The French private airline Aigle Azur has placed a firm order with Airbus for one new A319 aircraft. This is the first time the airline has purchased an aircraft directly from Airbus. The new A319 will be powered by CFM-56 engines from CFM International. Aigle Azur currently operates a fleet of ten A320 Family aircraft,
Airbus and Condor have announced the first ever contract to retrofit for A320 Family currently in operation the new Enhanced Cabin – only previously seen inside aircraft recently delivered fresh from the production line. The Condor fleet of 12 A320s will be the first in-service to benefit, with first installations planned for the fourth quarter
Final assembly has begun on the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner destined for delivery to launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways) of Japan. ANA and Boeing launched the 787 program with a firm order for 50 of the all-new composite jetliner. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2010.
DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), handed over the second Boeing 777 Freighter to Emirates SkyCargo last week. Six more Boeing 777 Freighters are expected to be delivered to DAE between 2009 and 2014. DAE has also secured a US$450 million Guaranteed Loan Facility from Citibank, N.A. to
Aeroflot Russian Airlines has achieved TRUEngine status for 102 of the CFM56-5B engines. Aeroflot has been a CFM customer since 1998 and currently operates more than 50 CFM56-5B-powered A320 family aircraft.
On the occasion of the Paris Air Show, Nigerian carrier Afrijet Airlines and ATR signed a contract for the purchase of 4 ATR 72-500 aircraft. The deal is valued $80 million, and follows a HoA (Heads of Agreement) inked last month on the occasion of the official visit to Nigeria of the French Prime Minister,
After analyzing more than 2,000 data points from more than 400 hours of testing, Pratt & Whitney confirmed that the PurePower PW1000G demonstration engine met all program objectives including performance, efficiency, acoustics and overall operational characteristics. The PW1000G engine, with Pratt & Whitney’s patented Geared Turbofan technology, targets double-digit reductions in fuel burn, environmental emissions,
Rolls-Royce will power AirAsia X aircraft in an order worth up to $1.8bn at list prices. Trent XWB engines have been selected for 10 firm and five option Airbus A350 XWB aircraft ordered by AirAsia X. In addition, the airline has ordered Trent 700EP (Enhanced Performance) engines for 10 A330 aircraft already on order. All
Boeing and MC Aviation Partners (MCAP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., have finalized an order for two Next-Generation 737-800s valued at $153 million at list prices. The order represents MCAP’s first direct purchase of airplanes from Boeing. The Tokyo-based MCAP, which holds the largest aircraft lease assets in Japan, owns 60 airplanes worth
China Southern Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW4170 Advantage70 engine to power 10 Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract is valued at $590 million, including a 10-year Fleet Management Plan for engine maintenance. China Southern’s selection marks the first Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A330 aircraft to enter service in China.
