Aircraft & Engines

AerCap Holdings completed 134 aircraft transactions during the third quarter of 2014 and signed lease agreements for 84 aircraft. The company delivered 26 aircraft under contracted lease agreements and purchased nine new aircraft, including five Boeing 787-8s, three Boeing 737-800s and one Airbus A321-200. AerCap also executed sale and part-out transactions for 15 aircraft, including:

Russian airline Red Wings and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company signed a rental agreement for three Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. The aircraft will be handed over to the airline by the end of 2014 for one year with the possibility of extension. Red Wings airline plans to operate Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Russia: from Moscow to

CFM International’s LEAP engine took to the skies for the first time on October 6th, on a modified 747 flying testbed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations in Victorville, California, launching the next phase of testing for the advanced engine program. The engine behaved well and completed multiple aeromechnical test points at various altitudes during

Norwegian has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for nine additional leased Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. This brings the total number of Norwegian’s Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliners to 17. All of the engine sales are already accounted for in the Rolls-Royce orderbook. In addition, the airline has also ordered long-term TotalCare service support for engines

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that its flagship Gulfstream G650ER has been certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. The certification verifies the airworthiness of the aircraft’s design and clears the way for G650ER deliveries to begin. Gulfstream announced the ultra-long-range aircraft in May and expects to deliver the first fully outfitted G650ER business jets to

Air Lease Corporation announced two additional twelve-year lease agreements with EVA Air (Taiwan) for new Boeing 777-300ER widebody aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2016 and 2017 from ALC’s order book with Boeing. With this latest contract, EVA has now leased four new Boeing 777-300ERs from ALC.

Boeing projects air cargo traffic will grow at an annual rate of 4.7% over the next 20 years, with global air freight traffic expected to more than double by 2033. The company released its biennial World Air Cargo Forecast at the International Air Cargo Forum and Exhibition earlier on October 7th. World air cargo traffic

Alaska Airlines, Seattle’s hometown airline, continues to invest in the long-term success of its business and the region it calls home. Alaska, which exclusively flies Boeing airplanes, announced the purchase of 10 additional Boeing 737-900ER aircraft. This order represents a significant investment in the long-term success of Alaska Airlines, and supports one of the largest

Boeing and China Airlines celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 777-300ER (Extended Range). The new airplane is the first of 10 777-300ERs that the Taiwanese flag carrier plans to introduce in the coming years. China Airlines will introduce a new, state-of-the-art cabin interior onboard its 777-300ER designed by award-winning Taiwanese architect Ray Chen. The

Flights on the world-wide fleet of CF34-powered regional jets in service have risen an average of 6% year-over-year during the last decade. Since 2004, daily passenger flights powered by CF34 engines have increased yearly, reaching more than 11,400 flights per day world-wide in 2013. Annual passenger flights with CF34 engines have grown to more than