Aircraft & Engines

Following an agreement reached between Emirates Airline and Rolls-Royce and a consecutive agreement between Emirates Airline and Airbus, the Toulouse based aircraft manufacturer is to adapt the A380 delivery stream with six aircraft deliveries postponed from 2017 to 2018 and six others from 2018 to 2019. Airbus re-confirms the target to deliver around 12 A380s […]

Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, announced an order for 75 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The order, booked in December, has an approximate value of US$8.25bn at list prices. The follow-on order increases the GECAS firm order book for the 737 MAX to 170

Air Lease Corporation has placed one Airbus A350-900 new technology wide body jet on long term lease to Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu, China). The aircraft will deliver in the first quarter of 2019 from ALC’s order book with Airbus. The A350-900 will be primarily operated across the Pacific, linking major cities in China with USA and

BOC Aviation has ordered five new Airbus A320-200 aircraft, all of which are scheduled for delivery in 2017. The order reflects continued demand among BOC Aviation’s customers for these single-aisle aircraft, which remain amongst the world’s most popular and efficient.

SmartLynx signed ACMI wet lease agreement with Atlas Atlantique Airlines for one A320 aircraft with planned registration mark YL-LCR. The lease period is from December 2016 until March 2017. The base of aircraft will be Paris Vatry (XCR) airport. Atlas Atlantique Airlines is a new cooperation partner for SmartLynx.

JSC, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of Sukhoi Superjet 100 Long Range (SSJ100LR). The certificate will enable Sukhoi Superjet 100 deliveries to foreign customers with the range increased by 50% compared to the basic version (SSJ100 Basic). On December 21 the aviation authorities have granted Sukhoi Civil Aircraft SCA,

BOC Aviation has signed a purchase and leaseback agreement with Qatar Airways for six new Airbus A350 twin-aisle aircraft, all of which are scheduled for delivery in 2017.

CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1C integrated propulsion system was simultaneously awarded Type Certificates by both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), paving the way for entry into commercial service on the COMAC C919 aircraft. CFM is unique in that it is the only engine manufacturer to gain dual original

Boeing delivered the 500th 787 Dreamliner, a 787-8 to Avianca, marking another milestone in the program’s history. Since entering service in 2011, the 787 Dreamliner fleet has grown to include 48 operators, who have collectively flown 696,000 revenue flights, carrying 133 million passengers over 1.7 billion revenue miles. The 787 family is flying more than

The first flight of the Avicopter AC352, powered with WZ16 engine, took place December 21, in Harbin. The AC352 is a new seven-ton, twin-engine, multi-purpose rotorcraft jointly developed by Avicopter and Airbus Helicopters. The WZ16 met all the performance targets set for this maiden flight. Known in the west as the Ardiden 3C, the engine