Aircraft & Engines

CFM International (CFM) has inked a series of agreements with Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd. (ST Aerospace) in support of ST Aerospace

The first Boeing 777 Freighter successfully took to the sky for the first time on July 14th and completed an initial series of tests during a flight lasting more than three-and-a-half hours. The airplane performed well. “The 777 Freighter completed the scheduled three-hour inaugural flight with no airplane performance-related issues,” said Dennis O’Donoghue, vice president

AWAS became a new CFM International CFM56-5B customer when it announced it has selected the engine to power 45 firm and up to 55 option A320 family aircraft announced by Airbus earlier this year. The firm engine order is valued at more than $600 million at list price and deliveries are scheduled between 2011 and

GMT Global Republic Aviation (GMT Global) has acquired four Airbus A320-200 aircraft with a market value of $68 million, from Aercap Holdings N.V. The aircraft are currently on lease until 2012 to TAM – LInhas Aereas, S.A. based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The addition of the four single-aisles further diversifies GMT Global’s portfolio to a

Embraer signed a contract with Aeromexico to incorporate 12 EMBRAER 190 jets into its fleet as part of the airline’s modernization plan. The new aircraft will be flown by its Aeromexico Connect subsidiary, which already operates 28 ERJ 145 jets, and has taken operating leases on four EMBRAER 190 jets from GE Commercial Aviation Services

Embraer and Saudi Arabia’s National Air Services (NAS) Aviation confirm options on five more EMBRAER 190 jets. The original contract, covering five firm orders and five options, was announced in November 2007, during the Dubai Airshow. The total value of the new agreement, at list price, is $ 187.5 million, and the airline also retains

Austria’s NIKI Luftfhart GmbH signed a contract for five EMBRAER 190 jets. The agreement includes purchase rights for another five aircraft, which could be either the EMBRAER 190 or the EMBRAER 195. The total value of the deal comes to $187.5 million, and could double, if all options are confirmed for the EMBRAER 190. Deliveries

Arik Air reported an order for an additional seven Next-Generation 737s at the Farnborough Airshow. The airline ordered 10 Next-Generation 737s in September 2007 and now has a total of 17 Next-Generation 737s on order. Arik Air currently operates six 737-700s. Today’s order has been attributed on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries Web site to an

TAM Linhas Aereas has selected Pratt & Whitney PW4000-100″ engines to power two new Airbus A330 aircraft in a deal valued at more than $100 million. The contract includes installed and spare engines for two firm A330-200 aircraft and a 12-year service agreement provided by Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners.

Embraer has signed a new order with K2 SmartJets, of Greece, for two more Legacy 600 aircraft. The value of the deal, at list price, is $53.86 million, based on January 2009 economic conditions, and the first delivery is scheduled for 2009.