ALAFCO, the Kuwait-based international aircraft leasing company, has finalised a purchase order for 35 A320neo Family aircraft bringing its total backlog for the type to 85. The firm contract is an increase of the previous agreement signed at the 2011 Dubai Airshow for 50 A320neo aircraft.
Azerbaijan Airlines has ordered Blended Winglets for its new Boeing 767-300ER and -300Fs. Azerbaijan Airlines will have the winglets installed at Delta Tech Ops in Atlanta, GA immediately after taking delivery of these new airplanes from Boeing in Everett, WA. Additionally, one airplane, already in-service, will be modified by MNG Technic in Istanbul, Turkey. All
AAR has received design approvals from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), China’s airworthiness authority, to perform custom interior modifications for Boeing 757-200 aircraft operated by Xiamen Airlines. AAR’s design will modify the 757-200 aircraft into a three-class configuration by installing VIP first-class sections with lie-flat seats
Turbomeca (Safran group) signed a first Support By the Hour contract, SBH, with Papillon Airways. This contract covers an initial batch of 6 Arriel 2D engines powering the brand new Eurocopter EC130 T2, with the possibility to equip the entire Arriel 2D engine fleet of Papillon. The Turbomeca SBH contract provides total engine availability at
Asiana Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney for a Fleet Management Program agreement to provide engine maintenance for three of the airline’s Pratt & Whitney-powered aircraft. Under the six-year agreement, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners’ Singapore-based Eagle Services Asia engine overhaul facility will provide engine maintenance for the airline’s six PW4090 engines.
ST Aerospace announced it has been awarded a contract to support South Korean low fare airline Eastar Jet’s CFM56-7B engines over 10 years. With a contract value of about US$15m (S$18.8m) per year, the agreement covers Eastar Jet’s current fleet of six Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft as well as the additional Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company’s (HAECO) landing gear overhaul facility, Taikoo (Xiamen) signed a contract at the Singapore Airshow with China Airlines, for the overhaul of seventeen ship sets of Boeing 747-400 landing gears. TALSCO will provide China Airlines with technical support, including rotable assets supply, on-gear installation, AOG support, configuration analysis, fleet analysis, and sampling inspection for
On February 1st Lufthansa Technik AG opened a pool storage facility in Singapore for aircraft components. This expansion of services in the Asia-Pacific region offers the company’s customers an even more direct access to aircraft material on a 24/7 basis. Having a distribution center in Singapore also enhances service quality through faster provision times and
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed an Engine Fleet Enhancement Program (FEP) agreement with Air New Zealand. P&WC’s FEP, where a new engine is exchanged for a time-expired core engine, will be conducted to install over 60 PT6A-67D and PW127M engines powering Beech 1900D and ATR72-500 aircraft respectively. The aircraft are part of the fleets
Jakarta-based Lion Air finalized a firm order for 201 LEAP-1B-powered 737 MAXs and 29 CFM56-7B-powered Next-Generation 737-900ERs (extended range). The agreement, first announced last November in Indonesia, also includes purchase rights for an additional 150 airplanes. With orders for 230 airplanes valued at $22.4bn at list prices, this deal is the largest commercial airplane order ever in
