Rex has taken delivery of another SAAB 340 turboprop, further bolstering its fleet of aircraft operating to regional and rural destinations in every State in Australia. The 34-seat aircraft, registered VH-ZPO, arrived in Australia from the United States on July 20 and will enter service once final engineering and regulatory checks have been completed. Rex’s
Dublin, Ireland-based AerCap Holdings N.V. has announced at the Farnborough International Airshow that it has ordered five additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, bringing the global leasing agent’s total orders to 125 of the 787 that are owned or on order. Peter Anderson, Chief Commercial Officer of AerCap, said, “AerCap is the world’s largest 787 customer and
Saltchuk Aviation has placed an order for up to four more 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs). The deal includes three firm orders and one option for the efficient medium wide-body freighter. “We continue to see long-term air cargo trends that support fleet growth in the markets served by our three air cargo brands, and are
TrueAero has announced the delivery of one Airbus A330-200 equipped with two CF6-80E engines to Aerolineas Argentinas, MSN 899. The first A330-200, MSN 877, delivered in April 2022. Karl Drusch, CEO of TrueAero said, “We are pleased to expand our relationship with Aerolineas Argentinas with the delivery of this second Airbus A330-200. I want to thank
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), the regional aircraft leasing company, has agreed a memorandum of understanding to place the first two E190F passenger-to-freight conversions with Astral Aviation, based in Nairobi, Kenya. In May 2022, NAC and Embraer reached an agreement in principle to take up to ten conversion slots for E190F/E195Fs, with first deliveries starting in
Spain-based Helity Copter Airlines (Helity) has signed an agreement with Lilium N.V. (Lilium) for the development of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) network in Andalusia, southern Spain. The agreement will see Helity initially acquire five Lilium Jets which it will use to provide its customers with premium- and business-level charter flights between Ceuta,
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, has released that Afrijet of Gabon has signed a 12-year Guaranteed Maintenance Cost Plan (GMCP) to cover the engines on three ATR 72-600 aircraft that are on order. One of the aircraft will be powered by PW127M engines, while the other two will
Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has revealed a flight test programme to study the contrails produced by a hydrogen combustion engine as part of the company’s ZEROe roadmap. The project, named “Blue Condor”, will launch two modified Arcus gliders, one equipped with a hydrogen combustion engine and one equipped with a conventional
Boeing and Azerbaijan Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for four additional fuel-efficient 787-8s at the Farnborough International Airshow. The Azerbaijan flag-carrier currently operates two 787-8s, with this latest announcement the airline intends to grow its Dreamliner fleet to ten by 2030, enabling it to open new routes across Central Asia. One of
LATAM Airlines has ordered 17 A321neo aircraft to further expand its route offering, bringing the airline’s total A320neo order book of aircraft to 100. Additionally, the airline has also confirmed it is bringing in the A321XLR to complement its long-haul operations. The A321neo is the largest member of Airbus’ A320neo family, which incorporates new-generation engines
