Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) has announced a purchase-and-leaseback financing to Air France with the delivery of one Airbus A350-900 aircraft and a second aircraft due to be delivered soon, both of which are under long-term leases. “We are delighted to provide further fleet financing solutions to Air France with the delivery of this latest technology
Field Aerospace has been awarded, as Prime Contractor, a contract by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) to supply an aircraft for use by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The De Havilland DHC-8 aircraft will replace the four-engine DHC-7 aircraft in service with BAS since 1994 which was also modified by Field Aerospace and includes
Pro Star Aviation, an innovative special missions aerospace modification centre, has completed and delivered two special mission Challenger 650 aircraft utilising several FAA STCs approved by its STC ODA. The aircraft modifications included a lightweight missionised interior, multiple operator stations, equipment racks, a mission power system and a supplemental in-air cabin cooling system. The team integrated
AFG Aviation Ireland (AFG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, has reported the sale of one Boeing 747-8JA bearing serial number 40065, to the Boeing Company. AFG ferried the aircraft on April 15, from Basel, Switzerland to Marana, Arizona. CEO Christian Nuehlen commented: “We are more than pleased that the aircraft has
Brazilian planemaker Embraer has announced that in the first quarter of 2022 it delivered six commercial jets and eight business jets (of which six were light and two were large). The company currently has an order backlog to the value of US$17.3 billion (£13.3 million). Embraer also confirmed that in 2021 it sold 56 Phenom
Four weeks ago, the crash of a China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern) Boeing 737-800 which killed all 132 passengers and crew on board saw the carrier suspend all flights involving its fleet of 223 of the aircraft. Having carried out extensive systematic tests on each aircraft to include structural checks and airworthiness data, a final
The Embraer E190-E2 has concluded a three-day tour (12 to 14 April) for representatives of Vietnam’s aviation community covering stops in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Con Dao, where the jet demonstrated its fuel-efficiency, minimal noise emissions and short-runway performance. The E190-E2 is an immediate option to serve regional airports, including those with shortened
GA Telesis has delivered its third B737-800SF (MSN 28616) passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion. This is the second freighter aircraft delivered to Bulgarian-based Compass Cargo Airlines. The aircraft was converted by Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) authorised conversion centre, commercial jet, in Miami. GA Telesis’ Leasing, Investment, Financing & Trading (LIFT) Group has continued executing its passenger-to-freighter conversion strategy
TrueAero has announced the delivery of one Airbus A330-200 aircraft, MSN 877, equipped with two CF6-80E engines to Aerolineas Argentinas. The second A330-200, MSN 899, is scheduled to deliver in the coming weeks. Karl Drusch, CEO of TrueAero said, “We are delighted to deliver our first A330-200 to Aerolineas Argentinas, establishing a new relationship between
Avion Express, a European narrow-body ACMI operator and member of global aviation services group Avia Solutions Group, has announced the continuance of its successful partnership with Sky Cana, a start-up airline headquartered in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The companies have been in partnership for a few years and now the ACMI airline has signed a
