Emirates signed a $16 billion (USD) OnPointSM solution agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the GE9X engines that will power the airline’s fleet of 150 Boeing 777X aircraft over a period of 12 years. This is Emirates’ largest single engine MRO contract to date. Emirates also signed a 12-year
According to the global Embraer Market Outlook for the 70 to 130-seat capacity segment for the next 20 years, released by the Company in June, the market will demand 6,350 new jets in this category, which is valued at US$300bn over that period. Embraer projects market deliveries of 2,250 units in the 70 to 90-seat
Riga, Latvia-based Air Baltic Corporation will be the first customer to operate the CS300 aircraft when it takes delivery in the second half of 2016. The Latvian flag carrier has 13 CS300 aircraft on firm order and retains options for seven CS300 aircraft.“Bombardier’s CS300 airliners are integral to the execution of airBaltic’s business development strategy
The Board of the International Airlines Group (IAG) has firmed up orders for 19 additional widebody and single aisle aircraft (2 A330-200s, 2 A330-300s and 15 A320neos). This latest agreement with IAG and its airlines takes their cumulative Airbus orders to a total of nearly 470 aircraft. The two A330-200s will be assigned to Iberia
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
