and three were previously attributed to an unidentified customer on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website. ALC chose CFM International’s LEAP-1B engine to power the new aircraft.
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Porter Airlines of Toronto have signed a firm purchase agreement for three Bombardier Q400 turboprop airliners. Based on the list price of the Q400 aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately US$93m. The three aircraft on firm order will increase Porter’s Q400 aircraft fleet to 29 aircraft. Porter exclusively flies
Embraer Executive Jets released that the Legacy 450 has received certification for an extended range of 2,904 nm (5,378 km). The improvement was approved by Brazil’s ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil), the FAA (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency). The new range with four passengers onboard plus reserves is 329
TUI Group finalized an order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1B engine. The engine order is valued at US$200m at list price. The LEAP-1B engine flew for the first time on the Boeing 737 MAX on January 29, 2016. Since then, three more aircraft have been added to the
