Aircraft & Propulsion

The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has won more C919 and ARJ21 orders at the Paris Air Show.

Boeing has made it a “top priority” to help Garuda Indonesia gain FAA Category 1 status, the company’s head of commercial airplanes said this week.

Vietnamese low-cost carrier (LCC) VietJet Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for six additional A321s. The order was signed at the Paris Air Show.

[REPOST] Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation has signed a firm contract with Airbus for the purchase of three A320s at the Paris Air Show.

A China Airlines Boeing 777-300ER parked in the Paris Air Show static display this week is generating a buzz for its cabin, which was designed by a top Taiwanese architect.

Bahamasair, the national flag carrier of Bahamas, has placed a firm order for two 70- seat ATR 72-600s and three 50-seat ATR 42-600s.

Ethiopian Airlines has been revealed as the customer for six Boeing 787-8s previously attributed to an unidentified customer by the manufacturer.

Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Boeing to order 20 747-8 freighters valued at $7.4 billion at list prices.

Hazy said a stretch of around six meters would allow Airbus to accommodate up to six additional rows on both the lower and upper deck.

Taiwan’s EVA Air has signed an MOU with Airbus for four additional A330-300s.

Korean Air has signed a MOU with Airbus to acquire up to 50 A321neo aircraft, its first of the type.

Air New Zealand announced an order for an additional ATR 72-600 at a delivery ceremony for the type at the Paris Air Show.

Pratt & Whitney said it has assembled and started testing the first PW1900G engine set to power the Embraer E-190-E2 and E-195-E2 aircraft.

China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing signed an MOU at the Paris Air Show to purchase 30 737 airplanes—a mix of Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX aircraft.

Boeing sees a future market for a 757 replacement aircraft that would fit between the largest 737 MAX variant and the 787-8, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner said.

China’s Ruili Airlines has committed to purchase 30 737 MAXs with the financial support of AVIC International Leasing, amid a surge in China’s passenger traffic.

Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has selected the V2500 engine to power a new fleet of 17 previously announced Airbus A321ceo family aircraft, it was announced at the Paris Air Show.

Jakarta-based Sriwijaya Air placed an order for two Next-Generation 737 aircraft at the Paris Air Show.

Swedish-based Braathens Aviation signed a contract for the purchase of five ATR 72-600s and 10 options as part of its fleet upgrade strategy.

Cebu Pacific Air has ordered 16 ATR 72-600, with 10 options, at the Paris Air Show.

SMBC Aviation Capital ordered 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft at the Paris Air Show.

AerCap Holdings ordered 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8s at the Paris Air Show.

Paris Air Show Engine News-June 15, 2015

Embraer announced a raft of firm orders on Day 1 of the Paris Air Show, including seven E-190s for Western China startup Colorful Guizhou Airlines, eight E-175s for Utah-based regional SkyWest Airlines, 10 E-175s for United Express, as well as 15 E-190-E2s and 10 E-195-E2s for lessor Aircastle.

Airbus continues to promote the need for the A380 to support projected air traffic growth over the next 20 years, arguing that only very large aircraft (VLA) can deliver the numbers of people expected to travel between the world’s mega-city hubs.