Aircraft & Engines

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and -Gazprom komplekt- signed а contract at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS, for the purchase of 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100/95LR aircraft to upgrade the fleet of Gazprom Avia. The order is valued at $323 million at list prices. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2013.

Boeing completed all flight tests required for type certification of the 787-8 Dreamliner with Rolls-Royce engines this weekend. The final flight occurred on August 13th onboard ZA102, the ninth 787 to be built. Capt. Mike Carriker, chief pilot for the 787 program, brought ZA102 back to its home base at Paine Field in Everett, following a 90 minute

At the International Aviation and Space Salon -MAKS 2011- in Zhukovsky, a financial leasing agreement was signed between JSC VEB-Leasing, subsidiary of State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank), UTair airline and JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft. According to the terms of the agreement JSC VEB-Leasing purchases 24 SSJ100 aircraft from JSC SCA and transfers

The Qantas Group released that it would acquire up to 110 Airbus A320 aircraft, plus 194 purchase rights and options, to support fleet renewal and growth for the next 10 to 15 years. Smart investment in aircraft is part of the Qantas Group’s five-year plan to build a truly modern, customer-focused and competitive global airline business. The

At the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2011 Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and Indonesian regional carrier PT Sky Aviation signed the contract for the purchase of 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100/95B aircraft. At this years Le Bourget Airshow Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and PT Sky Aviation signed the Heads of Agreement (HOA). The order is valued at

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) have finalized an order for 14 Next-Generation 737-800s, with options for four more, and five 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes. It was previously posted on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, attributed to an unidentified customer. The order marks the completion of part of an agreement announced during the Paris Air Show in June. At list prices,

Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190 jet to China’s CDB Leasing Co., (CLC), at the Company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The aircraft will be operated by China Southern Air Holding Xinjiang Company, a branch of China Southern Airlines, which is the largest airline in China and the third in the world, in terms of

Australian carrier Skywest Airlines took delivery of its first ATR 72-500, which is also the very first ATR 72 aircraft in Australia. Skywest Airlines will operate its new ATR fleet on behalf of Virgin Australia, as part of a 10-year agreement signed recently between both airlines to create a regional network for Virgin Australia. This delivery follows the