GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and ATR signed a contract for the purchase of 5 firm and 5 optional ATR 72-600 aircraft. The deal is valued at $241m. Deliveries will commence in 2015. The agreement was signed by Norman Liu, President and CEO of GECAS, and Filippo Bagnato, ATR Chief Executive Officer, at the Dubai
Deutsche Lufthansa has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 30 firm Airbus A320ceo (current engine option) aircraft. The agreement is valued at more than $610m at list price. The aircraft were announced in June of this year. Lufthansa, which is part of the Lufthansa Aviation Group, currently operates a fleet 350 CFM56 engines powering
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a 10-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE for maintenance, repair and overhaul of its GE90 engines. Under this agreement, GE will maintain Ethiopian’s GE90 engines that power its 16 B777 aircraft, which comprises of six B777-200LRs, six B777Fs, and four B777-300ERs.
Alenia Aermacchi (a Finmeccanica Company) and the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) signed, during the Dubai Airshow 2013, an agreement to provide development, testing, certification, industrialization and logistic support of the Praetorian. The Praetorian, a specialized version of the MC-27J, will support missions for the Italian Special Forces, Comando Operativo Forze Speciali (COFS). The Praetorian
At the November 17th opening day of the Dubai Air Show, GE Aviation received $26bn in jet engine orders and services agreements for wide-body Boeing aircraft from three leading airlines in the Middle East. Collectively, Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad Airways ordered 450 of the new GE9X engine now under development for the new Boeing
Etihad Airways announced a firm order for 87 Airbus aircraft, plus purchase rights for a further 30, to support the global expansion of its operations. The order represents an investment of up to $26.9bn at list prices, including related engines. The firm order, unveiled at the Dubai Air Show, includes 50 Airbus A350 XWB and
2013 is proving to be another stellar year for CFM International (CFM), with the company logging orders for more than 1,255 LEAP engines, as well as 1,172 orders for CFM56 engines through October. These orders—2,427 total engines— have a combined value of $25.7bn at list price, including commercial, military, and spare engines. By comparison, CFM
Emirates airline and OEMServices have extended their contract for the Emirates’ A380 fleet. The extended agreement will cover Emirates’ fleet of 90 A380s, and will include support of the new Supplemental Cooling System provided by Liebherr as well as the Monogram components. Since 2005, OEMServices has become a leader in component and logistics services. The
Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI), the jet engine overhaul facility at Rathcoole, Co. Dublin, which employs 400 people, announced that it is to commence a process to consider closing the company, subject to consultation with employee representatives. LTAI will begin immediate negotiations with its three trade unions (TEEU, SIPTU, UNITE) and existing employee representatives. The
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced a firm order for 56 new Boeing wide-body aircraft, with options and purchase rights for a further 26, to support its continued global expansion. The order represents an investment of up to US$ 25.2bn at list prices, including related engines. The deal, unveiled at
