Qatar Airways announced an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range) airplanes at the international 2011 Paris Air Show. The order is valued at $ 1.7 billion at list prices. Qatar Airways currently operates 25 Boeing airplanes: eight ultra-long range 777-200LRs (Long Range), 15 777-300ERs and two long-range 777 Freighters. Qatar Airways has ordered GE90-115B engines to power these
Virgin America has expanded its existing 12-year OnPoint solution agreement to include its newly ordered 60 CFM56-5B engines that will power its A320 aircraft. The expanded service agreement is valued at more than $320 million dollars over the life of the contract. In addition Virgin America signed Rate per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement with CFM International
Honeywell and French aerospace leader Safran have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture company to deliver an innovative new electric green taxiing system for new and existing aircraft. Honeywell and Safran expect it to be installed on new aircraft and retrofitted on to existing planes, beginning in 2016. Taxiing burns a significant
Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement to be the exclusive engine provider for an enhanced version of the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. The new higher thrust version of the Trent XWB, which is the most advanced civil aircraft engine on offer, will deliver 97,000 lbs maximum thrust. The additional thrust will be achieved by the inclusion of
Rolls-Royce has concluded a contract worth up to $2.2 billion at engine list prices, with TAM Airlines of Brazil, to provide Trent XWB engines for Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. The order includes a 12 year agreement for TotalCare long-term services support. This is the first time TAM has ordered engines from Rolls-Royce and follows a
Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) confirmed that United Continental Holdings Inc., the parent company of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, has ordered Blended Winglets for its 767-300ERs. Initial installations of the systems, on 14 aircraft, are planned to commence in early 2012. With this order, United Continental Holdings becomes APB’s largest single customer having ordered more than
Goodrich Corporation has been selected to supply wheels and carbon brakes on Saudi Arabian Airlines’ fleet of 12 new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. This selection compliments Saudi Arabian’s existing Goodrich-equipped fleet of 777-200 and 747-400 aircraft, making Goodrich the preferred supplier for Saudi Arabian’s wide-body fleets. Saudi Arabian’s first 777-300ER aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in
An industry-leading integrated propulsion system (IPS) will be highlighted at the Paris Air Show, where a functional scale model demonstrating key elements of this next-generation configuration will be displayed by Nexcelle – the engine nacelle joint venture of GE Aviation’s Middle River Aircraft Systems and the Safran group’s Aircelle company. Nexcelle’s half-scale model will highlight
AG Aero, part of the AGA Group of Companies, has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an Authorized Service Center for GE’s M601 and H80 turboprop engines in Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines regions. As part of the agreement, AG Aero will offer comprehensive line maintenance, removals and re-installations of engines and
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hong Kong-based aircraft lease and maintenance company, ANI Group Holdings Ltd. for an order for 5 next-generation Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft. ANI Group Holdings Ltd. currently services five Indonesian airlines.
