Embraer’s agricultural aviation division has sold 33 Ipanema 203-model aircraft in the first quarter of 2023, maintaining strong commercial activity in this business segment. This volume of transactions is 38% higher than in the same period last year. The Brazilian manufacturer’s business unit expects to end the year with a sales volume similar to or
Boeing is expanding its ecoDemonstrator flight-test programme to further accelerate innovation for sustainability and safety. The company has announced its 2023 plan to assess 19 technologies on the Boeing 777 ecoDemonstrator, while also adding “Explorer” airplanes that will focus tests on specific technologies. The first ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, will conduct flight tests in
Safran Aircraft Engines is coordinating the demonstration of new Open Fan engine technologies within the frame of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking project OFELIA, which stands for Open Fan for Environmental Low Impact of Aviation. The French engine manufacturer will be working with 26 industry European key partners, including Airbus, Avio Aero, GKN Aerospace, as
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has announced a commitment to order 40 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2027 and 2030 and are valued at over US$4 billion (£3.2 million) at current list price. Avolon delivered the first 737 MAX in 2017, along with the 1,000th 737 MAX earlier
Joby Aviation (Joby), has announced that it has been contracted by the US Air Force to deliver up to nine of its five-seat, low-noise, zero-operating-emissions eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft as a third extension to the previously signed Agility Prime contract. This US$55 million extension brings the total value of the Agility Prime
Embraer has delivered a total of 15 jets in the first quarter of 2023, of which seven were commercial aircraft and eight were executive jets (six light and two large). This total volume represents a 7% growth compared to the same period of the previous year. As of March 31, the firm order backlog totalled
The Lufthansa Group and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are currently converting the Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 “Erfurt” (registration D-AIXJ) into a flying research laboratory. Now, an essential project milestone could be reached: for the first time, experts from the Lufthansa Group have attached the measuring probe system developed especially for the project to the
GA Telesis (GAT) has delivered two Airbus A320 aircraft on long-term lease to Air Albania. The aircraft are part of the GA Telesis owned fleet and weredelivered to Air Albania in the first quarter of the year. GA Telesis’ Leasing, Investment, Financing & Trading (LIFT) Group continues its growth trajectory, acquiring high-quality assets, investing in
Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) has arranged a purchase-and-leaseback financing of one Airbus A220-300 aircraft to airBaltic. “We are delighted to welcome airBaltic as our newest customer and are excited to play a part in financing the next phase of the airline’s growth as it moves from global A220-300 launch operator to this milestone 40th A220 delivery,”
Specialist regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has successfully completed the novation (the substitution of a new contract in place of an old one) of two YoM 2008 Embraer E190AR aircraft on long-term operating lease to Airlink (Pty) Limited. These assets are part of TrueNoord’s recent portfolio acquisition of ten aircraft from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), which
