Aircraft & Engines

Air Atlanta Icelandic has signed a new Wet-Lease agreement with Saudi Arabian Airlines, adding yet another B747 to its growing number of aircraft operating on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines. Starting July 22nd, this will be the 6th B747 aircraft that Air Atlanta Icelandic operates on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines

Rolls-Royce said that the potential value of the Etihad Airways

AerCap Holdings has signed an agreement with Airbus Freighter Conversions GmbH (“AFC”) for converting 30 of its older Airbus A320s and A321s from passenger to freighter aircraft. With this agreement, AerCap will also become the launch customer for the A320/A321 passenger to freighter (“P2F”) conversion programme of AFC and will provide the first aircraft for

Rolls-Royce hads reached an agreement with Asiana Airlines of South Korea to supply Trent XWB engines for 30 firm and 10 option Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. Asiana will be the first Korean customer for the Trent aero engine. If all options are realised, the value of the engine order at list prices is $2.4 billion.

US Airways announced that it has signed a long-term aftermarket agreement with International Aero Engines (IAE) covering V2500-A5 engines that power the airline’s fleet of Airbus A320-family aircraft. The contract will run to 2032 and is currently IAE’s largest aftermarket maintenance agreement. This contract will initially cover 74 V2500-A5 powered aircraft already in service and

Hong Kong Airlines has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 to power an Airbus A319 Corporate Jet (ACJ). Hong Kong Airlines is scheduled to take delivery in September 2009. Hong Kong Airlines is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines, which has also ordered the V2500 for 33 A320-family aircraft it has on firm order with Airbus.

Vietnam Airlines has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 engine to power an additional seven Airbus A321s it is leasing from ILFC and AerCap. Vietnam Airlines operates 12 V2500-powered A321s. The aircraft will be equipped with the new SelectOne build standard engine, delivering improved fuel burn and lower CO2 emissions with greater time on wing

Shanghai Airlines has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 to power 10 Airbus A321s. Shanghai Airlines is due to receive its first aircraft in July 2009. The V2500 currently holds 80 percent market share on all A321s in service in China, driven by the fact that it offers the lowest fuel burn, lowest noise and

Aviation Capital Group has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 engine to power 25 Airbus A320 family aircraft. Aviation Capital Group currently owns 49 V2500-powered aircraft. Deliveries of these new aircraft will begin in 2011. International Aero Engines is a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, the Japanese Aero Engines

China’s Shenzhen Airlines has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 to power 28 Airbus A320 family aircraft and back the engine order with a long-term V2500Select agreement. Shenzhen Airlines currently operates a fleet of 19 Airbus A320 family aircraft with a further 14 on firm order. The aircraft will have the SelectOne build standard, with