Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) have finalized a firm order for two 747-8 Freighters and eight 777-300ERs (extended range) airplanes. The order marks the completion of an agreement originally announced during the Paris Air Show in June. At list prices, the order is valued at $2.9 billion.
Aeronautical Engineers, (AEI) has been selected by an undisclosed customer to provide one B737-400SF, 11 Pallet Configuration Passenger to Freighter Conversion. The aircraft, a Standard Gross weight B737-400 was built in 1991 and is currently undergoing freighter modification and heavy maintenance at Commercial Jet, one of AEI’s authorized conversion centers.
The new Boeing 747-8 Freighter successfully completed its certification flight test program on August 2nd, with two airplanes landing at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Flight test airplane RC522 completed testing of the flight management computer (FMC) and RC523 completed function & reliability (F&R) testing. The first 747-8 Freighter is scheduled to be delivered to
ExecuJet Europe has successfully completed the last round of Pilot Training for the German Air Force. The final training, on Bombardier Global Express aircraft, took place in June in South America, covering as many as eight countries over seven days. Lufthansa Technik selected ExecuJet earlier this year to provide landing and line training to six
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has signed an agreement with AerCap Holdings N.V. to acquire its AeroTurbine subsidiary. The acquisition of AeroTurbine will provide synergies and allow ILFC to realize more value from its fleet portfolio. These synergies will maximize the value in the remaining life and ultimate disposition of aircraft and provide a tool to optimize
Turkish Technic signed APS3200 APU repair services contract with Atlasjet, which covers APU repair and spare support during shop visit. Repair work will be carried out at Turkish Airlines Technic’s APU shop in Istanbul, Turkey and will be completed by the middle of August.
Dynomax reported that its aerospace operations has been awarded a three-year contract by B/E Aerospace. Under the agreement, Dynomax will provide high-precision machined metal components for first class seats on certain Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft. Dynomax offered a custom kitted solution that includes the design and building of custom recyclable shipping containers with specialty
Bombardier Aerospace released that the Letter of Intent (LOI) from Korean Air signed on June 21 at the 2011 Paris Air Show, to acquire 10CS300 airliners has now been converted into a firm order. The transaction also includes options on 10 CS300 aircraft and purchase rights for an additional 10 CS300 aircraft. The firm order
Boeing and Korean Air announced an order for two additional Next-Generation 737-900ER jetliners. The new airplanes will be fitted with the new Boeing Sky Interior and the order is valued at $171.6 million at Boeing list prices. Korea’s flag carrier is in the process of revamping its fleet with technologically advanced airplanes – having completed a cabin refurbishment
Werner Aero Services, a global leader in the aviation industry, has signed a three year component management agreement with Alliance Airlines of Australia. Through its NIRVANA program, Werner Aero Services will provide Alliance Airlines with component repair and overhaul management for its fleet of Fokker aircraft. Alliance operates a fleet of 18 Fokker 100 jets, two Fokker
