Philippine Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pratt & Whitney to power its order of 15 firm plus 15 purchase right A321neo aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2017. The PurePower engine family has completed more than 23,000 hours and 40,000 cycles of testing. As the first airline in Asia, Philippine Airlines
Boeing and Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, announced an order for 75 737 MAX 8 airplanes at the 2015 Dubai Airshow. The announcement marks the largest order in Jet Airways’ history and supports the airline’s replacement strategy to have the most modern and environmentally progressive airplane fleet. The order, previously attributed to an unidentified
Embraer Executive Jets and Emirates Flight Training Academy signed a contract for up to 10 Phenom 100E entry-level jets. The signing ceremony took place on the first day of the Dubai Airshow. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2017. The aircraft will be used for flight training purposes to meet the present and future demand
Airbus sees an important potential market for its new ACJneo Family in the Middle East, where private jets are well established as business tools for companies, billionaires and governments, helping them to be more productive and efficient. Airbus’ ACJneo Family initially comprises the ACJ319neo and ACJ320neo. The ACJ319neo will fly eight passengers 6,750nm/12,500 km –
BOC Aviation has added its first two new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft to its fleet. Both of the wide-body aircraft have been placed on long-term leases to Kenya Airways (Kenya Airways) following the successful Sale and Leaseback transaction between the two companies.
The A350-1000’s new engine – the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 – has successfully made its first flight-test aboard Airbus’ dedicated A380 “Flying-Test-Bed” aircraft. The aircraft took off from Airbus’ facilities in Toulouse and performed a flight of 4 hours, 14 mins during which the engine covered a wide range of power settings at altitudes up to
Korean Air finalized the airline’s order of 30 737 MAXs and two additional 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners valued at nearly US$4bn at current list prices. The airline also has options for additional 737 MAXs as part of the order, which was previously announced as a commitment during the Paris Air Show in June. With this
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, signed an agreement to lease two new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to Okay Airways Company. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2018 and are part of GECAS’ existing orderbook with Boeing. Okay Airways operates a fleet of more than 30
National flag carrier Air New Zealand and the European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR signed a contract for the purchase of 15 additional ATR 72-600s. The deal is valued at some US$375m. The airline, which ordered seven ATR 72-600s in 2011, had already exercised all of its five options as well as converted two purchase rights
Boeing forecasts airlines in the Middle East will require 3,180 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at an estimated US$730bn. 70% of the demand is expected to be driven by rapid fleet expansion in the region. According to the Boeing Current Market Outlook (CMO), single-aisle airplanes such as the 737 MAX will command
