Boeing and Norwegian have finalized an order for 19 787-9 Dreamliners valued at more than US$5bn at current list prices. The order also includes options for 10 more 787-9s, as the carrier looks to significantly grow its existing long-haul fleet into the next decade. It is the largest single order for 787-9s from a European
WestJet’s first Boeing 767-300 extended-range aircraft performed its inaugural flight on Thursday October 22nd, departing Toronto Pearson International Airport. Featuring a new teal and blue maple leaf-themed logo, which will eventually appear on all WestJet aircraft, the airline’s 767-300s seat 262 guests and have a range of approximately 11 hours. The aircraft will include a
GE Aviation assembled the 1,000th GEnx engine, just a mere five years after the first production engine was built at GE’s Durham, North Carolina. The first GEnx engine entered service on a Boeing 747-8 aircraft in 2011, and the engine program has accumulated five million flight hours and 900,000 cycles. Production volume of the GEnx
Embraer and SkyWest have signed a firm order for an additional 19 E175s jets. The aircraft will be flown by SkyWest Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SkyWest, under a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with Delta Air Lines. The transaction will be included in Embraer’s 2015 fourth-quarter backlog. Delivery of the first aircraft is expected for
Embraer Executives Jets celebrated the delivery of the 300th Phenom 300 business jet. The commemorative aircraft was accepted by an undisclosed US customer at Embraer’s facility in Melbourne, Florida, on October 15th. The Phenom 300 is in operation in 28 countries and has accumulated over 250,000 flight hours. In six years of operation, the Phenom
CityJet, the Irish regional airline, has selected the 98-seat Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) as the aircraft for its fleet renewal and network development programme. An agreement has been signed by SCAC, SJI and CityJet Airlines for 15 aircraft plus 10 options. Based on the list price, the value of the agreement is worth over US$1bn,
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has received EASA approval (Supplemental Type Certificate #10055029) for the MD-80SF freighter conversion. The original FAA STC (ST02434LA) for the MD-80SF was received in February of 2013. The AEI MD-80SF comes with an Ancra Cargo Loading System capable of carrying twelve (12) 88” x 108” containers and depending upon the particular aircraft
BOC Aviation signed an agreement to sell a portfolio of 24 aircraft to Shenton Aircraft Investment I Ltd. and affiliates (“SHNTN 2015-1”). To finance a portion of the purchase of the aircraft portfolio, SHNTN 2015-1 has issued two tranches of notes, comprising US$747.4mn of 4.75% Series A notes (A, Standard & Poor’s / Fitch Ratings)
Gulfstream Aerospace released that the G500 has achieved several flight-test milestones, including surpassing more than 100 hours of flight. The accomplishments come just 12 months after Gulfstream announced the all-new G500 and G600 aircraft programs in an Oct. 14th, 2014, ceremony at its Savannah headquarters. As of Oct. 13th, 2015, the G500 flight test aircraft
Avolon (AVOL), the international aircraft leasing company, announced the delivery of one Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Malindo Air. This is Avolon’s second aircraft on lease to Malindo Air.
