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Boeing Receives Air China 777-
300ER Order
Air China has placed orders for six more
Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range)
widebody jetliners worth an estimated $2
billion at list prices. With the latest order,
BOC Aviation Order’s 30 A320 Family Jetliners the Chinese carrier is now waiting for
Global aircraft lessor, BOC Aviation Managing Director and Chief Executive delivery of 90 Boeing aircraft including an
placed orders for 30 Airbus A320 family Officer of BOC Aviation. “BOC Aviation is order for the 787-9 Dreamliner.
aircraft at the end of December, spread a leading lessor based in a fast-growing Improvements planned by Boeing for its
across 18 A320 NEO family and 12 A320 part of the world, and its latest order 777-300ER fleet this year, will further increase
CEO family aircraft. The latest order not only demonstrates its continued the type’s fuel efficiency by an additional
makes BOC Aviation one of the top 10 confidence in our product for its airline two percent. Ihssane Mounir, senior vice
customers. “This order underscores our customers but recognizes the A320 as president, Northeast Asia Sales, Boeing
continued confidence in the reliability a sound financial asset in its portfolio,” Commercial Airplanes, said “The 777-300ER
and operational efficiency of the A320 said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating has consistently proved its value as a long-
family aircraft, and reflects its popularity Officer, Customers. BOC Aviation retains haul flagship for our customers around the
among our customers for short- and commitments to acquire 241 aircraft as of world, making it the preferred choice for Air
medium-haul routes,” said Robert Martin, December, 2015. China’s international expansion.” Air China
operates nearly all current in-production
further increases the deployment of ARINC Boeing single-aisle and twin-aisle jetliners
common use passenger processing and are part of its 174 aircraft fleet, including the
ARINC self-service kiosks throughout the Next-Generation 737, 747-8 Intercontinental
airport, will allow faster check-in times as well as 777-300ERs.
for travellers at the airport. “Narita is
Japan’s second busiest airport, serving
35.5 million travellers each year,” said Paul Second VVIP Boeing 747-8
Hickox, head of Airport Systems Sales for Delivered by Lufthansa Technik
Rockwell Collins. “Passengers using these The VVIP cabin conversion work by
critical systems will have an easier travel Lufthansa Technik at its Completion
experience and airports will have more Center in Hamburg on a second Boeing
Narita International Airport efficient operations.” 747-8 has been completed and the aircraft
and Rockwell Collins Enhance NRT will also make greater use delivered to an undisclosed customer. The
Partnership of Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Managed company is currently performing work
Rockwell Collins has announced that Services (AMS) to include IT support for on another 747-8. As part of the cabin
Japan’s Narita International Airport (NRT), the ARINC passenger processing systems conversion work performed by Lufthansa
which is the primary airport servicing and related technologies. With this Technik, there is a 440 square meter cabin
Greater Tokyo, has renewed its existing expansion, Rockwell Collins now provides with integrated cabin management and on-
contract for Rockwell Collins’ ARINC IT managed services for the airport’s board entertainment system. “The delivery
vMUSE and ARINC SelfServ Kiosks in three main terminals. NRT which is one of this second 747-8 is another milestone
Terminal 2. NRT’s new Low Cost Carrier of the busiest airports in Japan has been for us in the area of VVIP completions for
(LCC) Terminal 3, which opened earlier this a Rockwell Collins customer since 2006 widebody aircraft” says Walter Heerdt,
year, will also deploy ARINC vMUSE and and was one of the first to implement self- Senior Vice President VIP & Executive Jet
digital signage solutions. The deal which service for passengers on a large scale. Solutions.

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