Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) ordered 16 ATR72 -600 from ATR, the European Turboprop aircraft manufacturer. Cebu Pacific and ATR announced that the deal includes options to acquire an additional 10 ATR72-600, valuing the total aircraft order at US$673m, based on current list prices. The order is part of Cebu Pacific’s fleet renewal program. Cebu Pacific
Qatar Airways announced an order for 10 GE9X-powered Boeing 777X aircraft and four GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777 Freighters. The total engine order for the 20 GE9X engines and eight GE90-115B engines are valued at more than US$1.1bn list price. This order follows Qatar’s order for 50 GE9X-powered Boeing 777X that was placed during the 2013 Dubai
WestJet has signed a firm order for five Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft. A firm order for one Q400 aircraft was also signed in March 2015. These transactions are conversions of options previously booked by WestJet. The five firm orders are for delivery in 2016 and 2017.
Pratt & Whitney received Federal Aviation Administration approval to add the PW1100G-JM engine that will power the Airbus A320neo aircraft to its production portfolio. The certificates were awarded to Pratt & Whitney’s facilities in Middletown, Connecticut and West Palm Beach, Florida. Both facilities have expanded and modernized to introduce state-of-the-art assembly and test capability as
Turkish Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 72 firm and 20 option A321neo aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2017. The PurePower engine family has completed 19,000 hours and 34,000 cycles of full engine testing, including 5,000 hours of flight time.
Sikorsky Aircraft announced the certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) of Rig Approach for the S-92helicopter. Rig Approach provides operators with an automated approach to offshore rig and platform landings. Rig Approach is available as an option on the S-92 helicopters, providing a fully coupled and automated approach capability with a higher safety
Aircastle Holding, which is a subsidiary of Aircastle Limited, signed a firm order at the International Paris Air Show for 25 E-Jet E2s, consisting of 15 E190-E2s and 10 E195-E2s with an additional 25 purchase rights for 15 E190-E2s and 10 E195-E2s, bringing the total potential order to up to 50 aircraft. The transaction will
Japan Air Commuter – a JAL Group Company- and the European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR announced the signature of a contract for the purchase of 8 firm ATR42-600s, plus 1 option and 14 purchase rights, valued at US$496m. The signature of this deal represents a major milestone for ATR, as it represents the 1500th ATR
SkyQuest International has arranged the successful sale of one Beechcraft 99 aircraft on behalf of Aircraft Investments, of Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. The aircraft has been sold to Orca Airways of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The 1971 aircraft with Serial Number U-39 is powered by Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 engines, is fitted with 15-passenger
Spain’s Canary Islands airline Binter signed an agreement for the purchase of additional six new ATR 72-600 aircraft, following their first batch for six ATR 72-600s in February 2014, bringing total orders for ATR aircraft to thirty. The new ATR order is a part of the Binter’s fleet modernization and network improvements program. By progressively
