Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has updated aircraft investments and sales activity occurring in the third quarter of 2022. As of September 30, 2022, ALC’s fleet was comprised of 405 owned aircraft and 87 managed aircraft, with 412 new aircraft on order from Boeing and Airbus set to deliver through 2028. The company delivered 14 new
In a first-of- its-kind arrangements, Delta Air Lines (Delta) is teaming up with Joby Aviation to deliver transformational, sustainable home-to-airport transportation to customers, initially in New York and Los Angeles. The joint venture will see a Joby-operated service integrated into Delta’s customer-facing channels, providing customers who travel with Delta through New York and Los Angeles
Pratt & Whitney and Frontier Airlines (Frontier) have welcomed the arrival of the carrier’s first Airbus A321neo aircraft, outfitted with Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines. In recognition of the companies’ relationship, Frontier asked Pratt & Whitney employees to name the first three aircraft. The first plane was named “Frederick the Bald Eagle” in honour of
The Korea Coast Guard has accepted the delivery of its third S-92® search and rescue helicopter built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. The expansion of Korea Coast Guard’s S-92 fleet increases its capability to conduct maritime security, safety and life-saving missions for the people of Korea. The Korea Coast Guard has completed 195 rescues
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
