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CCB Financial Leasing Corporation (CCB Financial) has inked an order for 50 Comac C919s, bringing the airframer's total orderbook for the narrowbody to 330.

CCB Financial is a leasing joint venture between China Construction Bank and Bank of America. The deal was signed in Beijing this morning, says a Comac spokesman.

Neither the deal's financial details nor the delivery schedule were revealed.

This order is the third for the C919 in 2012, after ABC Financial Leasing signed for 45 of the aircraft in July.

The C919 is scheduled to have its first flight in 2014 with deliveries to begin in 2016.

All Nippon Airways orders 11 more 787-9s

By: Siva Govindasamy Singapore


All Nippon Airways (ANA) has ordered another 11 Boeing 787-9s.
The aircraft will be delivered between the 2018 and 2021 fiscal years, says the Japanese carrier.
This brings its total order for the 787 aircraft to 66, divided between 36 787-8s and 30 787-9s. Boeing has delivered 13 787-8s to the aircraft's launch customer.

All of ANA's existing 787s are powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000,
although the airline has not revealed an engine selection for its new
order.

"ANA's future fleet plans involve the gradual replacement of the Boeing 767 and Boeing 777-200
with the 787. The fuel efficiency of the 787-9 is similar to that of
the 787-8, while it has more seats, helping support the profitable
expansion of ANA's international and domestic route networks," says the
airline.

ANA is using the aircraft on eight domestic Japanese
routes and on the Tokyo Haneda-Frankfurt route. It plans to launch a new
service from Tokyo Narita to San Jose service in January.

Its existing Narita-Seattle service will switch to a 787-operation from 1
October, and Haneda-Beijing to the 787 from 28 October.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/all-nippon-airways-orders-11-more-787-9s-376779/

AirAsia-Le conseil examinera le projet d'achat de 100 Airbus :

SINGAPOUR, 21 septembre (Reuters) - Un projet d'achat de
100 Airbus sera soumis dans deux semaines environ au conseil
d'administration d'AirAsia, a déclaré vendredi le directeur général de la première compagnie à bas tarifs d'Asie.
La transaction pourrait représenter dans les neuf milliards d'euros.

"Je le (le projet) soumettrai au conseil dans deux semaines", a dit Tony Fernandes à des journalistes.

Des sources ont dit ce mois-ci qu'AirAsia finalisait les derniers détails d'une commande de 100 Airbus, repoussant ainsi définitivement la tentation d'acheter des avions fabriqués par le canadien Bombardier

AirAsia, dont la flotte dépasse les 100 avions, a commandé 375 Airbus dans le
cadre d'un vaste programme de croissance qui prévoit à présent l'achat
de Batavia Air, une compagnie indonésienne.

http://www.boursorama.com/actualites/airasia-le-conseil-examinera-le-projet-d-achat-de-100-airbus-c33a9de72247fd94580f6cf5d499cbb3

SAO PAULO, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes announced today GOL's purchase of 60 737 MAX airplanes. GOL plans to use the new super-efficient 737 MAX to increase operational efficiency and reduce costs.
The order is valued at approximately $6 billion at published list prices, making it the largest order in GOL's 12-year history and the largest airplane order from a single airline in South America's aviation history.
"The decision to order Boeing 737 MAX is in line with our commitment to maintain a modern and safe fleet that will allow us to sustain our competitive advantage in the long term," said Paulo Kakinoff, CEO of GOL. "The new airplanes will have one of the best cost-benefit ratios in the market due to its unique operational economy, so it is fully compatible with our low-cost model."
The 737 MAX builds on the strengths of Boeing's best-selling Next-Generation 737 with big advances in fuel-efficiency and environmental performance. Equipped with new LEAP-1B engines from CFM International and improvements such as the Advanced Technology winglet, the 737 MAX reduces fuel burn and CO2 emissions by 13 percent and maintains the 8 percent operating cost advantage over future competition. This order puts the 737 MAX at 724 firm orders to date.

"Boeing has partnered with GOL since their inception just over 12 years ago. We've watched them grow from a small start-up airline to a driving force in global aviation and we are proud to partner with them as the South American launch customer for the 737 MAX," said Ray Conner, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The unmatched operating economics of the 737 MAX make it the absolute best airplane for the world's low-cost carriers and legacy carriers alike. GOL's commitment to the MAX proves this once again."
In just more than 11 years, GOL has established itself as one of the fastest growing low-cost, low-fare airlines in the world. GOL currently offers the most extensive and convenient routes in South America with approximately 810 daily flights to 63 destinations in Brazil and 12 in South America and the Caribbean. Combined with six code-share partnerships and more than 60 interline agreements with foreign companies, GOL's route network is among the best serving customers traveling to, from and within Brazil.

The order, worth $6 billion at list prices, further illustrates both the strength of the 737 MAX and the continuing strong demand for the Next-Generation 737 in the airplane-leasing industry. To date, 821 737 MAX airplanes have been ordered.