China based ICBC Leasing has selected a comprehensive suite of Rockwell Collins’ communication, navigation and surveillance avionics as baseline for up to 42 new Airbus A320 aircraft. Deliveries of these aircraft are expected to commence later this year. BOC Aviation has selected Rockwell Collins avionics as baseline, including its WXR-2100 MultiScan Threat Detection System and
Asiana Airlines, one of Korea’s flagship carriers and a member of the Star Alliance, will continue to rely on Lufthansa Technik for the next ten years: the two companies have extended and significantly expanded their existing Total Component Support TCS agreement for the airline’s fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft. The agreement covers component
ALAFCO, the Kuwait-based international aircraft leasing company, has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engines to power 35 new Airbus A320neo aircraft scheduled for delivery between 2019 and 2021. The firm engine order is valued at approximately $840m at list price.
Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus, Chang Cheow Teck, CEO of STAerospace and Andreas Sperl, CEO of EADS EFW have signed an MoU for a strategic partnership to develop the A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion programme. This agreement includes the Authorisation to Offer for EFW Marketing and Sales. STAerospace will lead the A330P2F engineering development, working with Airbus and EADS
Bombardier Aerospace announced that an airline that has requested to remain unidentified at the present time, has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen airliners. Based on the list price for the Q400 NextGen airliner, the transaction is valued at approximately $160m.
ALAFCO, the Kuwait-based international aircraft leasing company, has finalised a purchase order for 35 A320neo Family aircraft bringing its total backlog for the type to 85. The firm contract is an increase of the previous agreement signed at the 2011 Dubai Airshow for 50 A320neo aircraft.
Azerbaijan Airlines has ordered Blended Winglets for its new Boeing 767-300ER and -300Fs. Azerbaijan Airlines will have the winglets installed at Delta Tech Ops in Atlanta, GA immediately after taking delivery of these new airplanes from Boeing in Everett, WA. Additionally, one airplane, already in-service, will be modified by MNG Technic in Istanbul, Turkey. All
AAR has received design approvals from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), China’s airworthiness authority, to perform custom interior modifications for Boeing 757-200 aircraft operated by Xiamen Airlines. AAR’s design will modify the 757-200 aircraft into a three-class configuration by installing VIP first-class sections with lie-flat seats
Turbomeca (Safran group) signed a first Support By the Hour contract, SBH, with Papillon Airways. This contract covers an initial batch of 6 Arriel 2D engines powering the brand new Eurocopter EC130 T2, with the possibility to equip the entire Arriel 2D engine fleet of Papillon. The Turbomeca SBH contract provides total engine availability at
Asiana Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney for a Fleet Management Program agreement to provide engine maintenance for three of the airline’s Pratt & Whitney-powered aircraft. Under the six-year agreement, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners’ Singapore-based Eagle Services Asia engine overhaul facility will provide engine maintenance for the airline’s six PW4090 engines.
