Aircraft & Engines

An African airline and existing Bombardier customer, who wishes to remain unidentified at this time, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire five CSeries airliners.

A Bombardier customer, which has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has placed an additional conditional order for seven firm CS300 airliners as well as purchase rights for six additional CS300 aircraft. Based on the list price of the aircraft, a firm order for the seven CSeries aircraft would be valued at approximately $553m.

Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for five additional Q400 NextGen airliners. The LOI is in addition to the order for two Q400 NextGen aircraft announced in February 2014 and an order for one firm aircraft placed in April 2014. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)

Bombardier Aerospace launched a brand-new version of its versatile Q400 NextGen aircraft, a cargo-passenger combi configuration that will deliver the greatest payload capability and operational flexibility in its segment. The cargo-passenger combi Q400 NextGen aircraft is available in various configurations. In the lay-out that provides the highest payload capability, the aircraft offers up to 8,200

Qatar Airways made a commitment for the purchase rights of an additional 50 GE9X-powered Boeing 777-9X aircraft. If exercised, the list price for these engines is valued at more than $3.8bn. The additional commitment follows the finalization of Qatar’s order for 50 GE9X-powered Boeing 777X that was placed during the Dubai Air Show in November.

Qatar Airways ordered four GE90-powered Boeing 777 Freighters, with an option for an additional four 777 Freighters. The firm engine order is valued at more than $250m list price.

China’s 9 Air has ordered CFM International’s LEAP-1B engine to power 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, in addition to CFM56-7B engines to power 20 Next-Generation 737s. CFM values the order at $3.7bn at list price, including spare engines and a long-term service agreement. The airplane orders were previously announced. Under the terms of the Rate

The Engine Alliance has released a series of GP7200 engine enhancements. Largely focused on high pressure turbine (HPT) durability, the improvements will benefit all GP7200 operators, especially those who operate under tough environmental conditions. “These changes will extend time on wing by up to 50% in hot and sandy environments,” said Dean Athans, President of

Myanmar’s state-owned national airline Myanma Airways, to be named Myanmar National Airlines in the near future, signed a deal with ATR for 6 new generation ATR 72-600s with options for 6 additional aircraft. The acquisition of these new ATRs forms part of the carrier’s ambitious strategy to expand its global footprint to establish Myanma Airways

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified two new thrust ratings for the GP7200 engine. The first, GP7272, allows the GP7200 engine to operate at 72,000 pounds of thrust (lbf). The second, GP7272E, allows the engine to operate with the same thrust at higher ambient temperature environments. The GP7200 engine now has four thrust