Embraer received certificatio from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) to operate the Embraer 170 jets in Japan. The launch customer of this aircraft model in the country will be Japan Airlines (JAL), whose Embraer 170 was delivered in October. Besides JAL, Suzuyo & Co. Ltd. also acquired two EMBRAER 170, with purchase rights for
BOC Aviation, the Singapore-based aircraft leasing unit of Bank of China, has placed additional firm orders with Airbus for 20 A320 Family aircraft. The announcement was made on November 4th at the Zhuhai Air Show in China. BOC Aviation, formerly known as Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), is the largest Asia-based aircraft leasing company. Altogether,
Sichuan Airlines has selected the IAE International Aero Engines V2500 SelectOne build standard of engine to power 18 Airbus A320 family aircraft that will be delivered between 2009 and 2012. As part of the deal, IAE has been designated as the airline
Rolls-Royce reported orders worth more than $400 million from customers in China. BOC Aviation, the leading Asia-based aircraft leasing company, has selected Trent 700 engines worth $180 million for five Airbus A330 freighters. Rolls-Royce also has a $230 million share of an order for V2500 engines from Sichuan Airlines.
GE Commercial Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) and Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, (COMAC) announced a signed contract for five ARJ21 regional jets, with options for 20 additional aircraft. Deliveries of the aircraft to GECAS will begin in 2013. The ARJ21 is a 70-90 seat regional jet that combines Chinese intellectual property with advanced engines,
Air China Cargo will add three 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) to its cargo fleet. The modification work on the three Combi airplanes will take place at Taikoo Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) in Xiamen, China. They previously were operated by Air China. Air China Cargo currently operates eight freighters, including three 747-400 Freighters delivered new in
Babcock & Brown Air sold two A320-200 aircraft from its portfolio that were manufactured in 1995. One aircraft was sold in September and the second in October. B&B Air now has a total fleet of 62 aircraft.
Bristow Group announced it has completed the previously announced sale of 53 single-engine aircraft and related assets operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to Rotorcraft Leasing Company, L.L.C. for approximately $65 million. Bristow received approximately 20% of the purchase price at closing, with the remainder to be paid from escrow as title transfers are
Boeing forecass a market for 3,710 new airplanes worth about $390 billion over the next 20 years. “China will continue to be the fastest-growing aviation center in the world, requiring 41 percent of the entire Asia-Pacific region airplane demand. This makes China the largest market outside of the U.S. for new commercial airplanes,” said Randy
A Bombardier test aircraft executed a first flight equipped entirely with an all electric braking system
