International Lease Finance (ILFC) expects to announce its order for 20 Boeing 787s at next month’s Dubai air show. The firm commitment for Boeing’s new widebody twin will comprise a mix of long-haul -8s and stretched -9s, says ILFC chairman and chief executive Steven Udvar-Hazy. The deal also includes rolling options on a further four aircraft, he adds. ILFC will take delivery of its first 787 in January 2010.
Source: Flight International
Air China has entered into an agreement with Comac for the purchase of 100 C919 aircraft, becoming the latest high-profile customer for the narrowbody programme.
AirAsia Group advisor Tony Fernandes is not ruling out Comac aircraft from future fleet planning, becoming the latest in a growing number of airline leaders to comment on the Chinese airframer.
Rick Leach, chief executive of GoJet Airlines, sees a rare opportunity in front of the St Louis-based regional carrier created by slackening demand for pilots among its major US counterparts.
