Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Feb 14, 2012
Embraer announced Tuesday at the Singapore Airshow that Azul has firmed options for 10 single-class E-195 aircraft.
Feb 14, 2012
Airbus and Aviation Lease and Finance Co. (ALAFCO) finalized a purchase order for 35 A320neo family aircraft, the companies announced Tuesday at the Singapore Airshow.
Feb 14, 2012
Indonesian carrier Lion Air (JT) has firmed up its agreement with Boeing announced in November to buy 201 Boeing 737 MAXs and 29 737-900ERs in a $22.4 billion contract that is Boeing’s largest ever.
Feb 13, 2012
Hong Kong Airlines (HX) will launch all-premium class flights on the Hong Kong-London Gatwick route with Airbus A330-200s from March 7, becoming the first Chinese carrier to offer an all-premium service. HX assistant president Wang Yankun said the carrier will use three new A330-200s, with cabin configurations of 34 first- and 82 business-class seats, to operate the service.
Feb 13, 2012
Boeing will begin the final phase of wind tunnel testing on the 737 MAX next week, the company announced in Singapore Monday. Testing will take place at QinteQ’s Farnborough, UK, facility and Boeing’s transonic wind tunnel in Seattle. “We will then be able to look at firming up the configuration of the aircraft,” Boeing Commercial Airplanes marketing VP Randy Tinseth said.
Feb 13, 2012
International Aero Engines’ (IAE) next family of engines—the V2500 SelectThree—remains “on the drawing board,” IAE president and CEO Ian Aitken told ATW, “but I think the ink is now getting dry”).
Feb 13, 2012
ICBC Leasing has placed an order with International Aero Engines to provide V2500s for 15 new Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Feb 13, 2012
An unidentified airline has signed a firm agreement for five Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft; the order is valued at approximately $160 million based on list prices.