Boeing and Air New Zealand have finalized an order for two additional 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at US$514m at current list prices. The order, booked in 2014, comes six months after Air New Zealand celebrated the first 787-9 delivery in July. “The entry into service program has gone very smoothly and we’ve been incredibly pleased with
Bristol Associates (Washington, DC), on behalf of the owner BLF (Bermuda), has completed the sale of five ex-UTAir Ukraine 2012 vintage ATR72-500’s (MSN’s 994, 1000, 1029, 1036 and 1037) to ABRIC Leasing (Ireland).
AerCap Holdings has signed an agreement with China Southern, the largest airline in both Asia and The People’s Republic of China, for the lease of twenty-four Airbus A320neo family aircraft from its order book. The A320/A321neos will be delivered to China Southern between 2016 and 2019 and equipped with PW1100G-JM engines from Pratt & Whitney.
GE Aviation’s Passport Integrated Propulsion System for Bombardier’s new Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets began flight-testing on GE Aviation’s 747-100 flying test-bed. On December 30th, 2014, a single Passport engine successfully demonstrated aircraft systems and instrumentation functionality. Flight-testing will continue through January prior to expected FAA certification in 2015. To date, the Passport
GP7200 engines have entered revenue service with Etihad Airways’ first EA-powered A380. The airline operated its first revenue flights on December 27th, 2014 between Abu Dhabi International Airport and London Heathrow Airport. The EA-powered A380 entered service in August 2008. Currently 82 EA-powered A380s are in operation around the globe: 57 with Emirates, ten with
Royal Air Maroc this weekend celebrated the arrival into Morocco of its first 787 Dreamliner. The airline will be the first carrier in the Mediterranean region to operate the 787. The airplane, delivered to the airline on Dec. 31st, 2014 from Boeing’s Everett, Wash. Delivery Center, flew a 4,788 nautical mile (8,867 kilometer) nonstop flight
AWAS has delivered an additional new A320 passenger aircraft on lease to Spring Airlines in China. This aircraft comes from AWAS’ existing pipeline order with the manufacturer and will assist with Spring’s growth needs: domestically and to pan-regional routes such as Singapore.
Boeing delivered Etihad Airways’ first 787-9 Dreamliner sporting the airline’s new “Facets of Abu Dhabi” livery which was revealed at a ceremony in 2014. The colors are reminiscent of the desert landscape, inspired by the culture, Islamic design and architecture motifs of the United Arab Emirates. The airplane is the first of the 71 Dreamliners
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) granted an ARJ21-700 aircraft type certificate to Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, (COMAC) in Beijing on December 30th, 2014. This indicates that the first regional jet independently developed by China in accordance with international standards has passed the airworthiness certification of CAAC, met the requirements of China Civil Aviation
GE Capital Aviation Services (“GECAS”) has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen aircraft and has also taken options on an additional 10 Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately US$160m. The value could increase to US$448m should GECAS exercise
