Airlines and Destinations

Finnair Agrees to Lease Three Embraer 170s to Aeroméxico Connect

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:11:03 +0000

One Embraer 170 will be delivered to Aeroméxico Connect this month. The two remaining aircraft will be delivered to Aeroméxico Connect in June 2014, when their existing leases to Kenya Airways expire. Aeroméxico Connect is leasing each of the three Embraer E-Jets for a six-year term.

NIgeria’s Arik Air Orders Three Bombardier CRJ1000s and Four Q400 NextGens

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:42:35 +0000

Based on the list prices of the Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen and Q400 NextGen, the manufacturer values the contract at approximately US$297 million.

Singapore Airlines Firms Order for 30 A350-900s and Options 20 More XWBs

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:59:33 +0000

This is the third order from Singapore Airlines for the Airbus A350 XWB. The deal sees the carrier’s total firm order for the new widebody family increase to 70 aircraft, with SIA also holding options on 20 more.

SriLankan Airlines Signs MOU to Order Four A350-900s and Six A330-300s

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:11:14 +0000

Airbus and SriLankan Airlines announced the memorandum of understanding on June 19, during the Paris Air Show 2013.

HGI Capital Group Orders 10 ATR 72-600s and Options 10 for Brazilian Carrier Passaredo

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:32:39 +0000

The deal appears actually to represent HGI Aircraft Division taking over an identical transaction originally announced by Passaredo itself on May 22, 2012, when it took delivery of the first of four new ATR 72-600 regional airliners leased from Air Lease Corporation.

Travel Service Announces Commitment for Three Boeing 737 MAX 8s

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:59 +0000

Boeing values the aircraft at $301.5 million at list prices and says it looks forward to working with Travel Service to finalizing the details of the deal, at which time the transaction will be posted as a firm order to the Boeing Orders and Deliveries website.

Oman Air Revealed as Customer for Five Boeing 737-900ERs

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Boeing values the order, previously listed on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website as being for an unidentified customer, at $473 million at current list prices.

Total Boeing 737 Sales Pass 11,000 as Ryanair Finalizes Order for 175 737-800s

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:00 +0000

The June 19 finalizing of the Ryanair deal brings the total number of Boeing 737 aircraft ordered since production began in the mid-1960s to more than 11,000. Boeing currently has unfilled orders for more than 3,400 737s, all of them either 737NGs or 737 MAX aircraft.

CIT Aerospace Orders 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:22:29 +0000

CIT Group Inc. has announced at the 50th Paris Air Show that its aircraft-leasing subsidiary CIT Aerospace has placed an order for 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.

Boeing Brings Forward the Planned First Delivery of the 737 MAX

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:53:20 +0000

Boeing has announced that first delivery of a 737 MAX, a 737 MAX 8 for launch customer Southwest Airlines, will be made three months earlier than originally scheduled – in the third quarter of 2017 instead of in the fourth quarter.

Air France-KLM Orders 25 Airbus A350-900s and Options 25 More

Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:24:34 +0000

Air France-KLM has finalized a firm order for 25 Airbus A350-900s and has taken options on 25 more, 10 fewer A350-900s in all than the group said it would buy when it first announced its planned order in September 2011.

Korean Air Agrees to Order Five More 747-8Is and Six More 777-300ERs

Staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:13:10 +0000

Boeing values the deal at approximately $3.6 billion at current list prices. Korean Air is the only airline in the world to order both the passenger and freighter variations of the Boeing 747-8.

Tunisia’s Syphax Airlines Becomes First African Carrier to Commit to the A320neo

Staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:50:07 +0000

In a deal announced at the Paris Air Show, Tunisian carrier Syphax Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding to buy three Airbus A320neo jets. Syphax Airlines has also ordered three Airbus A320 current engine option aircraft.

Horizon Air Orders Three More Q400 NextGens and Reconfirms Options on Seven

Staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:10:43 +0000

Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen, Bombardier Aerospace values Horizon Air's firm order ‒ which was announced on June 18 at the Paris Air Show 2013 ‒ at approximately US$98 million.

Embraer Announces E-Jet Deals from Two Existing Customers and Two Start-Ups

Staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:17:52 +0000

At the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, Embraer has announced four deals for its current E-Jets family.

Nordic Aviation Capital Orders up to 90 ATR 600-Series Turboprops

Staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:50:15 +0000

The deal, announced at the Paris Air Show 2013 on June 18, includes firm orders for 30 ATR 72-600 turboprops and five ATR 42-600s and options on another 55 aircraft.

EasyJet Decides on Airbus A320 and A320neo for Fleet Renewal and Plans 135-Aircraft Order

Staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:12:10 +0000

Subject to shareholder approval, easyJet has identified a future need for 100 Airbus A320neo aircraft. These will be preceded by 35 Airbus A320ceo aircraft equipped with Sharklets. Of the 135 aircraft, 85 will be for replacement, according to Airbus.

Boeing Launches 787-10 with Commitments for 102 Aircraft

Staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:37:57 +0000

Customer launch commitments for the Boeing 787-10 include Air Lease Corporation, with 30 aircraft; GE Capital Aviation Services, with 10; International Airlines Group/British Airways, with 12 subject to shareholder approval; Singapore Airlines, with 30; and United Airlines, with 20.

Air New Zealand Receives Its First A320 Fitted with Sharklets

Staff — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:38:02 +0000

Air New Zealand has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with fuel-saving Sharklets, at a ceremony during the 50th Le Bourget Paris Air Show.

Lufthansa Group Firms Order for 100 A320-Family Jets

Staff — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:22:02 +0000

Included in the Lufthansa order ‒ signed at the Paris Air Show ‒ are 100 35 Airbus A320neo jets, 35 A321neos and 30 A320ceo (current engine option) aircraft fitted with Sharklets.