Tradewind Aviation has signed an order for 20 new PC-12 NGX aircraft, expanding its fleet of Pilatus PC-12s to 38 – one of the largest in the global aviation industry. The first single-engine turboprop is slated for delivery in the third quarter of 2022, with the remaining orders scheduled to deliver over the next five
Iberia Maintenance has been awarded a ten-year contract for the repair and maintenance of V2500 engines from Qatar Airways. This strategic agreement will result in scheduled visits over ten years. All events will be carried out at Iberia Maintenance’s engine workshop at its facilities next to Madrid airport, with more than 52,000 m² dedicated to
AerCap has signed agreements with Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA for the lease of ten new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and eight Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver in 2022 and 2023. Norwegian has a long-standing relationship with AerCap, one of the largest aviation leasing companies. With the addition of these aircraft,
As of midnight, GMT, Friday February 25, the British government has introduced a ban for all Russian commercial and private aircraft, including all aircraft chartered by Russians, from British airspace. This ban not only affects Aeroflot, but also jets owned or rented by oligarchs. The government’s Department of Transport published a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced long-term lease placements for nine Boeing 737 aircraft with Turkey’s Corendon Airlines Group (Corendon). Five new 737-8s will be delivered to Corendon in Turkey in the Spring of this year and one new 737-8 in the first quarter of 2023. Corendon will also lease three new 737-9s from the
The Skybus collaboration project has reached a key milestone by completing the initial feasibility studies. The research project has explored the potential for a six-rotor, 30-person eVTOL concept to help decarbonise and decongest urban landscapes. The studies have identified significant opportunities for air ‘buses’ to feasibly operate alongside air taxis in future air mobility transport
Brazilian planemaker Embraer has released that for the fourth quarter of 2021 it delivered 55 jets, comprising 16 commercial aircraft, 26 light commercial jets and 13 mid-size executive jets. This was in comparison to a total of 71 jets in the fourth quarter of 2020. For the full financial year 2021, the company delivered a
Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines has taken delivery of its first wide-body aircraft – an A330-900. It is the first of 26 Airbus wide-bodied set to join the airline’s fleet, comprising eight A330neo and 18 A350s. The A330neo aircraft and one A350 are being acquired on lease from ALC, while the airline has 17 A350s on direct
Regional Express (Rex) has reported that Ambulance Victoria and Pel-Air (Rex’s subsiduary) have entered intoa contract for the latter to provide fixed-wing air ambulance services to Ambulance Victoria.The contract, worth more than AU$300 million (£159 million), has a 12-year operational phase beginning in January 2024. The contract involves the supply of four fixed-wing aircraft, pilots
CDB Aviation has announced the delivery of the first of up to five Airbus A320neo aircraft to new airline customer, flynas, the Saudi Arabia-based air carrier. “This latest addition of the A320neo aircraft to flynas’ growing fleet advances its ambitious plans to expand the fleet and increase the scope of its offerings in line with
