Aircraft & Propulsion

[CORRECTED STORY FROM OCT. 1] Garuda Indonesia and regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) have been revealed as the previously undisclosed customers for 25 ATR 72-600s, plus 10 options.

An article posted Oct. 1 on ATWonline.com and in the ATW Daily News incorrectly stated that regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has placed a new, firm order for 25 ATR 72-600s, plus 10 options.

Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has placed a firm order for 25 ATR 72-600s, plus 10 options, valued at more than $840 million at current list prices.

Taiwan’s EVA Airways is to take six Airbus A321s on lease from BOC Aviation, for delivery between March and August 2015.

UK London Stansted-based VIP charter operator Titan Airways has ceased BAe 146 operations after 17 years.

The Aleman family founded Interjet in 2005 and the fast-growing carrier is now the country’s second-largest airline behind Aeromexico with a 28% market share and a fleet of 41 aircraft, including two Sukhoi Superjet 100s placed into domestic service in September. It is the only Western airline operating the SSJ100.

Alaska Airlines has ordered five additional Boeing 737-900ER aircraft, worth $481 million at current list prices.

Air France—which recently took delivery of its ninth of 12 516-seat Airbus A380—will focus more on aircraft sizes such as the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787s in the future.

Garuda Indonesia has taken delivery of the first of 18 Airbus A330-300s.

Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of its first Boeing737-900ER.

Windhoek-based Air Namibia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200.

Boeing has agreed to base a team of 787 Dreamliner technicians in Oslo following a troubleshooting meeting with Norwegian Air Shuttle.

LOT Polish Airlines is in negotiations with Boeing regarding compensation following problems with two of its five 787s.

Airbus said the assembly of the first A380 for South Korea’s Asiana Airlines is now underway at its Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse.

Shanghai-based Spring Airlines has taken delivery of the first sharklet-equipped Airbus A320.

Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of its first sharklet-equipped A321 aircraft, the first of the type to be operated in China.

Calgary-based WestJet has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Boeing for 40 737 MAX 8 and 25 737 MAX 7 aircraft, the airline announced.

Boeing said its subsidiary Jeppesen is teaming up with multiple pilot training centers worldwide to guide cadets through the initial [ab initio] stage of training to become professional pilots.

Aircraft News

Vietnam low-cost carrier VietJetAir has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus to purchase up to 92 A320 family aircraft.

Bank of China subsidiary BOC Aviation has announced an additional firm order for 25 Airbus A320 family aircraft, comprising 13 A320ceos and 12 A320neos, at the 15th Aviation Expo China 2013 in Beijing.

Qingdao Airlines, which formally launched in June, has agreed to order 23 Airbus A320 family aircraft, comprising five A320ceos and 18 A320neos.

Zhejiang Loong Airlines, a start-up airline based in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 20 Airbus A320 family aircraft, including 11 A320ceos and nine A320neos.

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has challenged Boeing to find space for an extra 11 seats on its forthcoming 737 MAX, as it seeks to wring maximum productivity from the next-generation single-aisle aircraft.