Congratulations to Embraer, whose E-Jet series hit the 1,000 order milestone today at the Paris Air Show with a four new orders for the E-190. Kenya Airways ordered 10 E-190s, Air Lease Corporation ordered 5 E-190s, GECAS ordered 2 E-190s,…
As expected, Air Lease Corporation, headed by Steve Udvar-Hazy, signed an MOU for 50 A320neo aircraft with options for 14 more. They also announced orders for 11 A330 and 1 A321 aircraft at Paris. “This new order enables ALC to…
SAS provided Airbus another large neo order today, and has chosen the CFM LEAP engine to power that fleet. This order is significant because SAS is a major operator of 737NG aircraft. SAS currently operates 12 Airbus narrow-bodies and 67…
Boeing executives had harsh words for the Bombardier CSeries at their press briefing in Paris, indicating an underlying concern about the new competitor to the 100-149 seat category. Views: 37
Bombardier announced an order today from a “major network carrier” for 10 CSeries aircraft, and that this operator will be the first operator of the type. Bombardier has been criticized recently about the slow order book for the CSeries, and…
GECAS has ordered 60 A320neo aircraft, and has selected the LEAP engine from CFM International, a joint venture of GE and SNECMA, to power them. The choice of LEAP engines to power the aircraft is not unexpected, as GECAS by…