Aircraft & Engines

Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ largest National flag carrier, has chosen the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power up to eight leased Airbus A330-300 aircraft that the carrier will use to launch long haul operations in the second half of 2013. Rolls Royce, the global power systems company, will also provide long-term TotalCare service support for

Air Lease Corporation has entered into lease agreements with China Southern for 18 new jet aircraft from ALC’s orderbook delivering in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The aircraft include twelve new Boeing 737-800s, four new Airbus A320-200s, and two new Airbus A321-200s, all of which are signed on 12-year lease terms.

Pratt & Whitney and Russia’s Irkut Corporation signed a definitive agreement to offer the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1400G engine on Irkut’s MC-21 family of aircraft. This secures the PurePower engine as the only western powerplant offered on the new narrow body program. Pratt & Whitney and Irkut Corporation selected Short Brothers plc, a subsidiary

FedEx Corp. announced its decision to permanently retire from service 18 Airbus A310-200 aircraft and 26 related engines, as well as six Boeing MD10-10 aircraft and 17 related engines. The majority of these aircraft are currently parked and not in revenue service. As a consequence, a non-cash impairment charge of $134m ($84m, net of tax)

Air Transport Services Group announced that its ABX Air subsidiary has deployed two Boeing 767 freighter aircraft with DHL under short-term ACMI arrangements in support of DHL’s U.S. air network. ATSG said a 767-200 and a 767-300 freighter aircraft are supplementing 18 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft (14 of which are owned by ATSG) that ABX

Boeing reported its first new airplane delivery to Air Lease Corporation (ALC) from their order placed during the 2010 Farnborough Air Show. The Los Angeles-based leasing company took delivery of a Next-Generation 737-800, which will be leased from ALC and operated by Korean Air. ALC has 94 airplanes remaining on order including 77 737-800s, five

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of a leased Airbus A320 to Chengdu Airlines to expand the airline’s fleet. GECAS was one of the first lessors to work with the airline, which started operations as United Eagle Airlines in 2005. Today, GECAS leases nine aircraft to the carrier, which operates domestic passenger service from

AWAS delivered the second of five planned 737-800 passenger aircraft to SpiceJet, the dynamic and successfully growing Low Cost Carrier in India. This delivery also marks the second Boeing Sky Interior to SpiceJet’s Boeing 737-800 fleet.

Boeing marked the 20th delivery of its new 747-8 on May 31st. The airplane, a 747-8 Freighter, was delivered to Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. Atlas Air will operate it on behalf of Panalpina, the Swiss-based freight operator. The 747-8 Freighter will immediately enter service when it departs Seattle for Hong Kong. Atlas Air has ordered