China’s 9 Air has ordered CFM International’s LEAP-1B engine to power 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, in addition to CFM56-7B engines to power 20 Next-Generation 737s. CFM values the order at $3.7bn at list price, including spare engines and a long-term service agreement. The airplane orders were previously announced. Under the terms of the Rate
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group and Bombardier Aerospace are developing an External Auxiliary Fuel System solution for the Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft. The solution, which will be available as an official Bombardier option, will provide up to an additional 10,000lb of fuel in two external pannier tanks allowing the aircraft to fulfil a whole range
The Engine Alliance has released a series of GP7200 engine enhancements. Largely focused on high pressure turbine (HPT) durability, the improvements will benefit all GP7200 operators, especially those who operate under tough environmental conditions. “These changes will extend time on wing by up to 50% in hot and sandy environments,” said Dean Athans, President of
Myanmar’s state-owned national airline Myanma Airways, to be named Myanmar National Airlines in the near future, signed a deal with ATR for 6 new generation ATR 72-600s with options for 6 additional aircraft. The acquisition of these new ATRs forms part of the carrier’s ambitious strategy to expand its global footprint to establish Myanma Airways
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, extended its OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation for an additional five years on the fleet of GE90 engines that power the airline’s Boeing 777- 300ER. The extension, valued at more than $200m, ensures GE will provide the maintenance, repair and overhaul of 22 GE90 engines through 2022. Also,
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified two new thrust ratings for the GP7200 engine. The first, GP7272, allows the GP7200 engine to operate at 72,000 pounds of thrust (lbf). The second, GP7272E, allows the engine to operate with the same thrust at higher ambient temperature environments. The GP7200 engine now has four thrust
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and Lufthansa Technik AG, headquartered in Hamburg, are expanding their long-standing close partnership even further. Under a new agreement that takes effect immediately and runs through the end of 2018, Lufthansa Technik will take on more than 150 C-checks for the airline’s fleet of Boeing 737NG and Airbus A320 family aircraft.
SMBC Aviation Capital, the world’s third largest aircraft lessor, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 110 A320neo aircraft and five A320ceo aircraft in a deal worth around $11.8bn at list prices. The deal is the largest single-aisle aircraft order ever placed by a lessor and the largest aircraft order of any kind by
Philippine Airlines has executed a Letter of Intent to power its order of 10 Airbus A320neo aircraft with Pratt & Whitney PurePower engines. The PurePower Geared Turbofan engine family has completed nearly 10,000 hours of testing and more than 1,400 hours of flight testing. The Letter of Intent between Philippine Airlines and Pratt & Whitney
CIT Group, a global leader in transportation finance, announced from the Farnborough International Air Show that CIT Aerospace has placed an order with Boeing for 10 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
