Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) and EADS EFW have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership to develop the Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion program.
Bombardier Aerospace and Garuda Indonesia (GA) said Wednesday the carrier has committed to up to 36 Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGens to support its domestic and regional operations from its Makassar, Medan and Balikpapan hubs.
Pratt & Whitney has won a $200 million order to provide Korean Air with 10 PW4170 Advantage70 engines to power five new Airbus A330s. The Advantage70 is offered both as a new engine and as an upgrade kit for existing PW4168 engines. It delivers a 2% thrust increase and more than 1% reduction in fuel consumption.
Airbus and Aviation Lease and Finance Co. (ALAFCO) finalized a purchase order for 35 A320neo family aircraft, the companies announced Tuesday at the Singapore Airshow.
Indonesian carrier Lion Air (JT) has firmed up its agreement with Boeing announced in November to buy 201 Boeing 737 MAXs and 29 737-900ERs in a $22.4 billion contract that is Boeing’s largest ever.
Hong Kong Airlines (HX) will launch all-premium class flights on the Hong Kong-London Gatwick route with Airbus A330-200s from March 7, becoming the first Chinese carrier to offer an all-premium service. HX assistant president Wang Yankun said the carrier will use three new A330-200s, with cabin configurations of 34 first- and 82 business-class seats, to operate the service.
Boeing will begin the final phase of wind tunnel testing on the 737 MAX next week, the company announced in Singapore Monday. Testing will take place at QinteQ’s Farnborough, UK, facility and Boeing’s transonic wind tunnel in Seattle. “We will then be able to look at firming up the configuration of the aircraft,” Boeing Commercial Airplanes marketing VP Randy Tinseth said.
International Aero Engines’ (IAE) next family of engines—the V2500 SelectThree—remains “on the drawing board,” IAE president and CEO Ian Aitken told ATW, “but I think the ink is now getting dry”).
An unidentified airline has signed a firm agreement for five Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft; the order is valued at approximately $160 million based on list prices.
OpenSkies (EC), the transatlantic subsidiary of British Airways (BA), is adding a new Eco cabin class to its Boeing 757 aircraft on flights between Newark and Paris-Orly from June 19.
Air Berlin (AB) on Thursday completed its first successful satellite-based landing at Bremen Airport, following the accreditation of Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) as a primary landing system. According to AB, the new satellite-based landing system is much more precise than the instrument-based landing system (ILS) formerly used. GBAS landings reduce noise pollution on the ground because approach angles can be varied. It will eventually be possible to use the system in mountainous areas.
An unidentified airline has signed a firm order for six CRJ1000 NextGen regional jets and has taken options on another 18, Bombardier announced Friday.
Bombardier and the Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for an expanded cooperation to support the financing of commercial aircraft sales in China and globally. “Bombardier’s portfolio of commercial aircraft is well positioned to meet China’s rapidly growing air transport infrastructure, and AVIC Leasing will use this MOU to work with airlines and develop solutions to their varied business requirements,” said AVIC president Zhao Hong Wei.
Estonian Air (OV) will lease four Embraer E-170s from Finnair and is in talks with the manufacturer and leasing companies over the delivery schedule and conditions for eight more aircraft, a mix of E-175s and E-190s, which are scheduled to enter the fleet in 2013-2015.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended its order for inspections of Airbus A380s for potential wing cracks to all in-service aircraft.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft has been granted its type certificate A-176 from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for meeting airworthiness and environmental requirements. The certificate will be presented to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) Feb. 24, the manufacturer said in a statement. The European validation program comprised several flights and ground tests.
