22 September 2014

IAG has decided to convert eight A330-200 options, previously announced, into firm orders for Spain’s flag carrier Iberia, which will become a new operator of the A330-200. The aircraft will be delivered from the end 2015 and will be equipped with GE CF6 engines. Iberia’s all Airbus fleet already includes eight A330-300s.

Airstream International Group has arranged, in collaboration with a large US based lessor, the purchase and onward lease of one ATR42-500 to Hevilift Group. MSN497, previously owned and operated by Danish Air Transport, Denmark, will be used on dedicated mining contracts in Papua New Guinea. This is the second ATR aircraft transaction that Airstream has

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, today announced the completion of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Philippine Airlines involving two new Airbus A321 aircraft. The two aircraft — one delivered in August, and the other earlier this month — will be used to expand the airline’s fleet. Philippine Airlines,

Finnair will operate its flight from Helsinki to New York on September 23rd, with an Airbus A330 using environmentally sustainable biofuel, coinciding with the UN Climate Summit taking place in New York on the same day. As a leader in the sustainable development of commercial aviation, the airline believes strongly in proactive measures to manage

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announced an order for 20 737 MAX 8s. The order, previously unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is worth more than $2.1bn at list prices and also includes options and purchase rights for a further 15 737 MAX 8s. The order represents the largest single Boeing order by number