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
Air Lease Corporation has arranged long-term lease placements for three new Boeing 737-8 aircraft with Aeroitalia. These three new Boeing aircraft are scheduled to deliver to the Italian airline from ALC’s order book with Boeing beginning in 2023 through 2024. Aeroitalia is a new Italian airline with entirely private capital, born from the foresight of
On July 5, 2022, SAS AB (Scandinavian Airlines or SAS) the flag-carrying airline of Norway, Denmark and Sweden filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. courts under Chapter 11 as part of a business restructuring plan called SAS FORWARD. Three of the key elements of this plan were to immediately reduce annual operating costs by between
Taiwanese carrier STARLUX Airlines (STARLUX) has taken delivery of its first A350, becoming the latest operator of the world’s newest wide-body aircraft. The aircraft, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines, is the first of 18 A350-900s set to join the carrier and will fly alongside A330neo and A321neo jets at the airline in an all-Airbus
BOC Aviation has completed delivery of six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to Norwegian carrier Norse Atlantic Airways (Norse). All six aircraft are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines. “The delivery of these six aircraft reflects the strong level of teamwork and cooperation between Norse Atlantic and ourselves,” said Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive
In separate statements issued by the worlds two largest aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing have both received firm orders for a combined total of 87 aircraft with options for a further 100 from International Airlines Group (IAG). Boeing received the lions share with an order for 50 737-8-200s and 737-10s combined, the order having been
