Ethiopian Airlines has decided to take Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines and long-term TotalCare support worth US$500m to power six Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. The decision marks a significant vote of confidence in the Trent 1000, Ethiopian having previously selected engines from another provider to power 13 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Dublin-based aircraft leasing company Avolon selected CFM International’s LEAP-1A engine to power 20 new Airbus A320neo aircraft. The engine order is valued at $590 million U.S. at list price. Avolon has been a CFM customer since its launch in 2010 and has a committed fleet of 161 CFM-powered aircraft.
Bahamasair, the national flag carrier of Bahamas, has placed a firm order for 2 ATR 72-600s and 3 ATR 42-600s, thus becoming a new ATR customer. Bahamasair’s first ATRs will be delivered before the end of 2015. The new generation ATRs will replace ageing aircraft in Bahamasair’s fleet allowing the airline to solidify excellent passenger
News comes from le Bourget, Paris that Aercap, who only recently took over US leasing giant ILFC, have confirmed an order initiated by ILFC for 100 Boeing 737 Max planes worth an estimated US$10.7bn at list price. “This is something we have been working on for a long time,” said AerCap chief executive Aengus Kelly,
Korean Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus to acquire up to 50 A321neo aircraft, becoming a new customer for the best-selling single aisle A320 Family. The agreement, covering 30 aircraft plus 20 options, was announced at the Paris Air Show. Korean Air signed a further Memorandum of Understanding with Pratt &
EVA Air of Taiwan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the purchase of four additional A330-300s. As with its existing A330 fleet, the new aircraft will be powered by CF6-80 engines by General Electric.
Ruili Airlines has committed to purchase 30 737 MAXs with the financial support of AVIC International Leasing, amid a surge in China’s passenger traffic. The commitment, valued at US$3.2bn at current list prices, will be subject to the approval of the Chinese government and will be posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once all
Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center (999) has selected Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 2000LX to expand the scope of its air ambulance services. The wide-body twinjet will be the first fixed-wing aircraft in China fully equipped to perform air medevac services. It will be equipped with a full medevac mission kit by Dassault Aircraft Service in
Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana signed a deal at the Paris Airshow for seven Airbus A320neo family aircraft, comprising two A320neo, one A321neo and four A321neo Long range (LR). The new aircraft will be acquired on operating leases basis from Air Lease Corporation. One A320neo is scheduled for delivery in spring 2016, with the remaining
Boeing and Minsheng Financial Leasing (Minsheng) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Paris Air Show for the purchase of 30 737 airplanes, a mix of Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX airplanes. As one of the first five leasing companies approved by China Bank Regulatory Committee, Minsheng was founded in April 2008 by China
