- BOC Aviation Signs Launch Customer Agreement with COMAC for 20 C919 Aircraft[Feb. 14, 2012]
BOC Aviation has signed a Launch Customer Agreement ("LCA") with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China ("COMAC") for twenty C919 aircraft. Following the signing of this LCA, BOC Aviation becomes the 11th launch customer for the C919 aircraft.
- Boeing Signs Record Order From Lion Air for 737 Airplanes[Feb. 14, 2012]
Boeing Co. confirmed a 230-plane order worth US$22.4 billion at list prices from Indonesian budget carrier PT Lion Mentari Airlines, setting a record for the planemaker.
- China's COMAC Signs New Agreement to Sell 20 Aircraft[Feb. 14, 2012]
Chinese aerospace manufacturer Commerical Aircraft Corporation of China, or COMAC, has inked a deal to sell 20 of its C919 passenger jets to BOC Aviation, a Singapore-based leasing company wholly-owned by Bank of China.
- Bombardier Says Airline Agrees to Buy 5 Planes[Feb. 13, 2012]
An unnamed airline has agreed to buy five Q400 aircraft from Bombardier Aerospace, the company said Monday, with a total combined list price of about US$160 million.
- Li Jiaxiang: CAAC Strongly Backs the Development of Domestic-Made Aircraft[Feb. 13, 2012]
On Feb. 9, Li Jiaxiang, chief of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), said domestic-made civil aircraft manufacturing industry, especially large civil jet manufacturing program is a national strategy when listening to the work report on the development of domestic-made commercial jet in 2011 by the leaders of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd (COMAC). The Central Party Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the manufacturing programs of new ARJ21 regional jet and C919 large passenger jet, Li said.
- Unnamed Airline, Perhaps Indonesian, Orders Six CRJ1000s and Options 18[Feb. 10, 2012]
Bombardier Aerospace has announced that an airline, which has requested to remain unidentified for now, has signed a firm order for six CRJ1000 NextGen regional jets and has taken options on another 18.
- Airlines Need 33,500 New Planes by 2030: Boeing[Feb. 13, 2012]
Global airlines will need 33,500 new planes valued at US$4.0 trillion in less than two decades, with Asia accounting for about 35 percent of the total, U.S. aircraft maker Boeing said on Monday.
- Winners of the Corporate Jet Investor Awards 2012[Feb. 13, 2012]
The Corporate Jet and Helicopter Finance conference held in London during February 7th and 8th culminated with the inauguration of the annual Corporate Jet Investor awards. Presented by Alasdair Whyte, Editor of corporatejetinvestor.com, the awards were presented to an illustrious set of winners from the international aviation finance sector who have shown outstanding ability and achievement in the field of business jet and helicopter financing or lending during 2011.
- BOC Aviation Exercises Options for More Airbus A320 Aircraft[Feb. 13, 2012]
BOC Aviation has exercised options for two A320 aircraft to be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year. In addition, BOC Aviation will celebrate the delivery of its 100th A320 family aircraft directly ordered from Airbus this week. The aircraft will be leased to South African Airways.
- Boeing to Ramp Up Dreamliner Production[Feb. 12, 2012]
Boeing aims to ramp up production of its much-delayed 787 Dreamliner to 10 planes a month by the end of 2013, up from the current two to three, a top company executive said on Sunday.