The Lufthansa Group has announced an order for a combined total of 18 GE9X and GE90 engines to power its fleet of long-haul Boeing 777 freight aircraft. Lufthansa recently announced the purchase of GE9X-powered Boeing 777-8 Freighters and GE90-powered Boeing 777 Freighters to upgrade its cargo fleet. The engine order includes 14 GE9X engines and
Collins Aerospace has completed a preliminary design review of the one-megawatt electric motor and motor controller it’s developing for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator. Collins has tested both systems to full current, voltage and speed and plans to send prototypes to P&WC for ground testing later this year. Flight testing of
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian), the second of two carriers involved in fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes which led to the jet’s worldwide grounding, has taken delivery of a brand-new 737 MAX. The Ethiopian accident in March 2019 resulted in the death of all 157 passengers and crew on board and followed the October 2018 crash of
ST Engineering and Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) have announced the redelivery of the ‘head of version’ Airbus A320 Passenger-to-Freighter (A320P2F) aircraft to launch customer Vaayu Group (Vaayu) at ST Engineering’s airframe facility in Singapore. This A320P2F aircraft is owned by the aviation asset management business of ST Engineering and is the first of several converted freighter
Aventure Aviation has acquired its fifth Boeing 737NG for 2022. Teardown for this recently retired GOL Airlines’ aircraft, MSN 28584, will be performed by Jetyard in Marana, Arizona, U.S.A. Parts will be relocated to Aventure’s Atlanta warehouse, where they will join an extensive stock of existing 737NG inventory. “With passenger travel on the rise and
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced an update on aircraft investments and sales activity occurring in the second quarter of 2022. As of June 30, 2022, ALC’s fleet was comprised of 392 owned aircraft and 89 managed aircraft, with 430 new aircraft on order from Boeing and Airbus set to deliver through 2028. The company
Aergo Capital (Aergo) has delivered one Airbus A320-232 aircraft, bearing manufacturer serial number 6362, to Jetstar Japan. The aircraft was acquired from a Dublin-based lessor and financed by AV AirFinance. Fred Browne, Chief Executive Officer of Aergo, commented: “We are delighted to have successfully completed the delivery of one A320-232 to Jetstar Japan. We are
AerCap Holdings (AerCap) has announced its major business transactions during the second quarter of 2022: The company signed 125 lease agreements, including 11 wide-body aircraft, 43 narrow-body aircraft, two regional jets, 32 engines and 37 helicopters. AerCap completed 16 purchases for 13 aircraft (including nine Airbus A320neo-family aircraft and one Airbus A220 aircraft for AerCap’s
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has released that it has signed new lease agreements with Loganair, MTU and Airlink. The company has executed a lease agreement for one ATR72-500F with Loganair, based in Glasgow, Scotland and signed a lease agreement for six CF34-10E engines with MTU MLS for its rental pool. MTU MLS is a wholly
On July 11, 2022, AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany, completed the acquisition of one Airbus A330-200 aircraft bearing MSN 926, from a subsidiary of French shipping giant CMA CGM S.A. The aircraft will shortly be ferried to Teruel Airport (Spain) for storage while it awaits conversion with Elbe
