Al Jaber Group’s new aviation division, Al Jaber Aviation (AJA) , has placed a new firm order for two Airbus Corporate Jetliners (ACJs) and revealed a previously undisclosed order for two A318 Elites, adding to a previous deal for two A318 Elites. The order makes AJA the largest single customer for the Airbus ACJ Family
British Airways has placed an order for 20 CFM56-3 Advanced Upgrades kits for its 737 Classic fleet. The order is valued at approximately $33 million at list price, and the kits begin delivery early next year. The order could potentially encompass as many as 44 CFM56-3 engines. A fully upgraded 10-aircraft fleet will save British
Embraer has signed a contract with Al Jaber Aviation (AJA), a subsidiary of the Al Jaber Group, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for four Legacy 450 and four Legacy 500 executive jets. The total value of the agreement, at list price, is $134.6 million, based on January 2008 economic conditions. This order is
Kuwait-based charter operator ASAIG Aviation signed an order for two Legacy 500 jets. The total value of the contract, at list price, comes to $36.8 million, based on January 2008 economic conditions, and the first delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013. This order is already included in Embraer
Falcon Aviation Services (FAS), of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), signed a contract with Embraer to buy two Legacy 500 jets. The total value of the deal, at list price, comes to $36.8 million and first delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2014. This order is already included in Embraer
Boeing announced an adjusted schedule for production and delivery of the 747-8 Freighter and Intercontinental airplanes. The revised schedule is based on a production and flight-test plan developed in conjunction with the company’s suppliers that provides additional time for addressing issues that have slowed the program’s progress. Those issues include supply chain delays driven by
Hawaiian Airlines has acquired another new wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft, which joins two other A330s announced two weeks ago. The company has also negotiated delivery of two of the new aircraft in the second quarter of 2010 — beginning Hawaiian’s transition to a new long-range fleet two years earlier than originally planned. The three new
Air Arabia has signed a firm contract for 10 additional A320 aircraft. The contract follows one for 34 Airbus A320s signed at the end of 2007. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Thani, Chairman, Air Arabia said, “Following Air Arabia’s expansion plans and the new hub in Morocco expected to operate next year, expanding the fleet
CFM International has awarded the TRUEngine designation to 77 CFM56-3 engines used for Malaysia Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 737-400 aircraft. The CFM56-3 engines in the MAS fleet were awarded TRUEngine status following a comprehensive review of the airline’s fleet operational data and maintenance records. These records validated that maintenance of all of the engines is
Cabot Aviation has been appointed by DVB Aviation Asset Management to work alongside its team to remarket six B747-400 freighter aircraft. The aircraft are being acquired as passenger aircraft from May 2009 through the first quarter of 2011 and will be converted to freighters at the IAI/Bedek facility in Tel Aviv. The first aircraft is
