Boeing and Royal Air Maroc announced the firm-order agreement for four 787 Dreamliners with an option for the purchase of one additional airplane. The first 787 is scheduled for delivery in late 2008. The Memorandum of Understanding for the 787s was originally signed in July, 2005. Royal Air Maroc’s order for the 787 Dreamliner brings
AIR CHINA will lease three (3) new Boeing B737-800 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 29373, 29374 and 30716 will be powered by CFM56-7B26 engines and are scheduled to deliver in January, February and March 2007. The lease terms are for 7 years each.
AEGEAN AIRLINES, based in Athens, Greece will lease three (3) new Airbus A320-200 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft will be powered by V2527-A5 engines and are scheduled to deliver in February and March 2007. The lease terms are for 6 years each.
Finnair announced to acquire 12 new Airbus wide-bodied aircraft, as it modernises its long-haul fleet. Of the aircraft, nine are A350s and three are A340s. The A340 aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2007-08. The Airbus A350 will join the Finnair fleet in 2011. The value of the order is over one billion euros. The
CIT Group Inc. will purchase ten new Boeing 737-800 aircraft from Delta Air Lines upon the delivery of the aircraft by Boeing to Delta. The total dollar value of the aircraft is approximately US $600 million, based on current list prices. The ten aircraft are currently part of Delta’s existing order backlog with Boeing. Nine
Philippine Airlines has placed a firm order with Airbus for nine A320s and taken options on a further five aircraft, as part of its long term fleet modernisation programme. In addition, the airline will be leasing two new A320s and two new A319s from GE Capital Aviation Services. Deliveries of the new fleet of A320
China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group (CASGC) signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) with Airbus for the purchase of 150 A320 family aircraft. CASGC President Li Hai and Airbus President and CEO Gustav Humbert signed the GTA in Paris in the presence of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin.
Cathay Pacific Airways placed its biggest ever order for new aircraft to grow the airline, modernise and expand its fleet and continue to strengthen Hong Kong as a global aviation hub. The airline has made commitments for 16 advanced wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with purchase rights for 20 more. It also made commitments to acquire
Embraer announced that the EMBRAER170, EMBRAER 175 and EMBRAER 190 airliners have been granted a common type rating after a joint evaluation by the aeronautical authorities of Brazil, the United States, Canada and Europe. The common type rating allows Embraer aircraft operators to significantly reduce pilot training and crew qualification costs. For flight crewmembers transitioning
Skyways Aviation has arranged the long term lease of 5 ERJ aircraft from Chautauqua Airlines of the U.S. (a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings) to Aerolitoral of Mexico. The first three aircraft, serial numbers 145203, 145337 and 145444 were delivered in September 2005 and two further aircraft leases were closed on 28th November (serial numbers
