October 11, 2016
Qatar Airways closed an order with Boeing for 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The total contract value comes to $11.7 billion at list prices.
http://saudigazette.com.sa/business/qatar-airways-orders-30-b787-9-dreamliners-10-boeing-777-300ers/
Lessor Intrepid Aviation canceled orders for two Boeing 777-300ERs, but placed a new order for two 747-8F freighter aircraft. Intrepid also maintains a standing order for four remaining 777-300ERs.
http://atwonline.com/leasing/lessor-intrepid-aviation-cancels-two-boeing-777-300ers-buys-two-747-8fs
Swiss International Air Lines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Group, has ordered one additional Boeing 777-300ER, bringing their total order for the type to 10 aircraft.
http://atwonline.com/ife/swiss-orders-10th-boeing-777-refurbish-airbus-a340-300-fleet
The emergency landing of an Etihad Airways-operated Boeing 777 in Abu Dhabi last week has been traced to a failed tire, that ejected tread into the airplane's left engine, causing the emergency landing shortly after take-off.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/etihad-boeing-777-emergency-caused-by-blown-tyre-hitting-engine/news-story/1dc1cc23b300a5c2cc1ec3a7f72c0580
Kestrel Aviation Management has unveiled the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to be converted into a luxury private jet.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/worlds-best-private-jet-the-boeing-787-thats-an-airborne-apartme/
Airbus had delivered 26 A350-900 aircraft as of the end of September, just over half of its target of 50 aircraft deliveries for the year.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-halfway-to-a350-2016-delivery-target-430122/
Lufthansa has rolled out its first Airbus A350-900, fresh from the paint booth.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-lufthansa-shows-off-painted-a350-430058/
Sri Lanka's government is expected to pay out $170 million to lessor AerCap Holdngs, to cancel a lease agreement for four A350s. Sri Lanka will be ordering four A350-900s directly from Airbus instead, for use by the country's national airline.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-aercap-hldg-idUSKCN1240ZJ
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