Doric Lease Corp has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of 20 A380s at the 50th Le Bourget Airshow. With this investment, Doric will offer a tailored A380 leasing solution and will make the aircraft even more accessible to both new and existing A380 operators around the world who prefer to opt
The Lufthansa Group has firmed up a previous Supervisory Board decision from March this year and signed for 100 A320 Family aircraft (35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and 30 A320ceo with Sharklets) at the Paris International Airshow in Le Bourget, France. The Lufthansa Group has been operating the A320 Family since October 1989. They were the
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announces a further contract win with Lease Corporation International (LCI) for three AW169, five AW139 and two AW189 helicopters. The aircraft, ranging from the light intermediate AW169 to the medium AW189 and their precursor AW139, will be used by LCI’s helicopter division to offer its customers modern aircraft ready for offshore
AJW Technique, the new component MRO in Montréal, reaches another ground-breaking milestone in the evolutionary growth of its facility. Just seven months after acquisition AJW Technique has achieved full TCCA/FAA and EASA certification enabling the facility to fulfil the repair and overhaul requirements for 80% of ATA chapters. To complement this achievement AJW Technique has
All Nippon Airways has signed an eight-year extension to its exclusive part repair agreement with Pratt & Whitney, to continue support of the airline’s fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. The repair work will be performed throughout Pratt & Whitney’s worldwide network of part repair facilities in support of
China Southern Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW4170 Advantage70 engine to power its order of 16 Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract, which is valued at $1.29bn, also includes a 15-year Fleet Management Plan for engine maintenance.
ILFC signed a letter of intent, subject to final agreement, for the purchase of 50 E-Jets E2 aircraft from Embraer, including 25 E190-E2 and 25 E195-E2. The deal also includes options for an additional 50 aircraft, and marks the introduction of the E-Jets Family to the company’s diverse aircraft fleet. Deliveries of the new aircraft
Qatar Airways has signed an agreement to buy up to nine Boeing 777-300ER aircraft valued at $2.8bn at list prices, the airline said at the Paris Airshow. Two of the aircraft on firm order will be delivered in early 2014, airline Chief Executive Akbar Al-Baker said. Options for the other seven are likely to be
Embraer announced the launch of the second generation of its E-Jets family of commercial aircraft, named the E-Jets E2 and comprising three new airplanes – E175-E2, E190-E2, and E195-E2. The E190-E2 is expected to enter service in the first half of 2018. The E195-E2 is slated to enter service in 2019 and the E175-E2 in
Saint-Gobain Aerospace has signed a long-term contract with Bell Helicopter of Fort Worth, Texas, to supply nose radomes for the new Bell 525 Relentless helicopter program. The radomes will be manufactured with advanced Norton Armor materials from Saint-Gobain that provide superior radar transparency and in-flight durability. Saint-Gobain Aerospace specializes in the design, manufacture, repair and
