AerCap has signed lease agreements for four Boeing 777-300ERSF aircraft with Hong Kong-based global air cargo charter company Fly Meta. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver in 2024 through 2025. The Boeing 777-300ERSF, also known as ‘The Big Twin’, is the first passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion programme of the Boeing 777-300ER and will be the largest
Aircraft remarketing specialist Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of two ATR 42-500 aircraft on behalf of Hawaiian Airlines. The first aircraft, serial number 594, was sold to NTE Aviation in the U.S. and the second, serial number 625, to Rise Air in Canada. These are the fourth and fifth aircraft out of seven ATR’s
SkyWorks Holdings has released transactions and activities performed during the fourth quarter of 2022 for its Leasing and Asset Management and Investment Banking & Advisory Groups. Leasing & Asset Management Group activities included the following:On behalf of an institutional investor client, SkyWorks arranged the lease extension of two Airbus A319-100 aircraft on lease to American
With the delivery of the last commercial Boeing 747 to roll off the production line at its plant at Everett, Washington, the American planemaker is closing the final chapter in an over-fifty-year history of one of the world’s most iconic aircraft. The plane has been handed over to Atlas Air. The switch from airlines to
Leonardo and Safran Helicopter Engines have joined forces to further enhance the capabilities and competitiveness of the next-generation AW09 single-engine helicopter. The production aircraft will feature the 1,000 shp class of power Arriel 2K engine, the newest generation of the Arriel family. The selection of the new engine guarantee the most efficient level of industrialisation,
Air France-KLM’s fleet renewal continues in an ongoing effort to improve the Group’s economic and environmental performance. In this context, the Group announced that the Air France-KLM Board of Directors has approved a firm order for four Airbus A350F full-freighter aircraft, to be operated by Martinair on behalf of KLM Cargo. These Airbus A350Fs will
Leonardo and Guardia di Finanza (Italy’s Police Force with general capability in economic and financial matters as well as the only maritime Police Force in Italy) have announced the delivery of the operator’s first AW169M light-intermediate twin engine helicopter in a special configuration featuring skids. The handover was performed at Leonardo’s Vergiate assembly line (Varese)
In 2022, Airbus Helicopters logged 374 gross orders (net: 362), highlighting the ongoing market recovery with 216 light single-engine helicopters sold. Deliveries increased from 338 in 2021 to 344 in 2022, contributing to Airbus Helicopters’ preliminary 52% share of the civil and para-public market . Airbus’ helicopter fleet flight hours are now back to pre-COVID 2019
The Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) CL6720 customised for Air China took to the skies for the first time in the cabin of an Airbus A350 en route from Beijing to Chengdu on January 20. In addition to the new seat, the aircraft included Recaro PL3530 seats in the premium economy section and CL3710 seats in
A pioneering Norfolk, England, aviation project aimed at improving healthcare and saving lives in some of the most remote parts of the world is a step closer to take-off after taking its maiden flight. Old Buckenham-based firm NUNCATS is in the process of developing the ‘electric sky jeep’, to provide cheap and sustainable transport to
