Toki Air, the new Japanese airline, has taken delivery of an ATR 72-600 aircraft to start its operations. The carrier will lease the new aircraft from lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). Covered by a ten-year ATR global maintenance agreement, the aircraft will support Toki Air’s mission of revitalising Niigata city and the surrounding regions of
Alliance Air, India’s only public airline, has taken delivery of two brand-new ATR42-600s from regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord. The aircraft join Alliance Air’s fleet on a long-term operating lease and will serve domestic routes within India, specifically focusing on challenging airfields in the Himalayas. The aircraft were funded by TrueNoord’s new warehouse facility with Citibank,
Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have delivered the first Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) to a local operator, Gloria Aviation, following certification in September this year. Entering service in an emergency medical services configuration in December, this helicopter will be deployed to support critical life-saving missions in Jeju. This key milestone came on the
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has arranged long-term lease placements for six Boeing 737-8 aircraft with LOT Polish Airlines. All aircraft are scheduled to deliver to LOT in October 2022 and will add to the five Boeing 737-8 and one Dreamliner aircraft currently on lease to the Polish airline from ALC. “LOT is in the process
SalamAir has signed a firm order with Embraer for six E195-E2s, with options for a further six aircraft. The E195-E2 will be delivered in a comfortable dual-class configuration with 135 seats, beginning at the end of 2023. The deal, which will be added to the Q3 backlog, is valued at US$934.6 million (£834.5 million), at
Airbus has started development flight testing of the GTF Advantage engine on an A320neo aircraft. This early flight test campaign will continue to mature the engine by testing it in a variety of environments, including hot and cold weather and operation from high-altitude airports. The flight test campaign is an extension of ongoing product development
Textron Aviation has been awarded a contract by the Queensland Police Service for five Beechcraft King Air 360 turboprop aircraft with heavy-weight, cargo door and extended-range options. The Beechcraft King Air fleet will support the Queensland Police Service law enforcement mission and be based in Brisbane, Australia. The King Air 360 aircraft will be equipped with a
China’s first home-produced narrow-body jet, the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) C919, has obtained domestic type certification in what is seen as a major steppingstone on the plane’s journey to challenge both Airbus and Boeing narrow-body jets. The ceremony was held last Thursday in Beijing based on photographs issued of the event that
Lilium N.V. (Lilium), developer of the all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, has announced its partnership with GlobeAir. Under the agreement, GlobeAir intends to purchase 12 Lilium Jets to provide premium and business eVTOL jet flights to its customer base in the French Riviera and Italy. GlobeAir is one of Europe’s leading private jet
Aergo Capital (Aergo) has delivered two further B737-8 (MAX) aircraft to Batik Air Malaysia. The aircraft, bearing manufacturer serial numbers 43005 and 43012, are the fourth and fifth of eight MAX aircraft to be delivered to the Lion Air Group. Aergo Capital secured a loan facility from AV AirFinance to assist in the finance and
