Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 01, 2011
Braathens Leasing Limited, a subsidiary of Braathens Aviation of Sweden, placed a firm order for five Bombardier CSeries100s and five CSeries300s valued at $635 million at list prices, providing a boost to the Canadian manufact.urer's narrowbody aircraft program
May 31, 2011
ATR said Tuesday it received EASA certification for its ATR 72-600. Flight testing began in the summer 2009 and delivery of the first aircraft will occur this summer to Royal Air Maroc, which ordered four ATR 72-600s and two ATR 42-600s. Since launching the ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 programs in October 2007, ATR has received orders for a total of 141 aircraft in the series.
May 31, 2011
China Southern Airlines said Tuesday in a widely cited filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it reached an agreement with Boeing to purchase six 777 freighters valued at $1.58 billion based on list prices, although it noted that it received "price concessions" making the cost "significantly lower" than list prices.
May 31, 2011
China Southern Airlines said Tuesday in a widely cited filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it has reached an agreement with Boeing to purchase six 777 freighters valued at $1.58 billion based on list prices.
May 28, 2011
Cabot Aviation arranged the sale of one Airbus A300B4-100F plus two A300B4-200Fs to Kalitta Turbine Leasing, on behalf of TNT Airways SA. The aircraft were phased out of TNT service in 2009. Astraeus Airlines won four contracts to place nine aircraft this summer. Two Boeing 757s and four 737s will be based in Reykjavik for Iceland Express service; “individual Boeing 757s” will be based in Edinburgh and Newcastle; and one Airbus A320 will be based in Croatia.
May 28, 2011
Airbus COO-Customers John Leahy told ATW that 2011 is shaping up as a strong year for the manufacturer.
May 26, 2011
Norwegian Air Shuttle said Thursday it signed a letter of intent with Icelandair to acquire three Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787-8s that Icelandair currently has on order. Two of the aircraft are expected to be delivered during the first half of 2013 and the third in early 2015. Norwegian is also slated to receive two 787-8s on lease from ILFC in late 2012/early 2013 (ATW Daily News, Nov. 9, 2010).
May 26, 2011
BAE Systems on Thursday agreed to sell its commercial aircraft lease portfolio and asset management business to investment affiliates of certain funds managed by Fortress Investment Group.