As a result of operating again at pre-pandemic levels, the flynas Board of Directors have agreed to increase the volume of aircraft on order to 250 of varying capabilities. The Saudi carrier and leading low-cost airline in the Middle East is aiming to become the largest low-cost airline in the MENA region. The additional aircraft
Aergo Capital Limited (Aergo) has acquired three Boeing 737NG aircraft from AerCap, bearing themanufacturer serial numbers 30692, 30674 and 30705 which are subject to leases with Enter Air, LAM and Ethiopian Airlines respectively. Fred Browne, Chief Executive Officer of Aergo, commented: “We are delighted to have successfully completed the acquisition with AerCap. With this transaction,
Airbus’ A380 test aircraft, MSN 1, took off from Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, France on Friday March 25. The flight lasted about three hours, operating one Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on 100% SAF. 27 tonnes of unblended SAF were provided by Total Energies for this flight. The SAF produced in Normandy, close to Le Havre, France,
Air Lease Corporation has signed long-term lease agreements for nine new Boeing 737 aircraft with Aeromexico. Consisting of two new 737-8s and seven new 737-9s, the aircraft are scheduled to deliver between July 2022 and August 2023 from ALC’s orderbook with Boeing. “Air Lease Corporation is Aeromexico’s largest lessor and we are pleased to further
Alaska Air Cargo will add two Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its dedicated freighter fleet serving the state of Alaska. These additions increase the freighter fleet from three to five aircraft. The two Boeing 737-800 converted aircraft will come from Alaska Airlines existing passenger fleet. The planes will be converted from its passenger configuration to an
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the centre of excellence for Airbus freighter conversions, has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its head-of-version A320 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft. This prototype unit is the very first A320P2F aircraft to be developed, joining a family of Airbus P2F programmes that include the A330-200P2F,
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has announced that it has partnered with Air Greenland, the flag-carrier for Greenland, to bring zero-emissions travel to the region and to help tackle the issue of climate change. Avolon and Air Greenland will partner to form a Working Group to assess the opportunity to commercialise zero-emissions air travel
Air Canada has announced it has agreed to buy 26 of the extra-long-range (XLR) Airbus A321neos with deliveries to run between Q1 2024 and Q1 2027. The Canadian flag carrying airline has included an option for an additional 14 of the XLR variant which, if exercised, will be delivered between 2027 and 2030. The increased
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one ATR 72-600 aircraft, MSN 1237, to Loganair on lease. The 72-seat ATR, which will be registered G-LMTD and named Clan Duncan in service with Loganair, will become the airline’s tenth ATR and forms part of its continuing fleet renewal programme. Loganair is the one of the largest regional
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800, flight MU5735, with 123 passengers and nine crew onboard has crashed in a mountainous region of southern China. Early reports suggest that there are no survivors, while Chinese state television reported, citing China Eastern Airlines, that there were no foreigners on the flight. As a consequence, China Eastern Airlines
