Air Transport World

Avianca took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 at the Paris Air Show. It is the first of 15 the airline has on order.

Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS and Lufthansa Technik have entered a long-term agreement to exchange know-how and process and repair documentation for a wide range of components on air management systems, flight control and actuation systems as well as landing gears developed and manufactured by Liebherr. And Spairliners, a joint venture of LHT and AFI KLM E&M, has a new contract with French re

AFI KLM E&M and India’s IndiGo are increasing cooperation on their Airbus A320 component support contract.

GE Aviation and LATAM Airlines Group have signed a memorandum of understanding for a 10-year OnPoint agreement, valued at more than $500 million, for maintenance, repair and overhaul of 120 CF6-80C2 engines.

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) has launched its 737-900ER Split Scimitar Winglet program with an order from United Airlines.

ST Aerospace has won an exclusive component Maintenance-By-the-Hour contract worth $28 million with Spring Airlines Japan.

Korean Air has agreed to purchase five 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft and six 777-300ERs, in an order valued at approximately $3.6 billion at current list prices.

Three major airlines and two leasing companies have made firm commitments for a total of 102 Boeing 787-10s, launching the third and largest member of the Dreamliner family.

EasyJet has decided to stick with Airbus for its long-awaited fleet renewal, detailing plans to take 35 Airbus A320s and 100 A320neos plus rights on a further 100 A320neos.

Danish leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital announced today at the Paris Air Show a firm order for 30 ATR 72-600s and five ATR 42-500s, plus options for an additional 55 ATR -600 Series turboprops.

Venezuela’s Conviasa has ordered seven Embraer E-190s, exercising options from a previously announced order in July 2012 for six firm orders and 14 options.

Taipei-based EVA Airways officially joined Star Alliance Tuesday, further strengthening the alliance’s presence in Asia-Pacific.

GE Aviation plans to spend more than $1 billion annually on commercial aircraft engine research and development through at least 2018.

Horizon Air, subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, has signed a firm contract to acquire three 76-seat Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners.

LATAM Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 42 firm A320neo family aircraft.

Bank of China subsidiary BOC Aviation has placed firm orders with CFM International for 10 CFM 56 engines and 10 CFM LEAP engines to power its A320 family aircraft.

Mexico’s Interjet has taken delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 SSJ100 at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.

Embraer disclosed a firm order from Japan Airlines (JAL) for another four E-170 jets. + The firm order is already included in Embraer’s backlog as an “undisclosed” customer.

The Latin-American carrier Avianca took delivery of the first of 15 ATR 72-600s it ordered in late 2012 at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.

Vijayawada-based Air Costa has acquired three E-Jets for launch of its scheduled regional airline service in India.

New Lithuanian start-up Air Lituanica has acquired two Embraer E-Jets.

New Tunisia-based Syphax Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to buy three Airbus A320neos, making it the first time an African-based carrier has ordered the neo.

Aircraft News

Boeing has launched the 787-10 Dreamliner, the third member of its 787 family, at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget.

Los Angeles, Calif.-based Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has inked a memorandum of understanding with Boeing to purchase 33 aircraft, comprising three 787-9 and 30 787-10X Dreamliners.