Aircraft & Engines

Air Namibia, the national airline of Namibia has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power two new Airbus A319 aircraft.  The airline signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus in October 2011 and, pending finalization of that contract, the aircraft will be delivered in 2012.  The engine order is valued at approximately $40m at list […]

Qatar Airways announced an order for two Boeing 777 Freighters at the 2011 Dubai Air Show. Valued at $560 million at current list prices, the airplanes will increase the airline’s 777 Freighter fleet to eight when delivered.

Zurich, Switzerland-based VIP carrier Comlux will power its new Airbus ACJ321 with CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine.  The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2013 and the engine order is valued at approximately $20m at list price. This order represents the first for the aircraft type and Comlux is the first carrier to operate Airbus ACJ318, ACJ319, ACJ320

Chilean flag carrier LAN Airlines has taken  delivery of its first Airbus A319 to be powered by CFM International’s CFM56-5B PIP (Performance Improvement Program) engine.  The PIP is the new production configuration for all CFM56-5B engines. In 2010, LAN placed the single largest engine order in the company’s history, choosing the CFM56-5B engine to power 70

Boeing has selected CFM International’s revolutionary LEAP-1B engine as the exclusive powerplant for its new family of re-engined Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.  To date, Boeing has received commitments for more than 700 aircraft.  CFM and Boeing have been working for several years to evaluate engine configurations for both re-engined, as well as potential new aircraft.  Earlier this month,

Honeywell has extended its agreements with GoAir, for the installation and maintenance of 131-9A Auxiliary Power Units (APU) on ten more of the airline’s new Airbus A320 aircraft to provide auxiliary power and reduced operational costs.The agreement, which will see Honeywell install the new APUs between 2012 and 2014, builds on the company’s existing ten-unit

International Aero Engines V2500 SelectOne engine has recently reached a major milestone with its 1000th delivery. Engine V16000 was shipped from the Rolls-Royce Dahlewitz facility to Indigo. “The V2500 SelectOne is a very big success for us – it improved fuel burn by a full one percent,” commented IAE Executive Vice President Jim Guiliano. “It

ALAFCO, the Kuwait-based international Aviation Lease and Finance Company, has finalised a purchase order for 50 A320neo Family aircraft and took options for 30 more to be finalized by year end. The firm contract signed at the 2011 Dubai Airshow is an increase of the initial agreement made at the Paris Le Bourget Airshow for 30