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
The US Airways Group – the merged entity of the two low-cost carriers US Airways and America West, has firmed up their order and signed the contract for 20 Airbus A350 aircraft. The airline has not yet announced its engine selection or seating configuration for the aircraft. US Airways’ intention is for the A350 to
Japan Airlines (JAL) has selected the GEnx engine to power its 30 firm, 20 option Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The value of the firm engine order is more than $700 million (USD). Engine deliveries begin in 2008.
US-based aircraft lessor Jetscape has signed a four year lease extension with Mexican airline Mexicana with respect to one Airbus A320 aircraft. Now scheduled to be redelivered to Jetscape in the year 2010, the aircraft (bearing manufacturer
US-based aircraft lessor Jetscape has signed a five-year lease agreement with Spanish airline Baleares Link Express, which operates under the Hola Airlines name, with respect to one Boeing B757-200 ETOPS aircraft. The aircraft (bearing manufacturer
East Star Airlines, a new Chinese airline based in Wuhan, signed a Letter of Intent with Airbus for the purchase of 10 A320s plus a firm lease deal with GE Commercial Aviation Service (GECAS) for another 10 A320s, becoming a new Airbus customer in China. Deliveries of the leased A320s to East Star will start
East Star Airlines, a new start-up carrier in China, has signed a Letter of Agreement to purchase CFM56-5B engines to power it
Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) announced that it has won a contract to provide training helicopter for the Singapore Ministry of Defence. Under this contract, worth about $120m, ST Aerospace will provide the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) a fleet of five EC120 Colibri helicopter with full technical and logistic support for the
