Eastern Air Lines Group, a Miami-based start-up trying to revive the iconic airline brand, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. to order 20 firm MRJ90s plus hold purchase rights for 20 more of the Japanese regional jets.
Monarch Airlines and Boeing are finalizing terms and working toward a purchase agreement for 30 737 MAX 8s, marking the start of a fleet transition to Boeing single-aisle aircraft.
International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of Iberia and British Airways, has converted 20 A320neo options into firm orders, it was announced at the Farnborough Airshow.
Dublin-based lessor Avolon has committed to six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and five additional 737 MAX 9 aircraft, valued at more than $2 billion at current list prices.
UK budget carrier easyJet has placed an order with CFM International for 270 engines, comprising 200 LEAP-1A engines to power its Airbus A320neo family aircraft and 70 CFM56-5B engines to power additional A320ceo aircraft.
China’s Spring Airlines has selected CFM International's CFM56-5B engine to power 30 Airbus A320ceo aircraft, in an order valued more than $620 million at current list prices.
US lessor Air Lease Corp. (ALC) became the launch customer for the Airbus A330neo Monday, signing a memorandum of understanding for 25 -900 variants at a list price of $6.9 billion and saying the price of the re-engined widebody could not be ignored.
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) signed an MOU for 25 Airbus A330-900neos at the Farnborough Airshow, becoming the first launch customer for the new Airbus widebody.
Rolls-Royce is planning to use a modified Trent XWB engine to demonstrate technologies for its new Advance engine, which should be available for commercial service from 2020.
Newly minted central Asian airline Air Kazakhstan will begin flying the first of 10 Bombardier Q400 NGs in March 2015, with a $230 million price tag on the aircraft/operations deal.
Boeing predicts a demand for 36,770 new aircraft over the next 20 years, valued at $5.2 trillion, up 4.2% from last year’s forecast of 35,000 aircraft, according to its Current Market Outlook.
Two orders for undisclosed customers for 150 A320ceo and neo family aircraft was the highlight of Airbus’s order activity in June, as the European manufacturer racked up 209 orders for its single-aisle family.
