Honeywell International will supply avionics and APUs to Air Deccan for the airline's fleet of 67 A320 family aircraft. Deliveries start this year and continue through 2011. The systems include the 131-9[A] APU and a full avionics suite that comprises EGPWS, ACAS II, RDR-4B weather radar, FDRs and CVRs, Quantum Line communications and navigation system and Air Data Inertial Reference System.

Thomsonfly said it will purchase two 737-300s and three new dash 800s, taking delivery in the first quarter of 2007. It also said it will sell two 767-200s to Silverjet, an all-business-class startup scheduled to commence operations at London Luton in December. Silverjet will take the aircraft in March and October 2007. Thomsonfly said it will dispose of two 737-500s next spring but offered no further details. It currently operates 47 Boeing aircraft.

UPS took delivery of its 53rd and final A300-600F earlier this month.

AeroRepublica signed a lease agreement with GECAS for two Embraer 190s for delivery next year. The carrier now has commitments for seven of the type, plus options and purchase rights for an additional 20 through 2011.

Lufthansa CityLine introduced the first four of 12 84-seat CRJ900s into its fleet with a flight from Cologne-Bonn to Westerland.

Centralwings added a sixth 737-400 and will lease a third 737-300.

Embraer reported net income of $139.1 million for the second quarter, a 67.7% increase over the $82.9 million earned during the same period a year ago. Net sales for the three months to June 30 were $1.02 billion compared to $812.4 million in the year-ago quarter. The company reported a firm order backlog valued at $10.2 billion, a little more than 12% of which represented executive aviation business. The Brazilian manufacturer delivered 36 jets during the quarter comprising 30 commercial aircraft, five Legacy 600s and one 190 for government use.

Boeing has identified more of the 737 customers listed on its website. The orders are part of the 150-aircraft commitment from China (ATWOnline, April 12). China Eastern Airlines took 16 aircraft, China Southern Airlines 10, Shanghai Airlines eight and Shenzhen Airlines five.