Air Lease Corp. announced long-term lease agreements with Korean Air for two new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery in November 2014 and May 2015.
Small jet manufacturers are planning to invest heavily in their platforms and increase the size of current aircraft. Superjet International VP business development John Buckley revealed plans at the ISTAT Americas 2013 conference in Orlando in March to stretch the 100-seat Sukhoi SuperJet to 120-130 seats. “As we move forward, we will be stretching the aircraft to 120-130 seats and begin to have a family of aircraft,” he said.
Ethiopian Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner today revenue service with a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, making it the first carrier to relaunch Dreamliner flights since the aircraft was grounded in January.
LOT Polish Airlines is to take a Boeing 777 on wet lease from Portuguese operator EuroAtlantic while it awaits the return to service of its 787s, which it expects to happen in June.
Boeing chairman, president and CEO Jim McNerney said the manufacturer anticipates launching the 787-10 program “sooner rather than later” and could also launch the 777X by the end of this year.
Boeing has started 787 battery system modifications on 10 in-service fleet aircraft and believes modifications will be completed on nearly all 50 in-service fleet aircraft by mid-May.
Boeing Canada Winnipeg plans to increase its Murray Park Road manufacturing site by more than 22%, primarily to house new composites work for the 737 MAX.
International Airline Group (IAG), parent company of British Airways and Iberia, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus for 18 A350-1000s, plus 18 options.
Kigali’s RwandAir has signed a firm purchase agreement for one Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner, in an order valued at approximately $33 million based on list prices.
