Boeing and Oman Air announced an order for six Boeing 787-8s equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, at the Dubai Airshow. The airline completed an arrangement with Boeing and Kuwait-based leasing company ALAFCO to transfer existing orders for the six Dreamliners from ALAFCO to Oman Air.
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The European turboprop manufacturer ATR and Russia’s NordStar Airlines signed an agreement for the purchase of up to 7 ATR 42-600s (5 firm aircraft and 2 options). The total value of all these airplanes is estimated at some $132m. ATR and NordStar had previously unveiled in September 2011 an order for 2 firm ATR 42-600s plus 2 options, which
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Lufthansa and CFM International announced the selection of the CFM56-5B to power four new Airbus A320 aircraft in a firm engine order valued at approximately $60m at list price. The aircraft order was announced in September of this year and the airline will take delivery in 2012 and 2013.
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Republic Airways Holdings has finalized its $2.0bn order for CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engines to power 20 Airbus A319neo and 60 Airbus A320neo aircraft. At the same time, the airline has signed a Rate per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement with CFM to support a total of 172 LEAP-1A engines. Under the terms of the comprehensive services
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AgustaWestland and Bristow Group have signed a contract for six AW189 helicopters plus options for additional aircraft. The aircraft will be used to perform offshore transport missions. The contract marks a further expansion of the fleet of AgustaWestland helicopters operated by Bristow, which already has AW139s operating globally, and strengthens the already excellent relationship with AgustaWestland.
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BOC Aviation has delivered the first of two new A320-200 aircraft to Air New Zealand. The Company first announced that it signed long-term leases with Air New Zealand for two aircraft early last year. The second aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in December.
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GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) delivered two new Airbus A320 aircraft to China Southern Airlines. The aircraft come from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus and will assist with the airline’s growth.
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SAS has entered into a purchase agreement with Sunrise Asset Management, an affiliate of Allegiant Air, the Las Vegas-based low cost operator, to sell 13 MD82/83/87 aircraft and an additional 12 JT8D-219 engines from SAS. Delivery of the aircraft and engines will commence immediately and is scheduled to be completed by February 2013. This transaction
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Dublin based aircraft lessor, AWAS, delivered the second and third Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft to Latin American low-cost airline, GOL. These aircraft are part of five deliveries from AWAS to GOL planned through early 2013. In March of this year, GOL and AWAS entered into a purchase and lease back agreement for five Boeing 737-800s that
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International Lease Finance Corporation has completed an agreement with American Airlines to purchase and leaseback 15 Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft. The agreement covers certain aircraft that American had previously ordered and that have been delivered or are scheduled for delivery during 2012.
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