Aircraft & Engines

The Air France KLM Board of Directors approved the Group’s order of 110 long-haul aircraft (50 firm orders and 60 options), still subject to the finalization of discussions with the manufacturers. This first joint long-haul order by Air France and KLM will be replacing in the medium term the aircraft with 200/350 seats currently present

Lion Air, Indonesia’s largest private airline, took delivery of the 50th Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) from Boeing. The newest member of Lion Air’s fleet is equipped with the new Boeing Sky Interior. Passengers will enjoy a greater sense of spaciousness in the cabin in an environment enhanced by light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. The new interior also comes

Singapore Airlines has firmed up an agreement with Airbus to lease another 15 A330-300 aircraft. Originally announced in June, the final agreement was signed by SIA CEO Goh Choon Phong during a visit this week to Airbus’ headquarters in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will be delivered new from Airbus’ production line between 2013 and 2015 and will

Rolls-Royce has signed a letter of intent with the Japanese airline Skymark Airlines to provide Trent 900 engines to power six Airbus A380 aircraft, including TotalCare long-term engine service and support. The aircraft will enter into service in 2014.Skymark is a new customer for Rolls-Royce, and the airline is the first in Japan to order

MASkargo, the freight subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has become a new operator of the A330-200F, following the delivery of the first of four PW4000-powered aircraft ordered by the airline. The A330-200F is a mid-size freighter and can carry 70 tonnes of payload, with a range capability of up to 4,000nm. For MASkargo, the aircraft’s performance and

The Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G engine, the PW1524G engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft, completed its first flight test program logging 25 flights with 115 flight hours. The PW1524G engine has been flight testing on Pratt & Whitney’s 747SP flying test bed at Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Mirabel Aerospace Centre, in Mirabel, Quebec (Canada) since

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, said that it has placed two new Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft with Panalpina Group, a leading provider of supply chain solutions. Under this multi-year aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) outsourcing contract, Panalpina – a longtime customer – will benefit from leading-edge technology. The

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has completed an agreement to purchase and leaseback five new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Virgin Australia. The new aircraft which are targeted to be delivered in 2012 and 2013 will be purchased by ILFC and then leased to Virgin Australia. Virgin Australia currently operates a fleet of 64 Boeing 737NG,