Airlines & Lessors

Two European giants—International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, and Lufthansa—have experienced management/union showdowns in the past year.

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

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.

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.

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.

Korean Air has agreed to purchase five 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft and six 777-300ERs, in an order valued at approximately $3.6 billion at current list prices.

EasyJet has decided to stick with Airbus for its long-awaited fleet renewal, detailing plans to take 35 Airbus A320s and 100 A320neos plus rights on a further 100 A320neos.

Danish leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital announced today at the Paris Air Show a firm order for 30 ATR 72-600s and five ATR 42-500s, plus options for an additional 55 ATR -600 Series turboprops.

Venezuela’s Conviasa has ordered seven Embraer E-190s, exercising options from a previously announced order in July 2012 for six firm orders and 14 options.

Taipei-based EVA Airways officially joined Star Alliance Tuesday, further strengthening the alliance’s presence in Asia-Pacific.

Horizon Air, subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, has signed a firm contract to acquire three 76-seat Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners.

LATAM Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 42 firm A320neo family aircraft.

Mexico’s Interjet has taken delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 SSJ100 at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.

The Latin-American carrier Avianca took delivery of the first of 15 ATR 72-600s it ordered in late 2012 at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.

Vijayawada-based Air Costa has acquired three E-Jets for launch of its scheduled regional airline service in India.

New Lithuanian start-up Air Lituanica has acquired two Embraer E-Jets.

New Tunisia-based Syphax Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to buy three Airbus A320neos, making it the first time an African-based carrier has ordered the neo.

United Airlines has increased its 787 Dreamliner order to 65 aircraft (including six previously delivered aircraft) with an order for 20 787-10s.

Embraer kicked off the Paris Air Show with the launch of its second-generation E-Jet, the E2, and secured a firm order from SkyWest Inc. for 100 E-175-E2 aircraft.

London City-based startup Odyssey Airlines has been revealed as the customer for 10 Bombardier CS100s, which were ordered in June 2011.

The Lufthansa Group has firmed up a previous supervisory board decision to acquire 100 A320 family aircraft, comprising 35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and 30 A320ceo with sharklets.