3TOP Aviation Services (3TOP), a fast-growing aviation asset acquisition and management company specialising in aftermarket inventory support solutions, has announced the acquisition of two Boeing 737-900 aircraft bearing MSNs 33646 and 33648, to support growing demand from its global customer base. Chris Emechete, CEO at 3TOP, comments: “With the pandemic now increasingly in our rear-view
Azorra, the commercial aircraft lessor providing lease, financing and asset management solutions with a focus on regional, crossover and small narrowbody aircraft, has completed the acquisition of a 37-aircraft portfolio formerly owned by Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). The portfolio is comprised of 29 Embraer E-Jets and seven ATR and Q400 turboprops leased to 13 different
Atlas Air has taken delivery of a Boeing 747-8 freighter, which will operate on behalf of its customer Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, as part of a previously announced long-term agreement. The aircraft will increase capacity on routes between China and the Americas. This aircraft is the first of four new 747-8 freighters
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced long-term lease placements for three new Airbus A321neo aircraft with LATAM Airlines. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver to LATAM in summer and fall of 2023 from ALC’s orderbook with Airbus. “We are pleased to announce the long-term leases of three new Airbus A321neo aircraft to the largest airline in
Sky High Aviation (Sky High), an airline based in the Dominican Republic, has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190 passenger jet – becoming the only E-Jet operator based in the Caribbean. The first of two E190s being provided by regional aircraft lessor, TrueNoord, arrived last week at Las Americas José Francisco Peña Gómez airport
Safran Electrical & Power and TCab Tech, an eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft company in China, have signed a cooperation agreement to equip the E20 full-electric eVTOL aircraft with ENGINeUSTM electric smart motors. TCab Tech is currently developing E20, a five-seater passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft equipped with six rotors – four tilt and two
Airbus Helicopters in Japan and Japan’s helicopter operator Nakanihon Air (NNK) have jointly performed the country’s first-ever helicopter flight powered with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). NNK’s H215 helicopter conducted a 30-minute flight at Nagoya Airport in Aichi Prefecture on June 1. The aircraft was fuelled with 600 litres of “SUSTEO 10”, a renewable jet fuel
Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) has reported the recent delivery of one Airbus A321neo and one Airbus A320neo to Philippine low-cost airline Cebu Pacific Air (Cebu). With the integration of these two aircraft, JSA now has four aircraft under long-term leases with the airline, representing a strong growing partnership between the two companies.
Emirates SkyCargo has received delivery of a new Boeing 777F aircraft. This latest addition takes its dedicated 777 freighter fleet to 11 aircraft. From Boeing’s Paine Field in Seattle, A6-EFT headed to Hong Kong to pick up its first load before touching down on May 28, at its new home, Dubai World Central, with a
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has reached an agreement in principle with Boeing for a recommitment to purchase 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The agreement also includes options for an additional 30 aircraft. The 50 aircraft are due to be delivered between 2025 and 2028, at a schedule closely corresponding to current aircraft lease expirations.
