GA Telesis (GAT) has announces the delivery of three A320 aircraft on long-term lease to SmartLynx Airlines. The aircraft are part of the GA Telesis-owned fleet and were delivered to SmartLynx throughout 2022. GA Telesis’ Leasing, Investment, Financing & Trading (LIFT) Group has continued on a steep growth trajectory by purchasing quality assets, investing in
At the European Rotors trade show, German Helicopter Emergency Medical Services operator DRF Luftrettung has ordered two additional H145 helicopters and signed a contract covering the whole fleet with a tailored HDataPower pack from Airbus Helicopters’ Connected Services suite of data services. The two H145s are in addition to the current fleet of 15 H145s and three H135s already
Scotland-based, but the UK’s largest regional carrier, Loganair, has announced that the carrier is to invest heavily in upgrading its current fleet of Saab 340B aircraft which have served it well over the past twenty years. By July 2023 the remaining eight Saab aircraft will be replaced by eight more fuel-efficient ATR next-generation turboprop aircraft
Emirates, the Middle East carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing dedicated freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. The airplanes will be operated by Emirates SkyCargo, adding to its fleet of 11 777 Freighters. At last November’s Dubai Airshow, Emirates announced a US$1 billion (£870 million) investment to expand its air cargo capacity, including two new 777
Embraer has delivered 33 jets in the third quarter of 2022, of which ten were commercial and 23 were executive jets (15 light and eight midsize). The volume of deliveries is 10% higher compared to the 30 jets delivered in the same period in 2021, when the company delivered nine commercial and 21 executive jets.
On the recommendation of EASA, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, the Greek civilian aviation authority has for the first time issued a permit allowing IAI’s Heron 1 UAV to be flown in Greece’s airspace. The permit allows the system to be used in the operational activities of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency,
China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern) and China Southern Airlines (China Southern), two of China’s largest carriers, have signed maintenance support contracts at the China International Import Expo 2022. The agreement will cover engine and component MRO including spares support as well as diagnostics and engine monitoring for over 100 Pratt & Whitney V2500 engines that
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has confirmed that it has executed a purchase-lease-back agreement for two A321neos and two ATR72-600s with IndiGo. IndiGo is India’s largest passenger airline serving 74 domestic and 26 International destinations.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it has delivered a Gulfstream G600 to private jet charter company Thrive Aviation. The addition of the next-generation Gulfstream aircraft marks Thrive’s expansion into the long-range, on-demand private charter market. This G600, designed and built in Gulfstream’s advanced manufacturing facility at its worldwide headquarters in Savannah, was outfitted at Gulfstream’s
The Boeing 737 family continues to dominate the narrow-body P2F (passenger-to-freighter) conversion market, spearheaded by the B737-800, according to insights revealed by IBA, a leading aviation market intelligence and consultancy company. In the 2022 year to date, there have been 52 B737-800 conversions, with 63 in 2021 as a whole, whereas the total of five
