Air Canada has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, a larger version of the Dreamliner 787-8 already in its fleet that has proven extremely popular with customers with its new international product standard. The first designated routes for the Boeing 787-9 are non-stop services from Toronto to Delhi beginning November 1st, 2015 and to
CIT Aerospace chose the GEnx-1B engine to power its four Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. This engine order will boost CIT’s GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet to a total of seven aircraft. The new GEnx engine order is valued at more than US$200m list price.
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, reported the delivery of a third Boeing 737-800 to Aeromexico. The delivery is the third of four Boeing 737-800 aircraft scheduled for delivery to Aeromexico by Avolon.
CIT Aerospace chose the GEnx-1B engine to power its four Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. This engine order will boost CIT’s GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet to a total of seven aircraft. The new GEnx engine order is valued at more than US$200m list price.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of two leased Boeing 737-800s to new customer 9 Air, a subsidiary of Juneyao Airlines. Established earlier this year, 9 Air launched operations from China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in January. 9 Air currently operates a fleet of five aircraft to three destinations in China, with plans to
Garuda Indonesia and CFM International announced the expansion of their long-term partnership, providing support for the airline’s future fleet revitalization program. At the 2015 Paris Air Show, Garuda Indonesia has committed to purchase 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, which will be powered by CFM LEAP-1B engines. Garuda Indonesia is a long-time CFM customer and
Boeing and Jin Air celebrated the airline’s first direct-delivered Next-Generation 737-800 in Seattle. Jin Air is the low-cost affiliated company of Korean Air. The delivery marks the 13th Boeing 737-800 to join Jin Air’s all-Boeing fleet. The airline currently serves 16 routes in Asia and operates a total of 15 airplanes, including two 777-200ERs.
Transaero Airlines received delivery of its first Airbus A321 as a result of a long-term leasing agreement between the airline and ICBC Leasing of China. The delivery from Airbus’s Hamburg plant is part of Transaero’s fleet renewal programme and business efficiency enhancement programme. Under these programmes Transaero’s fleet is being expanded with new fuel efficient
SkyQuest International has arranged the successful sale of one Pratt & Whitney PW121 Engine on behalf of Wilken Group of Companies of Nairobi, Kenya. The Engine, with Serial Number 120553, has been sold to B I Aero, of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, US, and was delivered on June 22nd, 2015.
Rolls-Royce has been selected by RwandAir to supply Trent 700 engines to power two Airbus A330 aircraft. The agreement makes RwandAir a new Rolls-Royce customer. Dominic Horwood, Rolls-Royce, Chief Customer Officer – Civil Large Engines, said: “We welcome RwandAir to the Rolls-Royce family of customers and are proud to power its first selection of widebody
