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 […]
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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
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Air Lease Corporation intends to offer $300m aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2018 in an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended the “Securities Act”). In connection with this offering, the Company expects to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase up to
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Lufthansa Technik and NAS-Holding of Saudi Arabia are expanding their cooperation. Lufthansa Technik already provides component and engine services for NAS fleet and support for the new technical subsidiary NAS-Tech. Now the two partners will join forces in offering technical services for customers in Saudi Arabia. Customers in Saudi Arabia will be addressed and served
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Air China has finalized its agreement to purchase 20 GEnx-2B engines to power its five Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft and has also signed a 15-year OnPoint solution agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its GEnx-2B engines.
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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
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On 10 November 2011, Robinson Helicopter delivered R44 S/N 13217, the company’s 10,000th helicopter to come off its production line. The keys to the 10,000th helicopter were presented to Robinson’s Brazilian dealer, Audi Helicopters. Audi has been a Robinson dealer for 25 years and is one of two Robinson dealers in Brazil. Foreign orders have
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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.
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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
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Acting on behalf of Sverigeflyg Leasing AB of Sweden, Skyworld Aviation has arranged lease of a Saab 340B, serial number 168, to SOL Líneas Aéreas. This is the first ‘B’ model to be introduced into the fleet of the Argentinian airline, and it now operates a total of six Saab 340s. Serial number 168 (previously
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