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Rolls-Royce wins $1.1bn Trent XWB order from Air Lease Corporation
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order worth $1.1bn, at list prices, from Air Lease Corporation for Trent XWB engines to power its 25 Airbus A350XWB aircraft.
Twenty of the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft will be the… Continue reading
Significant lessor order for Airbus newest, most fuel efficient aircraft
Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the Los Angeles based aircraft leasing company has signed a contract for 25 A350 XWB Family aircraft, consisting of 20 A350-900 and five A350-1000, the largest member of the A350 XWB Family. ALC also has options… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman, Navy Select Telephonics Corporation to Provide Radar for Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial System
Wide-Area Search Capability Will Expand Operational Utility of Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Northrop Grumman Corporation, under contract to the U.S. Navy, has selected Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, Long Island, N.Y., to provide… Continue reading
Air Lease Corporation signs contract for 2 additional ATR 72-600s
On the occasion of the Farnborough Airshow, the European regional aircraft manufacturer ATR and US-based leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) today signed a contract for the acquisition of 2 ATR 72-600s. These 72-seat aircraft are the conversion into firm… Continue reading
Air Lease Corporation orders 2 additional ATR 72-600s
US-based aircraft lessor Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has ordered 2 new ATR 72-600 regional turboprop aircraft. ALC already booked an order in 2010 for 10 ATR 72-600s, plus options for 10 additional aircraft. Today’s contract is the conversion of two… Continue reading
Eurofighter Typhoon ready for Japan
BAE Systems, with the full support of the UK Government, the Eurofighter partner companies and nations together with the Sumitomo Corporation, has today submitted a response to Japan’s requirement for a new fighter aircraft to the Japanese Ministry of Defence… Continue reading
New orders for C919 will be signed next month
BEIJING – The maker of China’s largest commercial aircraft, the C919, said it hopes to capture one-third of the country’s single-aisle aircraft market in 20 years, breaking the lengthy domination of that market by Boeing and Airbus.
Following the first… Continue reading
Air Lease Corporation Announces Further Acquisitions and Lease Placements for Boeing 737 Aircraft
LOS ANGELES, CA, August 22, 2011 — Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced continuing lease placements and acquisitions of 12 additional Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft.
“These lease placements and acquisitions are important steps in achieving our balanced fleet growth plan. ALC… Continue reading
Boeing Statement on Air Lease Corporation Agreement for up to 33 Airplanes
Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today at the Paris Air Show that Air Lease Corporation (ALC) will purchase up to 33 airplanes. The agreement calls for 14 firm orders and four options for Next-Generation 737-800s, as well as five 777-300ERs (Extended… Continue reading
Eurocopter to acquire Vector Aerospace Corporation – thus becoming a global player in Aerospace Support and Services
Eurocopter Holding, a subsidiary of EADS (EUR:EAD) and Vector Aerospace Corporation (TSX:RNO), a Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, have entered into a Support Agreement pursuant to which Eurocopter Holding will acquire all of the issued and outstanding… Continue reading
Boeing and State Corporation Rostechnology Finalize Order for Next-Generation 737s
MOSCOW, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the State Corporation Rostechnology today announced the finalization of an order for 50 Next-Generation 737 airplanes. The order includes purchase rights for an additional 35 Next-Generation 737s. The State Corporation’s Supervisory Board approved… Continue reading
Air Methods Corporation orders 15 Bell 407s
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that Air Methods Corporation, the largest provider of air medical transport services in the world, has signed an agreement to purchase fifteen (15) Bell 407s, one of the most successful… Continue reading