Aircraft & Engines

Turkish Airlines signs agreement for P&W’s geared turbofan engines to power 92 firm A321neo aircraft

Turkish Airlines has signed a definitive agreement for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 92 firm A321neo aircraft, the largest engine order in Turkish Airline’s history. The order was originally announced during the 2015 Paris Air Show as a Memorandum of Understanding with 72 firm and 20 option aircraft. Deliveries […]

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Delta Air Lines to add up to 20 Embraer 190 and 20 new Boeing 737-900ER

Delta Air Lines will add up to 20 Embraer 190 and 20 new Boeing 737-900ER jets acquired through a new agreement with Boeing. The agreement is part of the airline’s continued strategy to improve its efficiency by adding additional 737-900ERs and upgauging its mainline fleet with the nearly 100-seat, twin-engine E190 jets while reducing the

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Jet2.com finalizes order for three additional Next Generation 737-800s

Boeing and UK Leisure Airline Jet2.com finalized an order for three Next Generation 737-800s. Jet2.com previously ordered 27 Next Generation 737-800s in September 2015 and operates an all-Boeing fleet of more than 60 airplanes. Jet2.com is a subsidiary of Dart Group PLC, a UK Aim listed Leisure Travel and Distribution & Logistics Group. The Company

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China Southern Airlines to purchase 80 Boeing 737s

Boeing reported that China Southern Airlines has announced a commitment to purchase 80 737s. The commitment includes a combination of 30 Next-Generation 737s and 50 737 MAX airplanes, valued at US$8.38 billion at current list prices. The order will be posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once all contingencies are cleared.

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PEMCO redelivers 3rd B737 Freighter to Kahala Aviation

PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has announced the redelivery of a B737-300F aircraft (MSN 27459) to Ireland-based Kahala Aviation. The freighter, converted at PEMCO’s headquarters in Tampa, Fla., has now entered service. This conversion marks PEMCO’s third redelivery of a B737-300 to Kahala since 2008. A fourth aircraft (MSN 27460) is scheduled for redelivery during

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Zetta Jet expands fleet with purchase of one Global 6000 Business Jet

Zetta Jet has purchased a Global 6000 ultra-long-range aircraft with options for four additional Global 6000 business jets. If all options are exercised, the transactions are valued at approximately US$318m, based on 2015 list prices for standard-equipped aircraft. The aircraft will operate out of the company’s Asian hub in Singapore and will join Zetta Jet’s

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Bombardier welcomes Arab Wings and Iraq Gate to Family of CRJ Series aircraft customers

Amman, Jordan-based Arab Wings, and its joint venture partner Iraq Gate of Arasat, Baghdad, are new CRJ Series aircraft owners and operators. Iraq Gate commenced service in March 2015 with its first CRJ200 aircraft, adding two more in recent months. Iraq Gate will initially operate the aircraft, which were acquired by Arab Wings from a

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EVA Air signs lease agreements for four new B787-9s and two B787-10s with ALC

EVA Air (Taiwan) and Air Lease Corporation (ALC) signed long term lease agreements for four new B787-9s and two new B787-10s. These aircraft are from ALC’s Dreamliner order book with Boeing and will deliver from mid-2018 through early 2020. These placements will bring the number of new Boeing widebody aircraft that EVA Air will lease

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Air Lease Corporation signs lease agreement for one Boeing 737-800 with Far Eastern Air Transport

Air Lease Corporation signed a long term lease agreement with Far Eastern Air Transport (FEAT), an international airline based in Taipei, Taiwan, for one Boeing 737-800. The aircraft is presently on lease to a European carrier since early 2012 and will deliver to FEAT in June 2016. This is ALC’s second 737 lease placement with

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China Postal Airlines signs purchase agreement for 10 Next-Generation 737 Boeing Converted Freighters

China Postal Airlines signed an agreement for 10 Next-Generation 737 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs), pending a program launch. The 737-800 is the first Next-Generation 737 that Boeing will offer for conversion. Through the 737 BCF program, Boeing will support customers in the narrow-body freighter market, a segment of the freighter market growing quickly around the

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