Czech Airlines has received another new Airbus A319. The aircraft arrived from the Airbus aircraft assembly centre in Hamburg, Germany. Czech Airlines will receive four new aircraft of this type from Airbus this year. The Airline has already taken delivery of the first one in February, the third will arrive in April, and the last in September. Czech Airlines chose the Airbus A320/319 aircraft in a tender for new-generation medium-haul aircraft, in 2004. From this tender, Czech Airlines received three aircraft in 2006 and five last year. Also, the Airline has decided to exercise an advantageous option for another eight aircraft of this type, to be supplied in 2011

Macquarie Rotorcraft to acquire 12-helicopter portfolio from Milestone
AerCap offshoot Milestone Aviation Group (Milestone) has agreed to sell a 12-helicopter portfolio to Macquarie Rotorcraft. The portfolio will comprise a combination of Sikorsky S-92, Airbus H135, Bell 412 and Leonardo AW109, AW139 and AW189 helicopters which are presently on lease to six customers in nine countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South-East