Aircraft & Engines

Zhejiang Loong Airlines, based in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province in Eastern China, has signed its first purchase agreement with Airbus, for 20 A320 Family aircraft, including 11 A320ceo and nine A320neo, becoming the lastest Airbus customer. The agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in September at the Beijing Airshow. In addition […]

Emirates Airline and Airbus have completed discussions and signed the firm contract for 50 additional A380s originally announced at the Dubai Airshow on 17th November 2013. The contract documents were finalised by Tim Clark, Emirates Airline President, during a visit to Airbus’ Headquarters in Toulouse, France. Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said on the occasion:

Boeing set a company record in 2013 for the most commercial airplanes delivered in a single year with 648. The company’s unfilled commercial orders stood at 5,080 at the end of the year. Boeing also booked 1,531 gross commercial orders in 2013 and 1,355 net commercial orders in 2013, the second-largest number in company history.

Air Algerie, one of the biggest North African operators, signed a purchase agreement for three new ATR 72-600s. The contract value is $74.1m at current list price. The entry into service is expected from end 2014 through 2015. When delivered, the 68 seat new-comers will join an existing ATR fleet at the airline that currently

Embraer Executive Jets’ newest aircraft, the Legacy 450, made a successful first flight on December 28th. Embraer test pilots Eduardo Camelier and Eugênio Cará, supported by flight test engineer Carlos Kobayashi, flew the aircraft for one hour and thirty-five minutes, conducting the evaluation of handling and performance characteristics.

The fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 landed in Mexico and it has been delivered to Interjet airline.The aircraft (MNS 95036) was rolled out from SuperJet International’s hangar in Venice (Italy) and took off from Venice Marco Polo airport for the ferry flight to Interjet facilities in Toluca (Mexico). During its ferry flight, with technical stops in

Finnair has entered into an agreement with US-based leasing company Jackson Square Aviation, to sell and leaseback three new Airbus A321 Sharklet aircraft. The lease periods are 12 years. Airbus 321 Sharklet aircraft will be used in Finnair’s leisure and scheduled traffic and will replace four Boeing 757 aircraft. The first aircraft included in this

AgustaWestland has been awarded a contract for 16 AW101 helicopters plus support and training, valued at approximately £1bn (€1.15bn), to meet the Norwegian All Weather SAR Helicopter (NAWSARH) requirement. The contract also includes an option for six further aircraft. Aircraft deliveries to the Royal Norwegian Air Force, who will fly and operate the helicopters, will

Bombardier Aerospace announced that its purchase agreement with Abidjan-based airline, Air Côte d’Ivoire, is now firm. The transaction, which was announced as a conditional purchase agreement on November 18th, during the Dubai Airshow, covers two Q400 NextGen aircraft with options for an additional two. Air Côte d’Ivoire is the national airline of Ivory Coast.