Aircraft & Engines

VEB-leasing JSC, a subsidiary of Vnesheconombank, and Transaero Airlines JSC signed a cooperation agreement under which VEB-leasing will finance the acquisition of four new Airbus A380 aircraft to be used by Transaero, as part of a long-term lease arrangement between the two companies. The deal, which total catalog price is $1.6bn, plays a major role

Boeing executives and more than 500 employees, suppliers, union representatives and government officials joined China Southern Airlines celebrated the 4,000th Next-Generation 737 at a special event on Friday 13th, at Seattle’s Boeing Field. The 4,000th Boeing Next-Generation 737 jetliner off the 737 production line in Renton, Wash., will be delivered to China Southern Airlines, headquartered

Commercial aircraft company, Jet Midwest Group, announces the acquisition of 17 complete Boeing 767 aircraft from Air Canada. “We are excited to have purchased the entire fleet of 767 aircraft from Air Canada and feel it fits well within our commitment to the Boeing wide-body marketplace,” says Jet Midwest Group. “This acquisition will expand our

AgustaWestland North America, has delivered AW139 aircraft to the Egyptian Air Force via its contract with U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Contracting Center for Foreign Military Sales. Produced in the United States at the company’s Philadelphia, Pa. facility, AgustaWestland configured the AW139s for the Egyptian Air Force’s search and rescue missions.

Garuda Indonesia, the national carrier of Indonesia, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 11 more A330-300 widebody aircraft. The contract was signed on April 11th in Jakarta. The order is the third to be placed by Garuda Indonesia for the A330 since July 2010, with the carrier now having a total of 21

Boeing has made a series of design updates to the 737 MAX to further optimize the new-engine variant’s performance. Those design decisions include: Aft body aerodynamic improvements: the tail cone will be extended and the section above the elevator thickened to improve steadiness of air flow. This eliminates the need for vortex generators on the

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased to Czech Republic-based Travel Service, a.s. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing and expands the airline’s fleet. This multi-aircraft deal between GECAS and Travel Service comprises two deliveries in 2011 and three more in 2012. The fifth

Silver Airways continues its fleet upgrade by accepting delivery of its fourth Saab 340Bplus. The Fort Lauderdale-based carrier, which received United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to operate the Saab 340Bplus aircraft type in March 2012, has secured agreements with Saab Aircraft Leasing to purchase a total of 12 of the advanced turboprops. Silver

Boeing and Transaero Airlines of Russia recently signed an order for four 787-8 Dreamliners. The signing ceremony for the order, valued at $744m at list prices, has been held onboard the 787 during a demonstration flight for Transaero’s executives, employees and special guests.