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New lessor ALC takes off with firm order for 51 A320 Family aircraft
19 July 2010


Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the recently formed aircraft financing and leasing company, has chosen to place its first firm order for new aircraft directly from a manufacturer with Airbus. The order is for 20 A321 aircraft and 31 A320 aircraft. The agreement was signed during a ceremony held today at the Farnborough International Air Show witnessed by Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, ALC Chairman and CEO, John L. Plueger, ALC President and COO, Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders and Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers, John Leahy.



ALC was established earlier this year by the company’s Chairman and CEO, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, founder and former Chairman and CEO of the International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). ALC will purchase and lease commercial jet aircraft to airlines worldwide. ALC raised several billions of U.S. dollars of capital to acquire modern commercial jetliners and rapidly expand its portfolio of the latest technology aircraft.



“With a wide airline customer base, and the continued global demand for replacement and growth, the A320 and the A321 are an integral part of our fleet portfolio strategy. In today's airline world, low operating costs, fuel efficiency, environmental friendliness and maximum operating flexibility are important ingredients. The latest versions of the Airbus family of single aisle aircraft meet and exceed those high standards," said Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, Chairman and CEO of Air Lease Corporation (ALC).



“We are delighted to welcome back Steven Udvar-Hazy, one of Airbus’ most valued customers as founder and former Chairman and CEO of ILFC,” said Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO. “The fact that ALC’s first order is for A320s and A321s clearly demonstrates his continued confidence in Airbus aircraft and in the A320 Family. We look forward to building a long-lasting relationship with ALC and we encourage them to continue investing in Airbus aircraft in order to offer their customers the most efficient and reliable aircraft.”



ALC will offer its customers the new fuel-saving “Sharklet” option that is available from the end of 2012 on A320 aircraft, to be followed by the A319 and A321 models from 2013. Sharklets are large wing-tip devices that will enhance the eco-efficiency and payload-range performance of the A320 Family. Offered as a forward-fit option, they are expected to result in at least 3.5 percent reduced fuel burn over longer sectors, corresponding to an annual CO₂ reduction of around 700 tonnes per aircraft. This latest development has been part of the larger continuous improvement programme for the A320 Family which is supported by an annual investment in excess of 100 million euros each year.



Airbus aircraft share a unique cockpit and operational commonality, allowing airlines to use the same pool of pilots, cabin crews and maintenance engineers, bringing operational flexibility and resulting in significant cost savings.



The A320 Family (A318, A319, A320 and A321) is recognised as the benchmark single-aisle aircraft family. With more than 6,500 aircraft sold, and some 4,200 aircraft delivered to more than 310 customers and operators worldwide, the A320 Family is the world’s best-selling single-aisle aircraft family.

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE:[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] - [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]) and Dubai-based Emirates Airlines today announced an order for 30 Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range) at the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow. Eighteen of these were previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries website...

Jeannot a écrit:Post d'hier : il semblerait que la commande des 11 A330s d'Aeroflot soit officielle. L'article parle aussi de commandes de 350s et de 787s. A suivre... Nouvelle commande ou confirmation d'une commande (ou intention de commande) pr

The Russian flag carrier, Aeroflot, signed a firm contract with Airbus for the purchase of 11 A330-300 aircraft. The newly ordered A330-300s will feature a spacious two class cabin layout seating around 300 passengers. The airline is planning to operate the aircraft on its extended network of long-haul destinations.

“We are delighted that our long-standing partner Aeroflot continues to choose the A330 for the further development of its wide-body fleet. With proven passenger appeal, the A330 is providing unbeatable economic efficiency, making it the perfect choice for medium capacity operations. This order underscores the continued and strong popularity of the A330 with the world’s leading airlines”, said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers.

The Arabic newspaper "Al-Sharq Al-Awsat" has posted an article saying that Saudi Arabian Airlines
will order 12 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft soon. The first delivery will take place at the end of 2011.

This is interesting, as there are currently 12 unidentified 773ER orders which are believed to be for Saudia, although this article says they "will order" them. Maybe the correct tense got lost in translation between Arabic and German? Or will this turn out to be a new order not previously mentioned?

GECAS complète son portefeuille avec 40 Boeing 737

La demande de monocouloirs est toujours aussi intense. La société de leasing américaine GECAS a commandé quarante 737-800 de Boeing le 19 juillet, au cours du salon aéronautique de Farnborough.

La commande est évaluée à trois milliards de dollars, selon les prix affichés au catalogue de l’avionneur américain.

GECAS compte déjà plus de trois cents monocouloirs de nouvelle génération de Boeing dans sa flotte et en attend encore 105, en tenant compte de la commande annoncée aujourd’hui.

Ce nouveau contrat est un signe, selon la société de leasing et l’avionneur, que les compagnies mondiales ont toujours autant besoin d’intégrer des appareils rapidement dans leur flotte.

Gecas pourrait acheter jusqu'à 60 A320

FARNBOROUGH, Grande-Bretagne, 19 juillet (Reuters) - Gecas, filiale de General Electric spécialisée dans le financement et la location d'avions, pourrait commander jusqu'à 60 Airbus A320, a-t-on appris lundi auprès de sources industrielles.
Sur la base des prix catalogue, cette commande s'élèverait à 4,88 milliards de dollars et constituerait une nouvelle transaction importante pour le groupe européen après la crise traversée par le secteur aéronautique.
Un peu plus tôt, Gecas avait annoncé avec Boeing une commande de 40 appareils 737 de nouvelle génération auprès de l'avionneur américain dans le cadre d'une transaction valorisée trois milliards de dollars (2,3 milliards d'euros) au prix catalogue.

GE Capital Aviation Services orders 60 A320 Family Aircrat

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric [NYSE: GE], has signed a firm order for 60 additional A320 family aircraft. This new order brings the total number of A320 family aircraft ordered by GECAS to 327 and the backlog of aircraft to be delivered to 99 aircraft.

“We’re pleased to announce the growth of our A320 fleet with this new order today,” said Norman C.T. Liu, president and CEO of GECAS. “We have a solid track record of placing A320s with our customer base across the world.”

“GECAS’ order is a further demonstration of the strong demand for the A320 family and underlines its attractiveness to leasing companies, who are returning to the market with full steam,” said Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO. “The low operating costs and proven high dispatch reliability offered by the A320 family make it the preferred choice for operators in all sectors, and a strong asset for the GECAS portfolio.”

GECAS customers will be able to select the Sharklet option for aircraft to be delivered from the end of 2012. Sharklets have been developed to enhance the eco-efficiency and payload-range performance of the A320 family resulting in at least 3.5 percent reduced fuel burn over longer sectors.

Azul orders five more Embraer 195s

Brazilian carrier Azul has signed a firm deal for a further five [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] 195s, taking its total commitment to 41 aircraft.
The aircraft come in addition to the five E-190s and 31 E-195s that Azul ordered in March 2008. It still retains its 20 options and purchase rights on a further 20 aircraft.
Announcing the order at the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], Azul chairman David Neeleman said: "These are difficult times in the industry. It is great that Embraer came to us. We needed aircraft and they needed to sell aircraft this year. That's how partnerships work; we help one another out."

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The additional aircraft will be delivered to Azul by the end of this year, taking it to an all-Embraer fleet of 26 aircraft. "We had to announce this deal because the aircraft have started to be painted and word was beginning to get out. It's hard to keep a secret in this industry," jokes Neeleman.
He says the expanded fleet will help improve Azul's economies of scale. "We would have made money every month this year if we had these costs [cost economies]. Being able to help Embraer is win-win for both of us."
Azul plans to configure the aircraft in keeping with its existing fleet, with 118 seats in a single class layout.
Embraer, which values the deal at a list price of $211 million, has already included the aircraft in its second-quarter firm order backlog as undisclosed.

Sukhoi grows Superjet backlog to 131 with Kartika Airlines

FARNBOROUGH -- Superjet International's quest to break into the commercial jetliner market worldwide received a big boost today with Kartika Airlines of Indonesia firming an order for 30 SSJ100 aircraft.

Deliveries for the 100 seater will begin in 2012 and stretch to 2015. The order grows the firm backlog for the Superjet to 131.

La compagnie aérienne indonésienne Kartika Airlines a finalisé une commande de 30 Superjet 100 au constructeur aéronautique russe Soukhoï, pour une valeur estimée à 951 millions de dollars (733 millions d'euros) au prix catalogue, a annoncé lundi Soukhoï

Flybe a décidé de voir grand et loin.

La compagnie britannique a annoncé le 20 juillet qu’elle avait conclu un accord avec Embraer portant sur l’acquisition de jusqu’à 140 E175.

Trente-cinq sont en commande ferme, d’une valeur de 1,3 milliard de dollars, soixante-cinq en option (2,3 milliards de dollars) et quarante sont des droits d’achat (1,4 milliard de dollars).

Les appareils seront aménagés en configuration monoclasse de 88 places.
La première livraison devrait avoir lieu en septembre 2011 et le dernier appareil de la partie ferme de l’accord devrait intégrer la flotte en mars 2017.

Flybe a donc planifié une ambitieuse expansion pour les prochaines années.

La compagnie régionale a expliqué qu’elle avait décidé d’exporter son modèle économique en Europe continentale (occidentale).
Celui-ci, appliqué au Royaume-Uni depuis sa création en 2002, consiste à croître sans trêve jusqu’à devenir la première compagnie domestique.

Le choix de l’E175 va permettre à Flybe de poursuivre sa stratégie de flotte, basée sur la présence de seulement deux types d’appareils très économiques.

L’E-Jet est en effet parfaitement similaire aux E195 qu’elle exploite déjà (et dont elle était cliente de lancement).

Elle a précisé qu’elle conserverait donc ses Q400 de Bombardier.

Grâce à l’E175, elle pourra également conserver sa configuration de cabine 2x2 avec un pitch minimum de 30 pouces, plus confortable que ses concurrentes low-cost. Elle est enfin assurée d’avoir les appareils les plus modernes durant les dix prochaines années.

Boeing, Royal Jordanian Sign Order for Three Additional 787 Dreamliners

Boeing and Royal Jordanian, the national carrier of Jordan, today signed an order for three 787-8s at the Farnborough International Airshow. The order is valued at approximately $500 million at list prices. This order previously was attributed to an unidentified customer.
Direct purchases and leases combined, Royal Jordanian has committed to 11 787-8s. The Middle East carrier placed its first orders for four 787s in 2007 and also has arranged to lease two airplanes each from CIT Aerospace and International Lease Finance Co.
Royal Jordanian was the first airline in the Middle East to order the 787 Dreamliner. It will place the 787 on North American routes initially, including New York, Chicago, Detroit and Toronto. Royal Jordanian has cited the 787's performance versatility and impressive economics as the main reasons behind its decision to replace its medium- and long-haul twin-aisle fleet solely with the 787.
"The superior economics and range capability of the 787 will allow us to competitively serve North America and other destinations in our network from Amman," said Hussein Dabbas, president and CEO of Royal Jordanian. "The unique passenger appeal of the 787 will enable us to provide a competitive advantage in the markets we serve."
"This commitment to the 787 by Royal Jordanian will allow for expanded routes and a customer experience second to none," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "With the 787, Royal Jordanian will operate the world's most advanced and efficient twin-aisle airplane. We will work closely with Royal Jordanian as the airplane prepares to enter service and delight passengers."
Based in Amman, Jordan, Royal Jordanian became a member of the oneworld alliance in 2007.

Avolon Announces Order for 12 Boeing Next-Generation 737s

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Avolon has placed an order for 12 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners, valued at approximately US$921 million at current list prices. The Next-Generation 737-800 is the best-selling version of the Boeing 737 family reflecting its reliability, fuel efficiency and economic performance. More than 25% of the global fleet of large commercial jet airliners are Boeing 737 family aircraft.
The 737-800 is selected by many leading airlines throughout the world because it provides operators the flexibility to serve a wide range of markets. The 737-800 seats between 162 and 189 passengers. It can fly 235 nautical miles farther than competing aircraft models in a two-class configuration and has 5.4 percent lower fuel consumption per seat while carrying 12 more passengers.
Avolon’s committed fleet now stands at over thirty aircraft comprising Airbus A320s, Boeing 737NGs and Airbus A330s. A number of other transactions are at an advanced stage of discussions with airlines globally.
Avolon
Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Avolon provides aircraft leasing and lease management services. Avolon launched in May, 2010 having successfully completed an initial capital raise of US$1.4 billion including an equity commitment of US$750 million from three of the world’s leading private equity firms Cinven, CVC Capital Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners.
Avolon’s objective is to become a leading player in the global aircraft leasing sector. The Avolon management team has a proven track record in aircraft leasing and has an extensive network of established senior industry relationships across the airline, manufacturer and aviation banking sectors. In particular, the team has significant experience in delivering innovative sale and leaseback and financing transactions to the world’s airlines.
Jim Albaugh, President and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, commented:
“Avolon has assembled an impressive team of highly experienced industry professionals. We welcome Avolon as a new customer to Boeing and regard its order as an exciting development in the leasing space. It’s another signal that our industry is recovering.”
“We look forward to working with Avolon to ensure the market-leading Next-Generation 737 is available to meet growing demand. The 737's superior economics and proven performance will enhance profitability for Avolon's lessees as they meet the returning demand for air travel."
Dómhnal Slattery, CEO of Avolon, added:
“This order represents a further step towards our stated strategy of developing Avolon as a global leader in aircraft leasing. Having our own delivery stream of new aircraft is a natural complement to our sale and leaseback and other financing capabilities.”
“The order is well timed to coincide with a recovering global economy and consequent increased demand for new aircraft; already we have strong expressions of interest from our customers. At a value of close to US$1 billion, this order reflects both the scale of our ambition and the strength of our financial backing.”

ALC commande 20 E190 à Embraer

La société américaine de location d'avions Air Lease Corporation (ALC), qui a déjà dévoilé lundi des contrats avec Airbus pour 4,4 milliards de dollars, a commandé 20 jets E190 dont 5 en option, à Embraer, a annoncé mardi le constructeur brésilien.

Le montant de la commande, annoncée au deuxième jour du salon aéronautique de Farnborough, en Grande-Bretagne, n'a pas été dévoilé mais au prix catalogue, il est estimé au total à 798 millions de dollars.

Utilisés pour des vols intra-continentaux, ces jets ont une capacité de 98 à 114 sièges.
Embraer, troisième constructeur aéronautique derrière Airbus et Boeing, a déjà raflé mardi une autre grosse commande.

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Indonesia's carrier WINGS AIR, -a subsidiary of Indonesian largest private carrier LION AIR-, and ATR today announced the signature of a contract for the purchase of 15 ATR 72-500s, with options for 15 ATR 72-600s series aircraft.

This order, which was initially announced in November 2008 as an MoU for 10 firm ATR 72-500s plus options for 10 additional ATR72-500/600s, has now been increased by 5 firm and 5 option aircraft. The total amount of the agreement, including options, is valued at some US $ 600 million.

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Azul orders 20 ATR 72-600s

Brazilian carrier Azul has inked a contract covering 20 ATR 72-600s, with options on a further 20 aircraft.
Deliveries will begin in late 2011, marking all-Embraer operator Azul's first step into turboprops.
This is the second regional aircraft order revealed by Azul at the Farnborough Air Show, following yesterday's order for five additional Embraer 195s.
ATR says Azul is the Latin American launch customer for the ATR -600 series. It values the deal at $850 million, by list prices.

LAN signs Memorandum of Understanding for 50 A320 Family aircraft



LAN Airlines, one of Latin America's leading passenger and cargo airlines, announced today its intention to order 50 new eco-efficient Airbus A320 Family aircraft. The Memorandum of Understanding - signed today at the Farnborough International Airshow - will be the largest single airline order for Airbus in Latin America and brings LAN’s total Airbus orders to 152 aircraft.

The commitment includes 10 A321s, a new aircraft type for LAN. The airline’s request for incremental A320 Family aircraft is part of LAN’s growth strategy for Latin America. The aircraft will serve as new and replacement aircraft for both existing and new routes.

Ignacio Cueto, LAN Airlines' Chief Operating Officer, commented: “We confirm our commitment to the development of commercial aviation in Latin America, incorporating the best technology and offering our customers one of the world’s most modern fleets. We continue investing in order to contribute to the economic growth and social development of the countries in the region.”

“The LAN and Airbus partnership in Latin America has really prospered in the last 12 years. We are convinced that our benchmark aircraft will further advance LAN's leadership position in the region," said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers. "We appreciate LAN’s strong and clear vote of confidence in Airbus and look forward to many more years of continued collaboration.

LAN placed a firm order for 30 single-aisle Airbus A320 Family aircraft in December 2009. The airline currently operates 58 Airbus aircraft.

With almost 500 aircraft sold and a record backlog of more than 200 aircraft to be delivered to its Latin American customers, today more than 370 Airbus aircraft are flying with 23 Latin American airline customers and operators, representing more than 40 percent of the fleet in service.

The A320 Family (A318, A319, A320 and A321) is recognised as the benchmark single-aisle aircraft family. With over 6,500 aircraft sold, and more than 4,300 aircraft delivered to some 310 customers and operators worldwide, the A320 Family is the world’s best-selling single-aisle aircraft family. With 99.7 per cent reliability and extended servicing periods, the A320 Family has the lowest operating costs of any single aisle aircraft. Uniquely, the A320 Family offers a containerized cargo system, which is compatible with the worldwide standard wide-body system

Two new ATR 72-500s for Lao Airlines

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On the occasion of the Farnborough Air Show, Laos national carrier Lao Airlines and ATR have announced a contract for the purchase of two new ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. Lao Airlines is a long-term ATR customer, having operated ATRs successfully since 1994.

ATR will deliver the two new 70-seat ATR 72-500s by the end of 2010, completing the expansion and renewal of the ATR fleet that was commenced last year, with the ATR fleet growing to a total of four ATR 72-500s.

Golden Air of Sweden orders two new ATR 72-500s



On the occasion of the Farnborough International Air Show, ATR and Swedish regional airline Golden Air, part of Erik Thun AB group –which has aircraft leasing among its activities-, today unveiled the signature of two new ATR 72-500 turboprops. Due for delivery in August and October 2010, the new aircraft will increase Golden Air’s ATR 72-500 fleet to five.

These two new aircraft will fly in the colours of Blue1, a regional airline and SAS feeder based in Helsinki, Finland. They will complement an ATR 72-200 and two Saab 2000s also operated by Golden Air for Blue 1.

In 2008 Golden Air became the first airline in Sweden to operate an ATR 72-500. Impressed with this aircraft, and with Erik Thun AB experience as lessor of a fleet of 9 ATR 72-200s, Golden Air has renewed its confidence in ATR by the purchase of these two new ATR 72-500s.

Jeannot a écrit:ALC (SUH) fait aussi son marché au Brésil et prend 20 E190s

ALC commande 20 E190 à Embraer

La société américaine de location d'avions Air Lease Corporation (ALC), qui a déjà dévoilé lundi des contrats avec Airbus pour 4,4 milliards de dollars, a commandé 20 jets E190 dont 5 en option, à Embraer, a annoncé mardi le constructeur brésilien.

Le montant de la commande, annoncée au deuxième jour du salon aéronautique de Farnborough, en Grande-Bretagne, n'a pas été dévoilé mais au prix catalogue, il est estimé au total à 798 millions de dollars.

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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) and Orient Thai Airlines, a private Thai carrier, which currently operates a fleet of 15 airplanes (11MD 80 and 4 – B747), signed an LOI for 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100/95B with
another 12 as an option.
The deliveries are scheduled for 2011-2014. The Purchase Agreement is to be finalized by both parties at the end of
2010.
The SSJ100s will replace the current fleet of the airline’s MD-80 fleet in order to strengthen the carrier’s position in the market and broaden its network.

Boeing: le loueur d'avions ALC commande soixante moyen-courriers 737

FARNBOROUGH (Royaume-Uni) - La société américaine de location d'avions Air Lease Corporation (ALC) a annoncé mardi un contrat avec Boeing pour l'achat d'un maximum de soixante moyen-courriers 737, une commande de 4,6 milliards de dollars au prix catalogue.
Le contrat, annoncé au deuxième jour du salon aéronautique de Farnborough en Grande-Bretagne, porte sur 54 commandes fermes et six options.
La commande totale pour ces 737-800, options incluses, atteint 4,6 milliards de dollars au prix catalogue indicatif.
Le PDG d'ALC, Steven Udvar-Hazy, a indiqué qu'il prendrait livraison des premiers appareils en 2012.
ALC avait commandé la veille à Airbus 20 moyen-courriers A321 et 31 A320 pour 4,4 milliards de dollars au prix catalogue.

NAC reinforces partnership with ATR with the acquisition of 7 ATR 42s

Danish regional aircraft leasing specialist Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) and ATR reinforce their relationship with the signature of a contract for the purchase of 7 ATR 42s from the turboprop manufacturer’s portfolio, announced at the Farnborough Air Show on July 20th.

This marks the fourth agreement between the two companies in less than ten months.

Privately-owned NAC is a leader in turboprop leasing.
It currently has 137 aircraft on lease to operators worldwide – 82 of which are ATR aircraft, making NAC the largest ATR lessor in the world[/size]

Royal Jordanian signsorder for three additional 787 Dreamliners

Boeing and Royal Jordanian, the national carrier of Jordan, signed an order for three 787-8s at the Farnborough International Airshow.
The order is valued at approximately $500 million at list prices.

Direct purchases and leases combined, Royal Jordanian has committed to 11 787-8s.

The Middle East carrier placed its first orders for four 787s in 2007 and also has arranged to lease two airplanes each
from CIT Aerospace and International Lease Finance Co.