Aircraft & Engines

Embraer Executive Jets delivered the 25th Phenom 300 to NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company. A purchase agreement for 50 Phenom 300, plus 75 options, was signed in October 2010. The total value of the deal may exceed US$1bn, if all options are exercised.

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed an agreement to lease four Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to EVA Airways, following a lease of two B777-300ER aircraft in February 2014. Delivery of the six aircraft is scheduled for 2016 and 2017. The B777-300ERs will modernize EVA’s long-range fleet with high fuel-efficiency, more payload capabilities and additional flexibility

MD Helicopters, a Lynn Tilton company and leading manufacturer of commercial, air-rescue, military and law enforcement helicopters, held a ceremonial delivery of a new MD 500E helicopter for the Polk County Florida Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). The acceptance took place at the MD Helicopters booth, where the aircraft was displayed at the Airborne Law Enforcement Association

Hawaiian Airlines selected six Airbus A330-800neo aircraft, powered by the newly-launched Trent 7000 engine. Hawaiian Airlines has previously ordered Trent 700 engines for A330 aircraft and BR715 engines for Boeing 717 aircraft. The new aircraft will replace six A350-800 aircraft that the airline has on order.

AviaAM Leasing, a WSE listed global aviation holding company engaged in commercial aircraft acquisition, leasing and sales, announced the delivery of another Boeing 737-800 to Russian carrier Orenburg Airlines (operates under the Orenair brand). Under the three-party cooperation between AviaAM Leasing, Orenair and the aircraft’s owner, this is already the fifth Boeing 737-800 delivered to

Nordic Aviation Capital rounded off a successful week at the Farnborough Airshow with the signing of a Letter of Intent with Japan’s Amakusa Airlines for a sole ATR 42-600. When the Kumamoto Prefecture based regional airline accepts the aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2015, it will become the first ATR 42 operator in Japan.

Tianjin Airlines announced an order for 20 CF34-10E-powered EMBRAER E190 aircraft. The engine order is valued at more than $300m list price. As the largest regional airlines in China, Tianjin Airlines already have an extensive fleet of CF34-powered EMBRAER E190s in service that have proven themselves as exceptionally durable and reliable.

For MTU Aero Engines, this year’s Farnborough International Airshow was a big success: Germany’s leading engine manufacturer has announced around €1.3bn in orders, with new business being at the same level as at the last Farnborough Airshow. The largest share of new orders came from the GE9X for the Boeing 777X, in which MTU has

The TRUEngine designation continues to gain significant customer acceptance, with engine enrollments expected to top 9,000 GE and CFM International (CFM) engines in coming weeks. Including announcements at the Farnborough Air Show, there are now 138 airlines particpating in the GE and CFM TRUEngine Program. The number of TRUEngine MROs also is expanding, with Evergreen

During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s State visit to Brazil, Embraer S.A. concluded an agreement for the sale of 40 aircraft to China’s Tianjin Airlines, a subsidiary of the HNA Group. The contract, with an estimated value of US$2.1bn at list prices, is comprised of 20 E-Jets and 20 E-Jets E2, which also makes HNA Group