As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, Irish aircraft lessor AerCap has reached an agreement with insurers over 17 jets it has on lease to Aeroflot and which are presently stranded in Russia. Currently there are over 400 Western aircraft in Russia as a consequence of the invasion of Ukraine. AerCap has confirmed it
Turkish Airlines, has announced a new order for ten additional A350-900 aircraft, taking its total for the type to 40. This latest agreement is in addition to one announced in August for four A350-900s. Turkish Airlines already operates a fleet of 14 A350-900s. “With greater range capability, passenger capacity and comfort, the A350 is the perfect
CDB Aviation has announced a lease agreement with the flag carrier of Greece, Aegean Airlines (Aegean), for one Airbus A321-271NX from the lessor’s orderbook. The Athens-based carrier is expected to take delivery of the aircraft in spring 2025 as it continues to expand in the European region by renewing its fleet and operating to new
Condor welcomed its ninth factory-new A330neo in Frankfurt this week. The aircraft, registered D-ANRB, will arrive at Frankfurt Airport the morning of September 9. The commercial maiden flight is expected to take place end of next week. This means Condor has flown a new aircraft every month since the end of 2022, as planned, and
Robinson Helicopter has announced FAA certification of a new empennage configuration for the R66 Turbine. Following years of development and testing, the new empennage provides enhanced roll stability during high-speed flight. The configuration replaces the existing 2,000-hour TBO horizontal stabilizer with a 4,000-hour TBO symmetrical horizontal stabilizer mounted on the tailcone and positioned forward of
Boeing and Aviation Capital Group (ACG) have concluded an order for 13 737 MAX jets, increasing the lessor’s order book to 47 737 MAXs. The new, incremental order includes seven 737-8 and six 737-10 jets as ACG grows its single-aisle options to meet robust customer demand for the fuel-efficient 737 MAX airplane family. The 737
Avolon has signed a binding agreement for its order of 20 new A330neo aircraft from Airbus. The order firms up a memorandum of understanding signed at the Paris Airshow in June. The new aircraft are scheduled to be delivered between 2025 and 2028. Avolon was a launch customer for the A330neo programme in 2014 and
Griffin Global Asset Management (Griffin) has announced the purchase-and-leaseback of two new Boeing 787-10 aircraft and two new A350-1000 aircraft on long-term lease to British Airways. “Griffin is extremely pleased to welcome British Airways as a new customer with the deliveries of these two 787-10s and two A350-1000s. Our management team has a relationship with
Latvian national airline airBaltic welcomed its 43rd Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-ABR, in Riga. This is the fourth Airbus A220-300 delivery for airBaltic in 2023. It is a part of the 50 strong order for the A220-300 from airBaltic. In addition, airBaltic holds 30 options and purchase rights for the same aircraft type. Thus far, airBaltic has carried close to 13,000,000 passengers on the Airbus A220-300 aircraft, having completed nearly 143,000 flights
Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed an agreement to initiate the serial production phase of the Light Armed Helicopters (LAH). This follows the contract awarded by the country’s Defence Acquisition Programme Administration to KAI in December 2022 to supply an initial batch of ten LAH to the Republic of Korea Army. Deliveries
