China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) with Airbus for the acquisition of 30 A330 Family aircraft and 100 A320 Family aircraft. The 30 A330s are the firm up of the commitment signed in June 2015. “We are grateful to CAS, one of our longest standing customers, for its
EL AL Israel Airlines agreed on an order for up to nine 787 Dreamliners with Boeing, valued at more than US$2.2bn at current list prices. EL AL will also lease six additional 787s from independent leasing companies as the Israeli-flag carrier looks to replace and grow its existing long-haul fleet, increasing capacity and providing greater
Boeing delivered a 777-300ER (Extended Range) to Garuda Indonesia in a special SkyTeam livery. The 777-300ER continues to play an important role in Garuda’s network expansion strategy. Garuda Indonesia became the 20th member to join the SkyTeam Alliance in August 2014, providing access to an extensive global network with more than 16,320 daily flights to
Beijing General Aviation officially started the construction of the aircraft production facility for Beijing Navigation Changzhou Aircraft Industry (BNCAG) in Changzhou National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone’s Aviation Industrial Park on October 28th, 2015. Once the new facility starts operation, it is scheduled to produce 70 P750 planes annually and serve as BGAC’s manufacturing and maintenance
CFM International has delivered the first advanced LEAP-1B engines to Boeing to support factory rollout of the first 737 MAX airplane before year end and first flight in early 2016. “The delivery of the first LEAP-1B engines for the new 737 MAX ushers in the next era of our successful partnership with CFM International,” said
Airlines for America (A4A) has been dealt its biggest blow in a 75+ year history as one of its biggest airlines and the third-biggest US airline by capacity, Delta, had decided to end its membership of the only trade organization in the US for leading commercial airlines. In a statement, Delta confirmed that “The USD$5
BOC Aviation delivered the first of three Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus Airlines. The remaining two are scheduled for delivery within the next three months.
GE Aviation is creating adjacent factories in Huntsville, Alabama, to mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite components (CMCs) for jet engines and land-based gas turbines. GE Aviation will invest more than US$200m to construct two factories on 100 acres in Huntsville. When the factories are operational later this decade, they
The FAA is back in Thailand after a previous inspection in July revealed 35 issues and 6 major concerns. The nation was given 65 days in which to make improvements or risk being downgraded to Category 2. This would have a massive impact on the country’s aviation industry reputation after the United Nations’ aviation agency
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft financing arm of GE, announced the appointment of Alec Burger as its president and CEO effective January 1st, 2016. Burger will take over the executive management of the business from Norman C.T. Liu, who will stay on as chairman of GECAS until late 2016 when he will
