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ALC finalizes order for 787s and Next-Generation 737s

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has finalized an order for four 787-9 Dreamliners. ALC also exercised options for four Next-Generation 737-800s. The order, with a list-price value of more than $1.2bn, marks the completion of an agreement announced during the Paris Air Show in June. The airplanes join the 74 Next-Generation 737-800s and five 777-300ER (Extended Range)

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Rolls-Royce receives new approval for Trent 1000

Rolls-Royce has received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for an enhanced “Package B” version of the Trent 1000 engine which powers the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Package B version of the Trent 1000, which is certified to 70,000lb take-off thrust, will enter service with All Nippon Airways (ANA) shortly.

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Cobham Aviation Services extends BAe 146/AVRO RJ leases with Falko

Cobham Aviation Services Australia has extended leases with Falko on an Avro RJ100 and a BAe 146-300QT. The Avro RJ100 (E3331) is used to support a number of resource industry contracts principally in Western Australia, while the BAe 146-300QT (Quiet Trader) freighter, bearing manufacturer’s serial number E3126, is used in support of overnight scheduled air

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Macquarie AirFinance leases one 757-200 to Air Astana

Macquarie AirFinance, a global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland, has delivered a Boeing 757-200 aircraft MSN 27971 to Kazakhstan operator Air Astana. Air Astana currently has two A320-200s on lease from Macquarie AirFinance. Air Astana will integrate the aircraft into its network including flights from its Almaty base to Beijing, Seoul, Bangkok and

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Boeing rolls out first factory-complete 737 at higher rate

Boeing rolled out its first factory-complete Next-Generation 737 at the production rate of 35 airplanes a month on Dec. 4. The new 737-800 was towed to nearby Renton Field where Boeing conducts functional testing and first flights for all new airplanes. Though the airplane still must undergo testing and painting, the milestone represents a major

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Landmark year for PurePower Geared Turbofan engine

Pratt & Whitney has surpassed the milestone of receiving orders, including options, for more than 2,000 PurePower Geared Turbofan engines while completing more than 1,250 hours and 2,800 cycles of full engine testing for its first two applications. So far this year Pratt & Whitney’s order book for the PurePower Geared Turbofan has commitments from

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Transaero Airlines firms up order for eight A320neo aircraft

Transaero Airlines, Russia’s second largest airline, has signed a firm order for eight A320neo aircraft following a Memorandum of Understanding signed in August at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2011 in Moscow. Transaero Airlines is planning to operate the aircraft on its extended medium-haul network of domestic and international routes as part of its

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Kalitta Air orders one new Boeing 747-400ERF

Kalitta Air announced that it closed a purchase agreement for a new Boeing 747-400ERF aircraft in order to continue and expand its international cargo operations. Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, NA served as owner trustee and seller. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The aircraft, which had not previously been flown in revenue, marked

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Rolls-Royce wins $350m contract from Hawaiian Airlines

Rolls-Royce has won a $350m contract from Hawaiian Airlines to deliver Trent 700 engines to power five Airbus A330 aircraft.  The order includes TotalCare long-term services support. The aircraft, to be delivered from 2013 to 2015, will add to the airline’s current fleet of five Trent 700-powered A330s and another 12 to be delivered.

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