Aircompany Armenia and its partner company Georgian Airlines, have ordered three 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs) as part of the group’s plan to add more dedicated cargo airplanes to its operations in the Caucasus region. The first 737-800BCF on order will be delivered next year, with deliveries continuing into 2024. The converted freighters will be
American planemaker Boeing has released it’s annual Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) in which it projects a demand for 41,000 new aircraft through 2041, underlining the industry’s resilience against the global pandemic. This equates to a US$7.2 trillion value, at today’s figures, for delivered aircraft, half of which will be used to replace existing planes in
Delta Air Lines will modernise its single-aisle fleet with the highly efficient 737 MAX to meet demand as well as its long-term sustainability goals. In a signing ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow, Boeing and Delta Air Lines confirmed that the carrier is ordering 100 737 MAX 10 jets – selecting the largest member of
Aergo Capital (Aergo) has delivered one Airbus A320-200 aircraft bearing manufacturer serial number 4457, to Batik Air Indonesia, a member of Lion Air Group. This makes for the second Lion Air Group delivery in the space of two weeks for Aergo Capital. The aircraft was formerly operated by an Asian based airline and was acquired
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
