Aircraft & Propulsion

The Airbus A350 XWB is scheduled to do a flyby at the Paris Air Show Friday, exactly one week after the aircraft’s maiden flight, Airbus president and CEO Fabrice Brégier announced Thursday.

United Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus A350-1000s and has converted an existing order for 25 A350-900s into -1000s, giving the airline a total order of 35 aircraft.

Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 40 A320neo and 20 A321neo aircraft.

Florida-based Spirit Airlines has ordered 20 Airbus A321 aircraft.

Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has ordered five ATR 72-600s and Caribbean regional LIAT ordered two of the type, ATR announced Thursday at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.

Russia’s VEB Leasing signed an MOU with Irkut Corp. for 30 MC-21s at the Paris Air Show.

Airbus president Fabrice Brégier confirmed that the much hoped-for flyby by the A350 XWB will happen around 1p.m. Paris local time Friday.

Teruaki Kawai became the new president and COO of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. earlier this year. He remarks at Le Bourget were his first public comments to international media. He is focused on achieving MRJ first flight by the end of 2013.

Boeing is bringing the 737 MAX’s entry into service date forward by six months and will equip the aircraft with an all-new technology cockpit with the same displays as those in the Boeing 787, the manufacturer announced Wednesday.

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has finalized an order for 175 Boeing 737-800s.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. detailed the flight test program for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), including revealing that some of the flights will be conducted in the US.

US lessor CIT Aerospace placed a firm order for 30 Boeing 737 MAX-8s.

Singapore Airlines has ordered an additional 30 Airbus A350-900s, plus options for a further 20 aircraft.

Air France-KLM Group has confirmed an order for 25 Airbus A350-900s with 25 options.

HGI Capital Group has ordered 10 ATR 72-600s for Brazilian carrier Passaredo Linhas Aéreas, plus 10 options.

SriLankan Airlines has signed memorandum of understanding for six Airbus A330-300s and four A350-900s.

Oman Air has ordered five Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ER aircraft, becoming the first customer in the Arabian Gulf region to order the aircraft.

Travel Service, the largest private airline in the Czech Republic, has committed to three Boeing 737 MAX 8s, in an order valued at $301.5 million at list prices.

BOC Aviation CEO Robert Martin is expecting to take more Airbus A321s than originally anticipated as part of an order for 50 A320 family aircraft, which was placed in December 2012.

Bank of China subsidiary BOC Aviation has placed an order with IAE International Aero Engines for 13 firm A320 family aircraft.

International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power an additional 30 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, bringing ILFC’s total commitment to 180 engines.

Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has signed a memorandum of understanding for Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 30 firm A320/A321 neo aircraft.

Aircraft News

Boeing is bringing the 737 MAX’s entry into service date forward by six months and will equip the aircraft with an all-new technology cockpit with the same displays as those in the Boeing 787, the manufacturer announced Wednesday.