Qantas has entered the final stages of a formal tender process with aircraft and engine manufacturers for the long-term renewal of its domestic narrow-body fleet. The program, which has been flagged previously, will see more than 100 new aircraft enter the national carrier’s domestic fleet by 2034, renewing the Boeing 737-800s and Boeing 717s that
Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has introduced two all-new aircraft, further expanding its ultra-modern, high-technology family of aircraft: the Gulfstream G800, the longest-range aircraft in Gulfstream’s history, and the Gulfstream G400, the first new entrant to the large-cabin class in more than a decade. The G800 offers customers the longest range
BOC Aviation Limited (BOC), a leading global aircraft operating leasing company, has announced a firm order for ten Pratt & Whitney GTFTM engine shipsets and an option for 15 further shipsets which will be used for its Airbus A320 neo-family aircraft which are on BOC’s current order book which are scheduled for delivery between 2023
Textron Aviation has announced that Sichuan Longhao Flight Training Co., (Longhao Flight Training School) in China, has signed a purchase agreement for 20 Cessna Skyhawk piston aircraft. The aircraft, which are expected to be delivered throughout 2022, will be utilized for primary pilot training in southwest and central China, further expanding and enhancing Longhoa’s training
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has announced its business transactions update for the first nine months of 2021 for its aircraft leasing division, DAE Capital. The company acquired 23 aircraft during the first nine months, ten owned, and 13 managed and it sold 23 aircraft (owned: 16; managed: seven) and furthermore signed three new servicing agreements
Cobham Aviation Services Australia has signed a six-year operating lease agreement with TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor. The Embraer E190 (MSN 1900087) will be integrated into Cobham’s fleet for immediate charter operation. Funding for the aircraft is underwritten by TrueNoord’s existing revolving warehouse facility with Citibank, Société Générale and Royal Bank of Canada. CMS
The Lufthansa Group is accelerating the modernization of its long-haul fleet. The Group has signed leases for four state-of-the-art and fuel-efficient Airbus A350-900 aircraft with lessors Avolon, SMBC Aviation Capital and Goshawk. As a result, the Group’s A350 fleet will grow to 21 aircraft at the beginning of 2022. The Airbus A350-900s are scheduled to
Genesis, the Dublin based aircraft leasing company, has entered into an agreement with Boeing to convert two 737-800 aircraft into freighters. The first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) will be completed and ready to enter into service in spring 2022 with a second aircraft ready to enter operations in early 2023. This move will allow
Leonardo has announced the launch of a new initiative to reinforce its position in the world’s VIP/corporate helicopter market, as it pioneers new advanced and sustainable air mobility solutions in the vertical flight domain. On October 2, Agusta became the brand that embodies the company’s distinctive design, technology, and service philosophy and values in the
Embraer, Brazil’s global aerospace company, has announced that demand for its agricultural aircraft is already double that for the whole of 2020 with a total of 50 Ipanema EMB-203 turboprop aircraft sold. This increase is a reflection of the strong performance of Brazil’s agribusiness sector and confidence among farmers and aero-agricultural companies for the year
