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
Mitsubishi Corporation has contracted with Sikorsky Aircraf, to acquire 11 S-76D helicopters for use in Search and Rescue (SAR) operations by the Japan Coast Guard (JCG). The new helicopters were ordered in three contracts that were finalized between Feb. 2012 and March 2013. The contracts are the largest series of orders to date in Asia
Boeing and Tokyo-based Skymark Airlines announced the airline’s intent to select the Boeing 737 MAX as its next generation single aisle aircraft of choice, making it Japan’s first airline to do so. The announcement came on the first day of the 2013 Paris Air Show. Boeing will work closely with Skymark to finalize a firm
UTC Aerospace Systems has been chosen by Qatar Airways to provide a comprehensive suite of nacelle maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for selected Airbus aircraft operated by the Qatari flag-carrier. The agreement for services covers Airbus A300 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines and A320 airplanes powered by V2500 engines built by
Doric’s shareholders have expanded Doric’s existing business with the launch of Doric Lease Corp (“DLC”), an operating lessor company based in Dublin, Ireland. DLC will focus its activities in the widebody aircraft leasing sector acting in a principal investment capacity. DLC’s strategic business focus will include aircraft acquisitions, sale and leaseback transactions, and arranging of
The PW306D is the latest addition to Pratt & Whitney Canada’s successful PW300 engine family. Now Transport Canada Civil Aviation has approved type certification for the turbofan. MTU Aero Engines, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer, has a 25% work share in the PW306D. “This is MTU’s highest stake in any of the engine programs in which
Aeronautical Engineers has been selected by FARNAIR Europe to provide four firm B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration conversions, with an option for four additional conversions. The first aircraft, a high gross weight B737-400 will undergo freighter modification in August of 2013 at AEI’s Authorized Conversion Center, Commercial Jet.
