Boom Supersonic and American Airlines have jointly announced that the American carrier has confirmed an order for 20 of Boom Supersonic’s aircraft with the payment of a non-refundable deposit, plus an option for an additional 40 of the supersonic jets. The Overture, which is scheduled to roll out in 2025 and fly its first passengers
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced long-term lease placements for 19 new Airbus aircraft with Condor (Germany), including 17 Airbus A321neos and two A320neos. The new aircraft are scheduled to deliver to the airline starting in early 2024 through mid-2027 from ALC’s order book with Airbus. ALC currently leases five aircraft to Condor, including three A321s
DHL Express has welcomed the arrival of its new Boeing 777 freighter at Singapore Changi Airport. The freighter, which sports a dual DHL-Singapore Airlines (SIA) livery, has a maximum capacity of 102 tonnes. SIA will operate it on routes to the United States of America via South Korea thrice weekly from August 2022. In March
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), parent company of Malaysia Airlines, has selected the Airbus A330neo aircraft for the carrier’s wide-body fleet renewal programme. The initial agreements cover the acquisition of 20 A330-900 aircraft, with ten aircraft to be purchased from Airbus and ten to be leased from Dublin-based Avolon. The announcement was made at an event
Qantas Freight will increase its domestic fleet with six Airbus A321 aircraft to meet growing e-commerce demand from its customers. Since the onset of COVID-19, the national carrier’s freight division has seen a step change in cargo volumes driven partly by a structural shift to online shopping. The six A321 freighters, which are expected to
ORIX Aviation has successfully concluded the sale and delivery of a package of twelve B737 MAX 8 (powered by LEAP 1B engines) on behalf of the secured financiers of the aircraft to funds managed by Sky Leasing. Since early 2021 ORIX Aviation has managed all twelve aircraft, overseeing their return from five different locations throughout
Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) has announced a purchase-and-leaseback financing to WestJet of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. “We are delighted to welcome WestJet as our newest customer and look forward to building a long-term partnership with the airline,” said Chris Dailey, JSA President and Chief Commercial Officer, adding, “As one of Canada’s most prominent
PTS Aviation, a StandardAero company, has signed a comprehensive five-year aircraft engine lease agreement (ELA) with a major aircraft and engine lessor based in the United Arab Emirates, which is effective immediately. The initial ELA establishes the lease-to-purchase of one serviceable OEM-maintained, high-cycle remaining CFM56-7B26 engine for a 60-month term, during a crucial period of projected
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
