Chilean flag carrier LAN Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A319 to be powered by CFM International’s CFM56-5B PIP (Performance Improvement Program) engine. The PIP is the new production configuration for all CFM56-5B engines. In 2010, LAN placed the single largest engine order in the company’s history, choosing the CFM56-5B engine to power 70
Boeing has selected CFM International’s revolutionary LEAP-1B engine as the exclusive powerplant for its new family of re-engined Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. To date, Boeing has received commitments for more than 700 aircraft. CFM and Boeing have been working for several years to evaluate engine configurations for both re-engined, as well as potential new aircraft. Earlier this month,
Honeywell has extended its agreements with GoAir, for the installation and maintenance of 131-9A Auxiliary Power Units (APU) on ten more of the airline’s new Airbus A320 aircraft to provide auxiliary power and reduced operational costs.The agreement, which will see Honeywell install the new APUs between 2012 and 2014, builds on the company’s existing ten-unit
International Aero Engines V2500 SelectOne engine has recently reached a major milestone with its 1000th delivery. Engine V16000 was shipped from the Rolls-Royce Dahlewitz facility to Indigo. “The V2500 SelectOne is a very big success for us – it improved fuel burn by a full one percent,” commented IAE Executive Vice President Jim Guiliano. “It
ALAFCO, the Kuwait-based international Aviation Lease and Finance Company, has finalised a purchase order for 50 A320neo Family aircraft and took options for 30 more to be finalized by year end. The firm contract signed at the 2011 Dubai Airshow is an increase of the initial agreement made at the Paris Le Bourget Airshow for 30
Gama Aviation FZC, the business aviation charter and management company, has added a new business aircraft type to its UAE-based fleet – its first Airbus. The Airbus ACJ318 was added to its UAE operator’s certificate in October. Configured with a 14 seat VIP configuration, the ACJ becomes the largest aircraft in the company’s Middle East fleet
Boeing and Oman Air announced an order for six Boeing 787-8s equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, at the Dubai Airshow. The airline completed an arrangement with Boeing and Kuwait-based leasing company ALAFCO to transfer existing orders for the six Dreamliners from ALAFCO to Oman Air.
The European turboprop manufacturer ATR and Russia’s NordStar Airlines signed an agreement for the purchase of up to 7 ATR 42-600s (5 firm aircraft and 2 options). The total value of all these airplanes is estimated at some $132m. ATR and NordStar had previously unveiled in September 2011 an order for 2 firm ATR 42-600s plus 2 options, which
Lufthansa and CFM International announced the selection of the CFM56-5B to power four new Airbus A320 aircraft in a firm engine order valued at approximately $60m at list price. The aircraft order was announced in September of this year and the airline will take delivery in 2012 and 2013.
Republic Airways Holdings has finalized its $2.0bn order for CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engines to power 20 Airbus A319neo and 60 Airbus A320neo aircraft. At the same time, the airline has signed a Rate per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement with CFM to support a total of 172 LEAP-1A engines. Under the terms of the comprehensive services
