AERCAP ordered five 787-9s and now has 125 787s in its portfolio or on order.
GE announced it will rename its Aviation business as GE AEROSPACE following its planned separation into three industry-leading, global, investment-grade public companies focused on the growth sectors of healthcare, energy, and aviation.
777 PARTNERS ordered 30 more 737-8-200s and committed to another 36, increasing its portfolio to up to 134 MAXs.
PORTER AIRLINES ordered another 20 E195-E2s and now has 50 on order (and 50 purchase rights) for delivery from 2H22.
DELTA AIR LINES ordered 12 more A220-300s and has now ordered 107 A220s (45 -100s/62 -300s; 56 delivered).
AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP announced previously undisclosed order for 12 more 737-8s and has now ordered 34 737 MAXs.
ALASKA AIR GROUP ordered eight 76-seat E175s and optioned 13 for delivery to HORIZON AIR for delivery 2023-2027.
FEEL AIR HOLDINGS, Japan signed LOI to order up to 36 ATR 42/72-600s to set up family of regional airlines.
ORC (Oriental Air Bridge), Japan ordered an ATR 42-600; deal includes a Global Maintenance Agreement.
EMBRAER forecasts delivery of 10,950 sub-150-seat commercial aircraft (8,670 jets/2,280 props) worth $650b in 2022-2041; pax traffic growth is to increase 3.2% annually and RPKs are expected to return to 2019 levels by 2024.
HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT GROUP has acquired 96% of Cleveland-based ACCURATE METAL MACHINING.
PRATT & WHITNEY was selected by Air Lease Corporation to supply GTFs for 80 A320neos and 76 firm/10 option A220s on order.
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA has Turkish Airlines contract to upgrade 82 A320s with APS3200 APUs and provide eight years of maintenance; 25 new APUs will be installed each year. APU is certified for 180-minute ETOPs operations.
DELTA TECHOPS was selected by CFM International to support LEAP-1Bs (737 MAX) as part of its MRO network.
TRIUMPH and MOOG entered into 4-year contract to provide MRO solutions for 787 landing gear and cargo door actuation control systems for an unidentified Asia Pacific operator; work will be performed at Yakima, WA and Clemmons, NC.
AJW GROUP has 10-year power-by-the-hour component support contract with JetSMART Airlines, Chile for its A320s.
LIEBHERR AVIC QI AVIATION was licensed for ARJ21 landing gear overhauls out of planned facility in Changsa, Hunan.
SATAIR has All Nippon Airways contract to provide expendables for non-Airbus aircraft under its IMS program.
THYSSENKRUPP AEROSPACE was selected by Deutsche Aircraft to design materials supply chain for the D328eco.
ATI has multi-year GKN Aerospace contract to supply titanium plate and sheet products starting 3Q22.
INCORA, TX has 3-year KAI contract to supply parts in support of its military programs/commercial aerostructures work.
THYSSENKRUPP MATERIALS SERVICES extended deal with ITP to supply stainless steel/nickel products through 2024.
SAFRAN was selected by Flynas, Saudi Arabia to supply wheels, brakes and carbon heat sinks for up to 250 A320neos.
BOOM SUPERSONIC named three new Overture suppliers; COLLINS AEROSPACE for ice protection and air data systems, EATON AEROSPACE for fuel and inerting systems, and SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS for landing gear.
EASYJET and ROLLS-ROYCE are forming H2ZERO partnership to develop hydrogen combustion engine technology; an early concept ground test of AE 2100 is planned by end of year, followed later by a full-scaled ground test of Pearl 15.
AIRBUS, AIR CANADA, AIR FRANCE-KLM, EASYJET, IAG, LATAM AIRLINES GROUP, LUFTHANSA GROUP and VIRGIN ATLANTIC signed LOI to explore future supply of carbon removal credits from direct air carbon capture technology.
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES COMMERCIAL AVIATION SOLUTIONS and ZHUHAI XIANGYI AVIATION TECHNOLOGY signed MOU to discuss producing commercial aviation full flight simulators (FFS) in the People’s Republic of China.
BARNES AEROSPACE is expanding its engine component repair facility in East Grandby, CT to 68,000 sq ft.
CAE was selected by Vertical Aerospace as pilot training partner for VX4 eVTOL to enter service in 2025.
OYONNAIR, France ordered a medevac-configured P.180 Avanti EVO from Piaggio Aerospace for delivery in 2Q23.