Aircraft & Engines

CFM International’s industry-leading LEAP and CFM56 product lines remain the engines of choice for single-aisle aircraft, with the company signing orders, commitments, and long-term service agreements for a total of 1,062 engines at the 2014 Farnborough Air Show. “What an incredible week,” said Jean-Paul Ebanga, president and CEO of CFM International. “We started the show […]

ASL Aviation Group signed a Letter of Intent with Lockheed Martin to order up to 10 LM-100J commercial freighters. The LM-100J is the civil-certified version of Lockheed Martin’s proven C-130J Super Hercules and is an updated version of the L-100 (or L-382) cargo aircraft. Safair — an ASL associated company based in South Africa —

Pratt & Whitney has entered into a letter of intent to provide exclusive power for 50 firm Embraer E-Jets E2 aircraft, for an order announced by Embraer and Trans States Holdings. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2020. The deal includes a 12-year PureSolution maintenance service agreement.

Pratt & Whitney will provide exclusive power for six firm Mitsubishi Regional Jets (MRJ) for an order announced by Mitsubishi Aircraft and Air Mandalay. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2018. The agreement includes a comprehensive 12-year Pure Solution maintenance plan for Air Mandalay’s PW1200G engines.

CIT Group, a global leader in transportation finance, and Rolls-Royce announced from the Farnborough International Air Show that they signed a definitive agreement for 15 shipsets of Trent 7000 engines to power CIT’s recent order of 15 Airbus A330-900neo (new engine option) family aircraft. Deliveries are initially scheduled to begin in 2018.

Boeing and Hainan Airlines are finalizing terms and working toward a purchase agreement for 50 737 MAX 8s, reaffirming the Chinese airline’s preference for an all-Boeing single-aisle fleet. The commitment, valued at more than $5.1bn at current list prices, will be subject to the approval of the Chinese government and will be posted on Boeing’s

Boeing and Air Algerie announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-700C (Convertible) airplanes, valued at $152m at current list prices. The order continues Air Algerie’s fleet renewal and expansion following January’s order for eight 737-800s. The addition of 737-700Cs to the Algerian-flag carrier’s fleet will provide the airline with increased flexibility depending on passenger and

Rolls-Royce has won a $86m order from lessor MG Aviation for Trent 1000 engines to power two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The order is in addition to the two Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliners that MG Aviation, a division of the Nakash Family conglomerate, already has on order.

Air Mauritius to select six Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, two of them leased, powered by Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB, the most efficient large civil aero engine.