Boeing has selected UTC Aerospace Systems’ Aerostructures to extend its provision of complete nacelle systems for the 787 Dreamliner to include the 787-10 variant.
International Airlines Group (IAG) will firm up eight Airbus A350-900 options for Iberia, along with eight A330-200s that will come from existing options or be sourced on operating lease.
Embraer had a difficult decision to make last year. The Brazilian manufacturer’s E-Jet program was nearing a decade in service, having first flown in 2004. While the program had been widely regarded as a major success, Embraer knew that newly available commercial aircraft engines were offering leaps in fuel efficiency and rival aircraft manufacturers were rolling out new or re-engined aircraft.
After much deliberation and market analysis, Airbus has forged ahead with a full launch of the A330neo, extending the re-engined concept to its widebody offering and saying it sees a market for 1,100 aircraft.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has firmed up its order for seven Airbus A320neos, 23 A321neos, 20 Boeing 777-9Xs, 14 787-9s and six 777-300ERs, which will be used for its short- and long-haul fleet renewal.
Bombardier has received a firm order for five Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft, in an order valued at approximately $168 million based on current list prices.
Embraer posted a second-quarter net profit of $146.7 million, reversing a $3.8 million net loss in the 2013 June quarter, on a 12.8% rise in revenue to $1.76 billion.
Airbus Group reported first-half 2014 net income of €1.14 billion ($1.53 billion), up 50% over a €758 million net profit in the first six months of 2013, on a 6% rise in revenue to €27.2 billion.
Boeing has projected a global demand for 1.1 million new airline pilots and technicians over the next 20 years, according to its 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook.
Calgary-based WestJet, which originally had 20 Bombardier Q400s on firm order, has converted an additional five of its 25 options into firm orders, in a deal valued at approximately $167 million based on current list prices.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, becoming the first airline to operate both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family when the airline launches 787-9 services on domestic Japanese routes in August.
Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC)—which has 32 Bombardier CS300s, plus 10 options, on order—has agreed to postpone delivery from November 2015 to April 2016.
Turkish Airlines is in the final stages of evaluating an order for either the Airbus A380-800 or Boeing 747-8I, the carrier has confirmed, saying an order is likely to come before the end of the year.
Guy Hachey, who led Bombardier’s aircraft businesses for the past six years and was a guiding force behind the new CSeries passenger jet, is leaving the company as part of a corporate overhaul.
