Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has become the first carrier outside Japan and the third overall to take delivery of the Boeing 787, flying the aircraft from a delivery ceremony at Boeing’s Everett, Wash. facility to Washington Dulles (IAD).
Liebherr-Aerospace announced its Airbus A380 supplemental cooling system has entered into service, with a delivery to Malaysia Airlines. The system provides additional cooling to areas such as galleys and electronic bay. FLY Leasing Limited has closed a new $395 million senior secured term loan, using the proceeds to refinance its remaining 2012 debt maturities and outstanding debt under a facility that matures in 2013. The loan will be secured by 23 aircraft and will mature in August 2018.
China Southern Airlines (CZ) will equip 40 Boeing 737-700 and -800 aircraft with blended winglets, with retrofit performed by Aviation Partners Boeing (APB).
China Southern Airlines’ subsidiary Xiamen Airlines (MF) is reported to have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, making it the first Chinese carrier to order the type, according to an agency insider.
Emirates Airline (EK) has signed a sale and leaseback contract with GE Capital Aviation Services for three Boeing 777-300ERs, plus seven spare engines.
Ryanair (FR) says Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is looking at potential modifications that the Irish low-cost carrier would like to see in the C919 single-aisle jet.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has delivered two leased Airbus A320s to VivaColombia. The carrier began service on May 25. CDB Leasing secured financing from KfW IPEX-Bank and The Korea Development Bank for the acquisition of three new Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft are subject to a sale and lease-back with the Indian carrier InterGlobe Aviation. The first aircraft has been delivered; the remaining aircraft are scheduled for delivery this month.
United Airlines (UA), the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787, said it will take delivery of the first of 50 Dreamliners it has on order in September.
Singapore Airlines regional affiliate SilkAir, which has an all-Airbus fleet, has moved in a different direction with a letter-of-intent (LOI) to purchase 23 Boeing 737-800s and 31 737 MAX aircraft valued at $4.9 billion at list prices.
El Al Israel Airlines has finalized an order for two additional Boeing 737-900ERs, adding to a previously announced order in March 2011, bringing its total order of the type to six.
SkyWest Inc., the parent of St. George, Utah-based SkyWest Airlines and Atlanta-based ExpressJet Airlines, said it has “reached an understanding” with Delta Air Lines (DL) enabling it to take delivery 34 Bombardier CRJ700s/900s while removing 66 older CRJ200s from its fleet.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday said it has decided to conduct an investigation into the GE Aviation GEnx engine failure that occurred on a Boeing 787 during a taxi test at Charleston Airport in South Carolina July 28, prompting a small grass fire.
Philippine-based airline Cebu Pacific (5J) will sell its entire Airbus A319 fleet of 10 aircraft to Las Vegas, Nev.-based Allegiant Travel Co., according to a statement made to the Philippine Stock Exchange.
Las Vegas, Nev.-based Allegiant Air, the low-cost carrier owned by Allegiant Travel Co., said it will lease 19 used Airbus A319s to begin entering its fleet in the 2013 second quarter.
