Vietnam Airlines has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 engine to power an additional seven Airbus A321s it is leasing from ILFC and AerCap. Vietnam Airlines operates 12 V2500-powered A321s. The aircraft will be equipped with the new SelectOne build standard engine, delivering improved fuel burn and lower CO2 emissions with greater time on wing
Shanghai Airlines has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 to power 10 Airbus A321s. Shanghai Airlines is due to receive its first aircraft in July 2009. The V2500 currently holds 80 percent market share on all A321s in service in China, driven by the fact that it offers the lowest fuel burn, lowest noise and
Aviation Capital Group has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 engine to power 25 Airbus A320 family aircraft. Aviation Capital Group currently owns 49 V2500-powered aircraft. Deliveries of these new aircraft will begin in 2011. International Aero Engines is a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, the Japanese Aero Engines
China’s Shenzhen Airlines has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 to power 28 Airbus A320 family aircraft and back the engine order with a long-term V2500Select agreement. Shenzhen Airlines currently operates a fleet of 19 Airbus A320 family aircraft with a further 14 on firm order. The aircraft will have the SelectOne build standard, with
Porter Airlines is exercising two existing options for Bombardier Aerospace Q400 aircraft. This represents aircraft 13 and 14 in the Porter fleet from an original order of 10 firm and 10 options.The two aircraft are valued at approximately $52 million, based on list prices. Six Q400s are delivered and currently in service. Within one year,
Asiana Airlines of South Korea has signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of 30 A350 XWB aircraft, plus 10 options. Delivery of the aircraft will begin in 2016 and the airline will take a combination of all three variants of the A350. The carrier will operate the aircraft on its regional and long
BAE Systems has signed contracts with the Belgian major carrier Brussels Airlines for the sale and leaseback of three Avro RJs. This deal follows the major transaction concluded in May 2005 under which BAE Systems signed a contract to buy and then leaseback 23 of the airline
Malaysia Airlines has ordered 35 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes. The order is valued at more than $2.6 billion at current list prices. The airline also has acquired purchase rights for an additional 20 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order, which brought the total number of Boeing 737s ordered past the 8,000th mark, was recently posted on the Boeing
GE Aviation has launched a new engine core program, called “eCore”, as the technology cornerstone for a new generation of jet engines for narrow-body, regional, and business jets. The program is designed to offer aircraft operators up to 16% better fuel efficiency over GE’s best engines in operation today. GE already produces some of the
Wizz Air has placed a follow-on order for the IAE International Aero Engines V2500 to power a new fleet of 50 Airbus A320 aircraft. Supported by the V2500SelectSM aftermarket agreement, the new deal is valued at $1.6 billion at list prices.
