Heike Tamm

Rolls-Royce and Vietjet sign TotalCare agreement for Trent 700 engines

Rolls-Royce and Vietnamese airline VietJet have signed a TotalCare service agreement for Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines that will power ten Airbus A330ceo aircraft. The agreement is the execution of the memorandum of understanding that was signed in Edinburgh last year and will provide the airline with predictability and reliability for the services and maintenance. As […]

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Embraer’s E195-E2 makes debut touchdown at London City Airport

After departing the Farnborough Airshow, Embraer’s latest aircraft, the E195-E2, made its debut landing at London’s iconic City Airport (LCY), demonstrating the aircraft’s steep approach capability. The visit, in anticipation of the aircraft’s certification for steep approach into London City at the end of this year, included ground handling tests and other preparations for the

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BOC Aviation places six Airbus A320neo aircraft with JetSMART Airlines

BOC Aviation has announced the placement of six Airbus A320neo aircraft with South American ultra-low-cost carrier JetSMART Airlines SpA (JetSMART). All six aircraft are powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® PW1100G-JM engines and are scheduled for delivery in 2024. “We are excited to work with BOC Aviation in the management of our fleet plans towards

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APOC partners with Willis Lease Finance for 737-800 teardown

APOC Aviation is collaborating with Willis Aviation Services Limited (WASL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Willis Lease Finance (Willis Lease) in APOC’s first part-out project to take place at its Teesside Airport facility in the UK. The B737-800 airframe was acquired by APOC through leading Dutch asset investment manager, Arena Aviation Capital. APOC has signed a

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Ryanair reaches five-year agreements with Spanish and French pilot unions

Ryanair has welcomed the ballot approval by its Spain-based pilots on post-COVID pay restoration, which follows the recent acceptance by its France-based pilots of a similar agreement. These agreements with the SEPLA (Spain) and SNPL (France) unions deliver accelerated pay restoration and future improvements to pay in each year up to March 2027. This year

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AerCap announces purchase of five additional 787 Dreamliners at Farnborough Airshow

Dublin, Ireland-based AerCap Holdings N.V. has announced at the Farnborough International Airshow that it has ordered five additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, bringing the global leasing agent’s total orders to 125 of the 787 that are owned or on order. Peter Anderson, Chief Commercial Officer of AerCap, said, “AerCap is the world’s largest 787 customer and

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American Airlines reports second-quarter net income of US$476 million

American Airlines Group has released its second-quarter 2022 financial results. American produced revenues of US$13.4 billion in the second quarter, a 12.2% increase versus 2019 and a record for any quarter in company history. This record revenue was achieved while flying 8.5% less capacity than the same period in 2019 and there remains significant revenue

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Saltchuk Aviation orders up to four additional 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters

Saltchuk Aviation has placed an order for up to four more 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs). The deal includes three firm orders and one option for the efficient medium wide-body freighter. “We continue to see long-term air cargo trends that support fleet growth in the markets served by our three air cargo brands, and are

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TrueAero delivers second of two A330-200s to Aerolineas Argentinas

TrueAero has announced the delivery of one Airbus A330-200 equipped with two CF6-80E engines to Aerolineas Argentinas, MSN 899. The first A330-200, MSN 877, delivered in April 2022. Karl Drusch, CEO of TrueAero said, “We are pleased to expand our relationship with Aerolineas Argentinas with the delivery of this second Airbus A330-200. I want to thank

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