JAL Group (JAL) ordered CF34-engines to power their EMBRAER E-Jets. Maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the new CF34 engines will be provided through multi-year OnPoint solution agreements. The engine order and OnPoint solution agreements are valued at more than $550m over the life of the contract.
Embraer S.A. has signed a firm order with Japan Airlines (JAL) for a total of 15 E-Jets comprising the E170 and the E190 jets models, as well as for an additional twelve E-Jets family options. The value of the firm order is estimated at US$677m, based on 2014 list prices. The order will be included
Atlas Air will provide expanded operating service for DHL Express’ North American route network, using four additional Boeing 767-200 freighter aircraft owned by DHL. Atlas Air expects to start flying the first incremental aircraft in December 2014, and to operate all four by the end of January 2015. The operation represents a continued expansion of
IAE International Aero Engines has achieved Federal Aviation Administration certification of the V2500-E5 engine for Embraer’s KC-390 aircraft. The KC-390’s launch customer is the Brazilian Air Force. The V2500-E5 engine, rated at 31,330 pounds of thrust, was selected in July 2011 by Embraer Defense & Security and the Brazilian Air Force, which established the KC-390
AerCap has delivered a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on lease to Royal Jordanian. This is the first Dreamliner in the airline’s fleet. AerCap will deliver two more 787-8s on lease to Royal Jordanian later this year.
The GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X aircraft will feature fewer and thinner composite fan blades than any GE widebody engine in service. To do this, GE is designing a new composite fan blade using next-generation carbon fiber composite material. “It has been a decade since GE designed a new composite fan blade for the
BOC Aviation agreed to purchase two GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The engine order is valued at close to $140m list price. Snecma of France and IHI Corporation of Japan are revenue-sharing participants in the GE90 program. The GE90-115B engine is part of GE’s “ecomagination” product portfolio — GE’s commitment to implementing innovative, cost-effective technologies that
White Stag Aircraft Leasing announced the placement of one Airbus A-320 Aircraft, with a second delivery scheduled during fourth quarter 2014. Both units shall operate long term lease contracts in agreement with the same domestic operator.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, announced delivery of a leased Airbus A320 aircraft to its new airline customer VietJet Air. VietJet Air, a private, low-cost carrier, operates a fleet of 15 aircraft to destinations in Vietnam as well as Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.
BOC Aviation announced an order for a total of 80 Boeing 737 series aircraft for delivery from 2016 to 2021, as the company builds on its pipeline for the next seven years. The order comprises 50 737 MAX 8, powered by LEAP -1B engines and 30 Next Generation 737-800 aircraft, powered by CFM56-7BE engines. The
