For French-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR (Avions de Transport Régional), consolidated 2017 firm orders and estimated order values, organized by customer name.
Irish lessor AerCap firmed an order with Rolls-Royce to power 10 forthcoming Boeing 787-9s with Trent 1000-TEN engines—a transaction valued at $450 million at list prices—the UK engine manufacturer said Jan. 22.
Air France-KLM is planning to order new aircraft to update portions of the fleets of regional airline HOP!, Netherlands-based KLM and LCC Transavia, according to CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac.
The Boeing 787-10, the third and largest 787 variant, has gained US FAA certification, clearing the way for first delivery to Singapore Airlines during the first half of 2018.
Florida-based regional carrier Silver Airways has firmed its intention to take an initial batch of 20 ATR turboprops, from an LOI for up to 50 of the aircraft signed in August 2017.
Buoyed by better-than-expected flight-test performance, Embraer said it is just weeks away from finalizing certification of the E190-E2, the first of the company’s second-generation, re-engined single-aisle airliners to reach this stage.
Buoyed by better-than-expected flight-test performance, Embraer says it is just weeks away from finalizing certification of the E190-E2, the first of the company’s second-generation, reengined single-aisle airliners to reach this stage.
Korean Air plans to phase out more of its older passenger and cargo aircraft this year as it upgrades its fleet with several widebody and narrowbody deliveries.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has confirmed it is in final negotiations with Airbus for a large batch of A320neo narrowbodies following a Reuters report, citing SAS CFO Goran Jansson, that the carrier will purchase 40-50 aircraft.
French investment banking firm Natixis has acquired a minority stake in new Irish lessor and asset management company Airborne Capital for an undisclosed sum.
For Brazilian manufacturer Embraer's commercial aircraft, consolidated 2017 orders, deliveries and cancellations -- updated through the end of the 2017 fourth quarter.
Airbus said it will continue to build the A380 for at least another decade following a commitment from Emirates Airline to add at least 20 aircraft to its backlog.
Followers of General Electric and its various aviation business units were jolted back into imagining a more independent future Jan. 16 after GE chairman and CEO John Flannery said he was reconsidering how to structure the Evendale, Ohio-based aircraft engine supplier.
Airbus CEO Tom Enders has given a hard-hitting speech, voicing strong concerns over the “double whammy” of protectionism under US president Donald Trump and the UK’s decision to exit the European Union (Brexit).
Embraer delivered 101 commercial aircraft in 2017, down 6.5% from 108 deliveries in 2016, and the Brazilian manufacturer has already warned of a further drop in deliveries in 2018.
