American Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 aircraft this year and its first since April 2021, on lease from aircraft lessor BOC Aviation. The aircraft, with U.S. Registration No. N880BJ, was delivered from Charleston, South Carolina and is powered by General Electric GEnx engines. The aircraft is expected to enter commercial service
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed it expects Boeing to recommence deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner this week, with American Airlines due to receive the first of these new deliveries es early as today (Wednesday). This will be the first delivery of a Dreamliner since April 2021. The approval from the FAA comes
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the world’s first ACH160 helicopter to a customer in Brazil on the eve of the 17th edition of the Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport, São Paulo. According to data from the Brazilian General Aviation Association (ABAG), more than 2,500 airports and 1,300 heliports in Brazil
Bombardier has announced the sale of one Challenger 3500 business jet to Italian-based operator, Air Corporate SRL. This will be the first company to offer the aircraft for charter in Europe. Introduced in 2021, the new Challenger 3500 aircraft offers a unique blend of performance, advantageous operating costs, ultimate cabin experience and smooth ride, making it an ideal choice for the European charter market.
American Airlines has announced its investment in ZeroAvia, a leader in hydrogen-electric, zero-emission aviation. In addition to the investment, a memorandum of understanding provides American the opportunity to order up to 100 engines from ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric powertrain development programme. The engines are intended to power regional jet aircraft with zero emissions. “Our investment in ZeroAvia’s emerging
Falko Regional Aircraft (Falko), the asset manager and aircraft lessor focused solely on the regional aircraft sector, has provided a summary of its Q2 2022 market activity. In Q2 2022, Falko added 23 aircraft to its portfolio during the quarter. Eight aircraft were sold and four aircraft were delivered on lease to customers in Europe.
Hans Airways, the UK’s new long-haul airline readying itself to fly to India, has celebrated the arrival of its first Airbus A330-200 on UK soil. The aircraft touched down from Palma Airport, Mallorca at Birmingham International Airport, welcomed by CEO Satnam Saini, COO Nathan Burkitt and CCO Martin Dunn for Hans Airways, ahead of formal
Specialist regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has completed the transition of a second Embraer E190 (MSN 1900099) to Cobham Regional Services on a six-year operating lease. The aircraft was integrated into Cobham’s fleet in May and is already operating charter flights from its base in Perth. The smooth transition of this E190 from TrueNoord’s previous lessee,
With Qatar Airways refusing to take delivery of any further Airbus A350s until the European planemaker makes good on what the Gulf carrier calls premature surface damage, Airbus has finally had enough of the situation and has revoked the existing order for what stood at 19 aircraft as at the end of June, according to
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced long-term lease placements for two new Airbus A321neo aircraft with Qanot Sharq Airlines (Uzbekistan), the first privately-owned airline in Uzbekistan. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver to the airline this fall from ALC’s order book with Airbus. “We are very pleased with this placement of two new A321neo aircraft with
