Turkish Airlines (THY) ordered additional GE CF6-80E1 engines to power its new two firm Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with options for an additional three A330 aircraft. The maintenance, repair and overhaul of these additional CF6-80E1 engines will be covered under THY’s a 12-year OnPoint solutions agreement, which was announced in November. The total value of the
Ryanair signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase 175 new Next Generation 737-800 airplanes. When finalised, the deal will be worth nearly $15.6bn at current list prices, and will allow Ryanair to grow its airline to more than 400 airplanes, serving more than 100 million passengers per year across Europe by the end of the
Indonesia’s Lion Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for 234 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 109 A320neo, 65 A321neo and 60 A320ceo. The deal sees the carrier become a new customer for Airbus. The order was finalised on March 18th at a special ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris in the presence of
Turkish Airlines, the largest airline in Turkey, has signed a contract for up to 117 A320 Family aircraft (25 A321ceo, 4 A320neo, 53 A321neo and options for 35 additional A321neo aircraft). This order is the largest ever placed by a Turkish carrier. The engine selection will be made at a later date. Turkish Airlines already
Air Pacific (soon to be Fiji Airways) has successfully taken ownership and delivery of its first-ever brand-new wide body aircraft, the Airbus A330-200. The aircraft is the first of three ordered by the airline in October 2011—the other two are scheduled to be delivered in May and November, respectively. The transfer of title and delivery
Boeing’s development study on improvements to the market-leading 777, known as 777X, will include GE as the engine partner on the twin-aisle airplane expected to enter service near the end of the decade. “This decision to work with GE going forward reflects the best match to the development program, schedule and airplane performance,” said Bob
Pratt & Whitney AeroPower’s APS2600[E] auxiliary power unit (APU) has been selected by Embraer for its second generation E-Jet. In addition to the APS2600[E] APU, Pratt & Whitney AeroPower APUs can be found on Embraer’s ERJ-145, E170/175 and E190/195 fleets. Pratt & Whitney AeroPower was also recently selected for Embraer’s KC-390 military cargo tanker for
The Police Service of Northern Ireland will add another EC145 helicopter to its all-Eurocopter fleet. This latest rotary-wing aircraft is to be delivered in the first half of 2013, joining the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s current helicopter inventory, consisting of an owned EC145 and EC135, along with a leased BK117. With the rest of
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Airbus together marked a major achievement, with the hand-over of the 100th A380 to MAS at Airbus’ Henri Ziegler Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the sixth A380 for MAS.Now in its sixth year of commercial service, the A380 is flying with nine world class airlines. To date, the
The Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board has approved the acquisition of 100 A320 Family aircraft (35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and 30 A320ceo with Sharklets) and two A380s worth approximately $11.2bn at list prices. The engine choices will be announced by the airline at a later date. This latest acquisition reconfirms the Lufthansa Group as Airbus’ largest airline
