Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with United Airlines to extend TotalCare service support for the lifetime of RB211-535 engines operated by United on Boeing 757 aircraft. The innovative agreement incorporates ideas from Rolls-Royce TotalCare Flex – a concept currently in development that focuses on the most effective management of mature engines.
Rolls-Royce has won a $86m order from lessor MG Aviation for Trent 1000 engines to power two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The order is in addition to the two Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliners that MG Aviation, a division of the Nakash Family conglomerate, already has on order.
Air Mauritius to select six Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, two of them leased, powered by Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB, the most efficient large civil aero engine.
An African airline and existing Bombardier customer, who wishes to remain unidentified at this time, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire five CSeries airliners.
A Bombardier customer, which has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has placed an additional conditional order for seven firm CS300 airliners as well as purchase rights for six additional CS300 aircraft. Based on the list price of the aircraft, a firm order for the seven CSeries aircraft would be valued at approximately $553m.
Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for five additional Q400 NextGen airliners. The LOI is in addition to the order for two Q400 NextGen aircraft announced in February 2014 and an order for one firm aircraft placed in April 2014. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
Bombardier Aerospace launched a brand-new version of its versatile Q400 NextGen aircraft, a cargo-passenger combi configuration that will deliver the greatest payload capability and operational flexibility in its segment. The cargo-passenger combi Q400 NextGen aircraft is available in various configurations. In the lay-out that provides the highest payload capability, the aircraft offers up to 8,200
Qatar Airways made a commitment for the purchase rights of an additional 50 GE9X-powered Boeing 777-9X aircraft. If exercised, the list price for these engines is valued at more than $3.8bn. The additional commitment follows the finalization of Qatar’s order for 50 GE9X-powered Boeing 777X that was placed during the Dubai Air Show in November.
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and Lufthansa Technik have signed a contract for the delivery of HelioJet, making SAS the launching customer for the new LED cabin lighting system. HelioJet is part of a comprehensive cabin modification program for seven Airbus A330/ A340 aircraft which SAS is executing over the next months. HelioJet has been designed
Qatar Airways ordered four GE90-powered Boeing 777 Freighters, with an option for an additional four 777 Freighters. The firm engine order is valued at more than $250m list price.
