BOC Aviation has signed an agreement with TransAsia Airways for the lease of a new A320-200 aircraft. The aircraft, powered by IAE2527-A5 SelectOne engines, is scheduled for delivery in March 2012. This deal marks the first time that BOC Aviation has leased its own aircraft to a Taiwanese carrier.
On November 3rd, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings took delivery of the first 747-8 Freighter. The delivery is the first of nine 747-8 Freighters Atlas Air has on order. Atlas Air’s 49% subsidiary, Global Supply Systems (GSS), will operate the new freighter for British Airways World Cargo through a five-year wet-lease agreement. As part of the lease
Singapore Airlines has signed a new Flight Hour Services (FHS) Tailored Support Package contract with Airbus to integrate and provide full component support, line and base airframe maintenance, as well as fleet technical management services for its 15 additional A330 aircraft ordered in September this year. Under this long-term agreement, the airline will benefit from
Boeing announced that the 737 MAX program has selected a 68-inch fan diameter for the optimized engine design that will provide the lowest fuel burn and operating costs in the single-aisle market. The 737 MAX continues to receive overwhelming acceptance from customers with more than 600 order commitments received to date from eight airlines, up from 496
AFI KLM E&M has awarded Tech-Log a 5 year contract allowing the promotion and distribution of KLM’s B737NG inventory. UK based Tech-Log, which is part of the AMP Group, already has a similar partnership with AFI KLM E&M covering Air France’s A320 fleet material. This new agreement will give Tech-Log access to KLM’s active stock
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) took delivery of their first ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft. ALC has agreed in 2010 and 2011 to purchase 12 ATR 72-600s, with options for 8 additional ATR 72-600s. Brazil’s TRIP Linhas Aéreas will operate this and the next five ATR 72-600s delivered to ALC.
The vertical tail section for the first A380 for Thai Airways International (THAI) has been painted with the airline’s orchid logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg. The painting was completed at the weekend and the section is now being prepared for shipment to Toulouse, where assembly of the airline’s first aircraft is set to begin
GE Aviation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its new jet engine components factory in Auburn on October 31st. The 300,000 square-foot advanced manufacturing plant will produce precision, super-alloy machined parts for GE jet engines that will power future commercial and military aircraft, and also to support the vast fleet of GE jet engines
Boeing has delivered a 747-8 Freighter to Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, making it the second freight operator worldwide to take delivery of Boeing’s newest freighter. With this new addition to its fleet, Cathay Pacific also becomes the first carrier in Asia Pacific to operate the 747-8. The new airplane is the first of 10
Qantas planes were back in the air by Monday afternoon, after Fair Work Australia ruled to terminate the industrial dispute that has crippled Australian air travel. The decision will force Qantas and three unions to talk for at least 21 days. If those talks fail Fair Work Australia can then settle the dispute. Qantas grounded
