GE Capital Aviation Services reported the delivery of a new Airbus A320 aircraft to a new low-cost carrier in Japan, Peach Aviation. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus and is the first aircraft in the start-up airline’s fleet. It is the first of 10 A320s Peach is leasing from GECAS.
Goodrich Corporation has signed two significant support agreements with Emirates. The first is a General Terms Agreement (GTA) which provides the framework for all future maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreements between Emirates and Goodrich. The second represents the first application of this GTA. Under the 10-year Specific Business Agreement, Goodrich will deliver comprehensive overhaul and
Aviation Capital Group (ACG), the United States based global aircraft leasing company, signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 30 eco-efficient A320neo Family aircraft at the 2011 Dubai Airshow. This latest order from ACG for 30 A320neo’s brings the lessor’s total A320 Family order book to 98 aircraft. Engine selection on ACG’s A320neo fleet will be
Atlasjet Havacilik A.S. of Istanbul, Turkey has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire 10 CS300 jetliners and take options on a further five CS300 aircraft. Based on the list price of the CS300 airliner, a firm-order contract would be valued at $776m, and could increase to $1.18bn if the five options were converted
The State of Qatar’s national airline, Qatar Airways, has selected the A320neo as the reference aircraft for expanding its short to medium haul fleet and has increased its order for the A380. The agreement signed at the 2011 Dubai Airshow, is a firm contract for 50 A320neo aircraft and five additional A380s. Qatar Airways has
flydubai, Dubai ‘s pioneering low cost airline, has signed a maintenance cost agreement with Honeywell, worth more than $20m, to provide maintenance support for the carrier’s auxiliary power units (APUs) installed on its growing fleet of Boeing 737-800NG passenger aircraft. The ten-year contract provides flydubai with a stable, predictable maintenance structure that reduces costs associated with
Air Namibia, the national airline of Namibia has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power two new Airbus A319 aircraft. The airline signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus in October 2011 and, pending finalization of that contract, the aircraft will be delivered in 2012. The engine order is valued at approximately $40m at list
Qatar Airways announced an order for two Boeing 777 Freighters at the 2011 Dubai Air Show. Valued at $560 million at current list prices, the airplanes will increase the airline’s 777 Freighter fleet to eight when delivered.
Zurich, Switzerland-based VIP carrier Comlux will power its new Airbus ACJ321 with CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2013 and the engine order is valued at approximately $20m at list price. This order represents the first for the aircraft type and Comlux is the first carrier to operate Airbus ACJ318, ACJ319, ACJ320
Chilean flag carrier LAN Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A319 to be powered by CFM International’s CFM56-5B PIP (Performance Improvement Program) engine. The PIP is the new production configuration for all CFM56-5B engines. In 2010, LAN placed the single largest engine order in the company’s history, choosing the CFM56-5B engine to power 70
