Category: Orders & Deliveries

Boeing Delivers 6000th 737

On Thursday April 16, Boeing celebrated a special program milestone with the delivery of the 6,000th 737. The Boeing 737-800 (Registration LN-NOL) was delivered to International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) which will lease the 737 to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. The airplane’s tail features a special decal denoting this milestone.

6000th Boeing 737 - Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (ILFC)
6000th Boeing 737 - Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (LN-NOL)

Norwegian Air Shuttle is the largest low-fare airline company in Scandinavia and has a route portfolio that stretches across Europe into North Africa and the Middle East. Norwegian has 39 737s in its fleet and an additional 42 on firm order with Boeing.

Boeing remains focused on continuous enhancement of the Next-Generation 737 family to ensure the airplane provides market-leading operational, economic and environmental performance to airlines and lessors around the world.
“It is exciting to deliver our 6,000th 737 to ILFC and Norwegian Air Shuttle, and we thank them for being among the hundreds of airlines, operators and leasing companies who have made the 737 the world’s most popular jet airliner,” said Mark Jenkins, vice president and general manager, 737 Airplane Programs. “Thousands of employees have supported the many 737 variations Boeing has introduced, including today’s all-new Next-Generation 737 family which is used in private, government and commercial service.”

Source: Boeing
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777th 777 Delivered to Air France with New Livery

Boeing and Air France celebrated significant milestones yesterday with the delivery of the 777th Boeing 777 airplane. The new Boeing 777-300ER (F-GZND) also will be the first to bear a new Air France livery and company brand identity.

777th Boeing 777 - Air France Boeing 777-300ER with New Livery

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Video - Air France Boeing 777-300ER with New Livery

Air France operates one of the largest fleets of 777s in the world and was the launch customer for both the 777-300ER and the 777 Freighter.
The relationship between Air France and Boeing goes back to the early days of the airline, which celebrated its 75th anniversary last year. Air France’s early fleet of DC-3s sported the distinctive silver and royal blue livery that was used to launch the airline.
Three generations of Boeing airplanes have carried three Air France liveries. The first was with the arrival of the jet age and the Boeing 707. The second opened up long-haul international travel, epitomized by the Boeing 747 and finally, today with the unveiling of the Boeing 777-300ER. The latest incarnation of the distinctive Air France livery continues the all-white theme but is intended to position the company in the 21st century as a truly international carrier that has more than half of its passengers based outside France.

Photo: Boeing
Source: Boeing

Airbus Deliveries – First Quarter 2009

Airbus deliveries for the first quarter of 2009.

Model Number of Deliveries By Customer
A318 1 1 – Comlux
A319 31 10 – easyJet
2 – CIT Leasing (Tiger Airways)
2 – Hainan
3 – Lan Airlines
1 – ILFC (Bangkok Airways)
1 – BOC Aviation (Aeroflot)
1 – ILFC (Mexicana)
2 – AERVENTURE (Royal Jordanian Airlines)
1 – Hamburg International
1 – Indian Airlines (NACIL)
1 – China Southern Airlines
2 – Germanwings
1 – ILFC (Armavia)
1 – GECAS (Aeroflot)
1 – ILFC (Chongqing Airlines)
1 – Private Customer
A320 51 1 – Tiger Airways
4 – Aegean Airlines
1 – AERVENTURE (Spring Airlines)
1 – ALAFCO (Wataniya Airways) [Link]
2 – ILFC (Jetstar Airways)
1 – Middle East Airlines
1 – Shenzhen Airlines
1 – AERVENTURE (Aegean Airlines)
2 – GECAS (Cebu Pacific)
3 – jetBlue Airways
1 – GECAS (Bulgaria Air)
1 – Air France
3 – AirAsia
1 – RBS Aerospace (TAM – Linhas Aereas)
2 – Wizz Air
1 – AERVENTURE (TAP- Portugal)
3 – GECAS (Aeroflot)
2 – AERVENTURE (Aeroflot)
2 – RBS Aerospace (Aer Lingus)
1 – easyJet
1 – China Eastern Airlines
2 – CIT Leasing (National Air Services)
1 – Aerdragon Aviation Partners (Air France)
1 – Alafco (Wataniya Airways)
2 – Go Air
1 – indiGo
1 – ILFC (Air Arabia)
1 – CIT Leasing (Iberworld)
1 – Silkair
1 – Aircraft Purchase Fleet (Alitalia)
1 – Middle East Airlines
1 – Air Berlin
1 – AERVENTURE (Air France)
1 – Spring Airlines
1 – ILFC (Air Arabia Maroc)
A321 18 2 – Indian Airlines (NACIL)
2 – Air China
3 – China Southern Airlines
1 – TAM – Linhas Aereas
4 – Turkish Airlines
2 – US Airways
1 – TAM – Linhas Aereas
1 – Air France [Link]
1 – ILFC (Aegean Airlines)
1 – NIKI
A330 13 2 – CIT Leasing (Etihad Airways)
3 – AWAS (Singapore Airlines) [Link]
1 – Grupo Marsans (Air Comet)
2 – Middle East Airlines
1 – ILFC (Hainan)
1 – Lufthansa
1 – Aer Lingus
1 – Finnair [Link]
1 – Lease Corporation Int’l (Singapore Airlines)
A340 2 2 – Lufthansa

Boeing Deliveries – First Quarter 2009

Boeing deliveries across its commercial and defense products for the first quarter of 2009.

Model Number of Deliveries By Customer
737 Next Generation 91 4 – Air Berlin
2 – Air China
1 – Air India
6 – Alaska Airlines
1 – All Nippon Airways
2 – American Airlines
2 – Business Jet / VIP Customer(s)
1 – China Eastern Airlines
4 – Continental Airlines
1 – COPA Airlines
2 – Delta Air Lines
2 – Egyptair
9 – GECAS
2 – GOL Airlines
4 – Hainan Airlines
7 – ILFC
1 – Integrated Defense Systems
2 – JAL International
1 – KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines
3 – Lion Air
1 – Pegasus Airlines
22 – Ryanair
1 – Shandong Airlines
1 – Shenzhen Airlines
3 – Southwest Airlines
2 – SpiceJet
4 – TUI
747 4 3 – Cathay Pacific Airways
1 – UPS
767 3 1 – Business Jet / VIP Customer(s)
2 – JAL International
777 23 1 – Air Canada
2 – Air France [Link]
1 – British Airways
3 – Delta Air Lines
1 – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
2 – Emirates [Link]
1 – EVA Air
4 – GECAS
1 – ILFC
3 – Qatar Airways
1 – Singapore Airlines
2 – V Australia [Link]
Apache (New Builds) 5 Unknown – Probably US Army
C-17 3 1 – US Air Force
(437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base)
2 – Unknown – Probably US Air Force
F-15 4 Unknown
F/A-18E/F and EA-18G 10 Unknown
T-45TS 2 2 – US Navy
KC-767 Tanker 1 1 – Japan Ministry of Defense

20 Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Ordered by LCI

Bombardier Aerospace announced on Monday that Lease Corporation International Aviation Limited has signed a firm purchase agreement for three CS100 and 17 CS300 jetliners. The purchaser, which also took options on a further 20 CSeries aircraft, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lease Corporation International Limited (LCI). LCI is a privately owned aircraft leasing company that owns and leases planes to major airlines. LCI customers to date include Air France, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, British Airways, Finnair, GOL, Hainan Airlines, Hongkong Express, Iberia, Kingfisher Airlines, Oman Air, SAS, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Spanair, TAP Portugal, Thomas Cook and Virgin Atlantic.

LCI Bombardier CS300

The 110-seat and 130-seat CSeries family of aircraft brings fourth-generation aerodynamics; increased use of composites and advanced aluminium alloys in structures; the very latest in system technologies, such as fly-by-wire, electric brakes, and a next-generation engine – the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1000G engine. PurePower represents a significant breakthrough in turbofan technology, especially on the environmental front where it will set new benchmarks from dramatically reduced fuel burn, noise, and emissions.

Source: Bombardier
Image: Bombardier

Finnair receives its first A330-300

Finnair has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-300. The new aircraft is the first of eight A330-300s ordered by Finnair for the development of its medium and long haul operation. Powered by General Electric CF6-80E1 engines, the carrier’s new A330 can seat 271 passengers in a two-class cabin (229 seats in Economy and 42 in Business Class).

Finnair Airbus A330-300

With the brand new Airbus A330-300, the Finnair fleet now includes 35 Airbus aircraft: 11 A319s, 12 A320s, six A321s, five A340s and the first A330. Finnair was also the first airline to order the Airbus A350 XWB, signing for 11 aircraft with first delivery in 2014.

Source: Airbus
Photo: Airbus

Embraer: Phenom 100 Delivered to Pakistan Air Force & Super Tucano Ordered by Ecuadorian Air Force

Phenom 100 Delivered to Pakistan Air Force

Embraer delivered the first Phenom 100 jet to Pakistan’s Air Force. The Pakistan government has acquired four of this aircraft model, which will be used to transport government officials of that country.

Pakistan Air Force Embraer Phenom 100

This is the first Embraer aircraft delivered to a customer in Pakistan, and it is also the first Phenom 100 to be operated by a government. The country’s Air Force chose this model after carrying out a detailed analysis of such aspects as performance, comfort, technology, acquisition price, and operating costs, among others.

The Phenom 100 jet can accommodate up to eight occupants. Its range of 1,178 nautical miles (2,182 km), including NBAA IFR fuel reserves, means the aircraft is capable of flying nonstop from Islamabad (Pakistan) to Karachi (Pakistan) or Katmandu (Nepal), from New York to Miami, in the U.S., or from London to Rome, in Europe.

Super Tucano Ordered by Ecuadorian Air Force

Embraer confirms signing the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) for the sale of 24 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft, through a contract that was finalized last year. The tandem seat airplanes will be used on border patrol missions and for pilot training. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2009.

Ecuador Air Force Embraer Super Tucano

The deal with FAE includes an extensive Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) package and an advanced Training and Operation Support System (TOSS), covering not only the aircraft, but also ground support stations and a flight simulator.

This is the fourth export contract signed by Embraer to supply Super Tucano aircraft to a Latin American air force. In August 2008, the Company announced a contract with the Chilean Air Force (FACh) for the sale of 12 aircraft, and at the beginning of 2009 it
confirmed the sale of eight planes to the Dominican Republic Air Force. The Super Tucano currently operates in the air forces of Brazil and Colombia, successfully carrying out border patrol and other missions.

Source: Embraer
Photos: Embraer

Lufthansa Group Orders up to 60 Bombardier CSeries Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the launch customer for the CSeries aircraft program, has signed a firm purchase agreement for 30 CSeries model CS100 (formerly C110) aircraft. These aircraft will be operated by Lufthansa’s subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. The agreement also includes options on an additional 30 CSeries aircraft.

Swiss International Air Lines Bombardier CSeries

The Lufthansa Group became the launch customer for the CSeries aircraft family in July 2008 when it signed a Letter of Interest (LOI) for up to 60 aircraft, including 30 options.

“Our purchase agreement with Bombardier for CSeries aircraft is a renewal of Lufthansa’s commitment to commercial success balanced by environmental and business policies oriented toward sustainability and passenger comfort,” said Nico Buchholz, Senior Vice President, Corporate Fleet, Lufthansa. “We are proud to be the launch customer for the CSeries family of aircraft which meets our requirements for sustainable fleet development including significant reductions in fuel burn and noise, as well as offering flexibility for the future.”

“Having Lufthansa – known throughout the airline industry for its stringent engineering and technical standards – sign this purchase agreement for our CSeries aircraft, confirms their confidence in the airplane and the future of the program,” said Gary R. Scott, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “We, at Bombardier, are delighted to have Lufthansa working with us from the beginning as we develop a family of aircraft designed specifically to meet the needs of the 100- to 149-seat market segment.”

Bombardier Aerospace also today announced the launch of new model designations for its CSeries family of aircraft. The 110-seat configuration (previously known as the C110 aircraft) will be designated the CSeries model CS100 aircraft and the 130-seat configuration (formerly the C130 aircraft) will be designated the CSeries model CS300 aircraft.

The 110-seat and 130-seat CSeries family of aircraft brings unmatched passenger comfort, performance, and operating economics, benefiting from the latest technological advancements, including: fourth-generation aerodynamics; increased use of composites and advanced aluminium alloys in structures; the very latest in system technologies, such as fly-by-wire, electric brakes, and a next-generation engine – the Pratt & Whitney PurePowerTM PW1000G engine. PurePowerTM represents a significant breakthrough in turbofan technology, especially on the environmental front where it will set new benchmarks from dramatically reduced fuel burn, noise, and emissions.

The CSeries family will enter into service in 2013.
The CS100 and CS300 aircraft models will share a new common centerline engine and have the same crew type rating, operating and maintenance procedures. Each of the aircraft models will also have operational flexibility to permit utilization on both short-haul and transcontinental routes.

Source: Bombardier
Photo: Bombardier

500th Airbus A321 Delivered

Airbus S.A.S. LogoYesterday February 27, Airbus has delivered the 500th A321 ever produced. The aircraft was handed over to Air France at Airbus’ Delivery Centre in Hamburg. The A321 is the largest member of the best selling A320 Family. It is the most efficient single-aisle aircraft in its segment.

Air France’s A321 is equipped with Airbus’ enhanced single-aisle cabin and can accommodate 174 passengers in a comfortable two-class layout. The aircraft is powered by CFM 56-5B/3 engines.

“Air France was the first airline to operate the A320 and in our 75th anniversary year we are pleased to be receiving the 500th A321, the largest member of the family. Air France was also the first major airline to operate all four members of the A320 Family in 2003 and they have served us on our medium haul network and will continue to do so”, said Pierre Vellay, Senior VP New Aircraft and Corporate Fleet Planning Air France.

“We are delighted that Air France continues to renew its medium haul fleet with A321s; the preferred aircraft on medium range high-density routes,” said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers. “Airbus invests around 100 million Euros every year to keep the A320 the most eco-efficient single aisle aircraft in the world. Reaching the milestone of 500 deliveries proves the sustainability of these investments and underlines the leading position of the A321 in its market segment in terms of operational efficiency, passenger comfort and environmental friendliness.”

The first A321 was delivered in 1994, as well as the first one to the Air France Group. Today Airbus has sold more than 750 A321s to about 65 customers all around the world.

Source: Airbus