Teledyne Controls was selected by Dubai Aerospace Enterprise to supply its Flight Data Interface Management Unit as a standard option for DAE Capital's fleet of 70 new A320s.

Embraer yesterday announced Oman Air and Air Astana as new customers. Oman Air signed a contract for five E-175s plus five purchase rights, with four of the five firm aircraft slated to fly in WY colors and the fifth to be used by the Royal Omani Police. Deal is worth $177.5 million at list prices and could double if all five purchase rights are converted. First delivery is scheduled for the 2011 first quarter, Embraer said, adding that WY will be the Gulf region's first E-Jet operator. It will configure the aircraft with 12 business class and 60 economy seats.

Goodrich Corp. signed an LOI with Emirates covering the provision of evacuation system MRO on EK's A380s.

AVIC and GE signed a framework agreement Sunday to launch an avionics joint venture targeted at the fast-growing Chinese aviation market. Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO of GE's Aviation Systems business, told reporters that GE and AVIC each will hold 50% of the joint venture but she declined to reveal the size of GE's investment. AVIC VP Zhang Xinguo said his company has not yet decided how much to invest and when the JV will be established formally. "Our first priority is to make a bid for the C919 for the short term," Bolsinger noted. The C919, Commercial Aircraft Corp.

Rolls-Royce won an order for Trent 700s to power 20 A330s ordered by Air China and scheduled to begin delivery in 2011. The contract is worth $1.5 billion at list prices and includes TotalCare service support. Rolls also said its share of an order from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise for V2500s to power 20 A320s ordered by DAE's finance and leasing arm is worth $110 million. The aircraft, part of an order for 70 announced last year, are scheduled to deliver starting in 2011. Pratt & Whitney said its share is worth more than $112 million.