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RwandAir Places Firm Order for Dual-Class Bombardier Q400 NextGen Airliner
Airline will become 12th operator of Q400 aircraft in Africa
Bombardier Aerospace and RwandAir of Kigali, Rwanda announced today that RwandAir has signed a firm purchase agreement for one Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner.
Based on the list price of… Continue reading
airBaltic Signs Firm Order for up to 20 CSeries Airliners
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- Latvian airline transitions to an all-Bombardier fleet with the addition of CS300 jetliners to its existing fleet of Q400 NextGen aircraft
- A video is available at http://youtu.be/KNh-L8ZKAEM
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that airBaltic has signed a firm purchase agreement… Continue reading
Boeing 737 MAX Achieves ‘Firm Concept’
Boeing has finished defining in broad terms its newest single-aisle airplane, the 737 MAX, recently completing a major milestone in development known as ‘Firm Concept’.
“The program has achieved this development milestone by defining the significant changes needed to deliver… Continue reading
WestJet Order for Up to 45 Bombardier Q400 NextGen Aircraft Goes Firm
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the conditional order placed by WestJet, an Alberta partnership on June 28, 2012, has been converted to a firm purchase agreement for up to 45 Q400 NextGen airliners. The transaction includes 20 firm-ordered Q400 NextGen… Continue reading
Aviation Capital Group signs firm order for 30 A320neo
Lessors select most modern, fuel efficient aircraft for growth
Aviation Capital Group (ACG), the United States based global aircraft leasing company, signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 30 eco-efficient A320neo Family aircraft today at the 2011… Continue reading
Avianca signs firm order for four Airbus A330 Freighter aircraft
First A330-200 Freighter customer in Latin America
Avianca, part of the airline group AviancaTaca Holdings, has signed a firm order for four Airbus A330-200 Freighter aircraft. The new aircraft will be operated by Avianca’s cargo subsidiary Tampa. Avianca will announce… Continue reading
Dubai firm axes Airbus orders in crisis fallout
A troubled Dubai leasing firm has cancelled all its remaining Airbus orders worth $5.8 billion, it emerged on Thursday, as the after-shocks of the financial crisis dampened celebrations of record new jet sales.
The clearout by DAE Capital failed to… Continue reading
Thomas Cook Group signs firm order for 12 A321s with sharklets
Fleet harmonisation and renewal with the eco-efficient A320 FamilyBlagnac, 25 January 2011
Thomas Cook Group has signed a firm order for 12 A321, as a first step of its single aisle fleet harmonisation and renewal plan which is based on… Continue reading
French firm wins Saudi airports deal
RIYADH – An affiliate of French outdoor advertising firm JCDecaux has won a contract for exclusive advertising rights in all of Saudi Arabia’s 26 airports, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority (GACA) said on Saturday.
The ten-year deal between GACA and… Continue reading
New lessor ALC takes off with firm order for 51 A320 Family aircraft
Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the recently formed aircraft financing and leasing company, has chosen to place its first firm order for new aircraft directly from a manufacturer with Airbus. The order is for 20 A321 aircraft and 31 A320 aircraft.… Continue reading
Jazeera Air buys leasing firm for $89 mln
KUWAIT – Kuwaiti carrier Jazeera Airways said it has fully acquired Sahab Aircraft Leasing Co, a leasing firm launched in 2008 for 25.6 million dinars ($88.77 million).
“The acquisition gives Jazeera Airways a platform to pursue strategic vertical integration initiatives… Continue reading
Air Austral signs firm order for two single class A380s
Bringing unprecedented levels of eco-efficiency on routes from La Réunion to Paris
Air Austral, based in Saint Denis, La Réunion, has ordered two A380s, the most advanced, spacious and eco-efficient airliner in service today. Powered by Engine Alliance engines and… Continue reading