Boeing and China Cargo Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, finalized an agreement for the acquisition of two 747-400ER freighters valued at $430 million at list prices. The carrier will take delivery of the aircraft in July 2006 and August 2007 and they will be used to expand the operating capacity of its routes. At present, its fleet consists of six MD-11Fs.

Wizz Air yesterday said it signed a letter of intent with Airbus to purchase up to 24 V2500-A5-powered A320 family aircraft valued at $1.4 billion at catalog prices. IAE valued the engine portion at $400 million. Wizz Air also signed up for a long-term Fleet Hour Agreement covering the engines. The carrier said the aircraft will be configured with 180 seats in a single class. A delivery schedule was not announced.

Global ePoint received an order from Thomas Cook Airlines UK to expand its current Cockpit Door Surveillance System to include digital video recording. Global ePoint subsidiary AirWorks will begin installation of the systems on the carrier's A330s this summer. Thomas Cook has been flying the AirWorks CDSS since early 2003 on its fleet of 17 757s, six A320s and two A330s. Separately, Global ePoint introduced an enhanced version of its AirWorks electronic flight bag that features full digital video recording and a CDSS integrated into a dual-redundant server.

Air Senegal took delivery of its third 737-700, which is equipped with winglets.

Emirates SkyCargo took delivery of the first of three converted A310-300Fs last week. The other two are scheduled to enter the airline's fleet by year end. The carrier also has two A380Fs on order, and when all deliveries are complete by 2008 its fleet will total 11 aircraft.