Aircraft & Engines

Korean Air agreed to purchase five 747-8 Intercontinental airplanes and six 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners, valued at approximately $3.6bn at current list prices. Korean Air chose the GE90-115B- engines to power six 777-300 ER and GEnx-2B engines to p0wer five 747-8 Intercontinental airplanes.  Boeing will work with Korean Air to finalize the order, at which […]

Syphax Airlines, a new Tunisian based airline, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to buy three A320neo. The order is the first time an African based carrier has ordered the NEO and marks a significant breakthrough for Airbus in one of the world’s fastest developing markets. Syphax have also ordered three A320ceo aircraft. The

Rolls-Royce has won an order from Air Lease Corporation, worth $160m at list prices, for Trent 1000 engines to power four Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The order marks the first Trent 1000 selection by the US aircraft leasing company. The Trent 1000 was the first engine to power the 787 Dreamliner into service in October

SuperJet International (SJI) – joint venture between Alenia Aermacchi (a Finmeccanica Company) and Sukhoi Holding – announced the delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft to the Mexican airline Interjet. With an order for 20 aircraft plus 10 options, Interjet is the first western customer to take delivery of the SSJ100. The aircraft

BOC Aviation signed a new contract with CFM International for 10 firm orders of CFM 56 engines and 10 firm orders of CFM LEAP engines to power A320 family aircraft on order with Airbus. This is the second direct contract between BOC Aviation and CFM for an engine order for the A320 aircraft type.

BOC Aviation awarded IAE International Engines AG with an engine order for 13 firm A320 family aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled from May 2014 to becember 2016. The new order brings the total number of V2500-powered aircraft ordered by BOC Aviation to more than 110. Spirit Airlines, North America’s leading ultra low-cost airline, and IAE International

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has expanded its order for CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines to power an additional 20 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, bringing the total of its LEAP-powered A320neo Family aircraft to 60. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery beginning in 2016. This newest engine order is valued at $510m at list price.

Parker Aerospace, an operating segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation, has been chosen by Rolls-Royce to partner on its Trent XWB-97 engine program. The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engine is being developed for the new Airbus A350 XWB-1000 aircraft and is the sole engine currently available to power this new aircraft. Parker estimates that the agreement will

LATAM Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 42 firm A320neo family aircraft. This agreement includes a 12-year Fleet Management Plan. PurePower engine deliveries are expected to begin in 2016.