Lion Air finalises bulk buy of 737s
Boeing and Indonesia’s Lion Air today finalised a record order for 230 737 airliners. The deal, worth US$22.4 billion at list prices, was first announced in November. The order includes 201 737 MAX and 29 737-900ER aircraft plus purchase rights for 150 additional planes. The eye opening deal — Lion Air currently operates a fleet
ALAFCO ups A320neo order
Kuwait based leasing company ALAFCO has ordered 35 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft on top of an order of 50 announced late last year at the Dubai Airshow. In a statement, ALAFCO said it had upped its order in response to strong demand for the aircraft. “The A320neo is the market’s favourite single-aisle aircraft family,” CEO
Embraer firms up Chinese exec jet order
China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. has ordered three Embraer Lineage 1000 ultra-large executive jets in a deal announced at the Singapore Airshow. The deal builds on a memorandum of understanding signed in July 2011. Minsheng, one of China’s largest jet leasing companies, is scheduled to begin taking deliveries of the planes this year. Embraer’s top-of-the-line
Sikorsky scored biggest ever S-92 order
UK based Bond Aviation Group has ordered 16 Sikorsky S-92 medium lift helicopters, the largest single order in the aircraft’s history, Sikorsky said. Terms of the deal were not announced. The 19-passenger S-92 is aimed at the offshore oil and gas industry, which operates 60 per cent of the 150 S-92s in use worldwide, Sikorsky
Boeing looking at long range update for 777-200LR
Boeing is reportedly considering development of an update for its ultra long range 777-200LR, tentatively dubbed the 777-8LX, which could potentially operate between Sydney and London nonstop. The -8LX would join a troika of aircraft in the conceptual 777X family. It would feature a roughly 15 per cent improvement in fuel efficiency over the current
Vic govt seeks applicants for airport upgrades
The Victorian government has invited regional airports across the state to apply for infrastructure grants under a $20 million Regional Aviation Fund (RAF). “Regional airports help drive economic activity through transport, tourism and air freight, while also enabling the delivery of a range of essential emergency services,” Minister for the Aviation Industry Gordon Rich-Phillips said
