Archive for September 2013
WestJet Announce Order for 65 Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes
SEATTLE /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and WestJet announced that they have completed an order for 65 737 MAX airplanes, fulfilling the carrier’s letter of intent to purchase the airplanes…
Read MoreFirst Next-Generation 737-800 to Russia’s Rostec
SEATTLE / Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered the first Next-Generation 737-800 to Aviation Capital Services LLC, a subsidiary of the State Corporation Russian Technologies (Rostec). Aviation Capital Services has leased…
Read MoreVietJet Air to acquire up to 100 new A320 Family aircraft
Courtesy Airbus Vietnam’s VietJet Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for up to 92 A320 Family aircraft and will lease eight more from third party lessors. The agreement signed…
Read MoreBOC Aviation orders 25 A320 Family aircraft
BOC Aviation, the Singapore-based aircraft leasing subsidiary of Bank of China, has announced during the 15th Aviation Expo China 2013 in Beijing an additional firm order for the purchase of…
Read MoreGECAS Finalize Order for 10 787-10 Dreamliners
SEATTLE /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric (NYSE: GE), announced today that they have completed…
Read MoreLufthansa selects the Boeing 777X for future
SEATTLE/PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] welcomes Lufthansa’s selection of the 777-9X for its future long-haul fleet. The launch of the 777X family is targeted for later this year and entry into…
Read MoreLufthansa commits to up to 55 A350s
Courtesy Airbus The Supervisory board of Lufthansa, Airbus’ biggest airline customer and operator, has decided to expand and modernize its long-haul fleet with a commitment for up to 55 A350-900…
Read MoreBombardier C Series First Flight
Today September 16, 2013 marked the day that Bombardier is well on its way to compete. That’s right the new C series here and flies real smooth. For other manufacturers…
Read MoreQatar Airways’ first A380 takes off for its maiden flight
Courtesy Airbus Qatar Airways’ first A380 took off from Toulouse today on its maiden flight to Hamburg where the aircraft will be fitted with its cabin before being painted. The…
Read MoreFinnair receives world’s first A321 with Sharklets
Courtesy Airbus Finnish national carrier, Finnair, the launch customer for the A321 equipped with Sharklets, has taken delivery of its first of five aircraft on order. The aircraft will eventually…
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