DHL Express has announced its order for the very first 12 Eviation e-Cargo Alice aircraft with deliveries anticipated to commence in 2024. Seattle-area based Eviation is a manufacturer of all-electric aircraft and its Alice model is due to commence test flights later in the year. Alice can be adapted to meet the needs of cargo
C&L Aerospace, part of the C&L Aviation Group, has signed a contract for the sale of six Saab 340 aircraft to Legends Airways. C&L is converting all six aircraft for freighter operations. The first two aircraft have been delivered, with the remaining four being delivered by the end of 2021. C&L is also supporting Legends
Chorus Aviation Capital (CAC) has entered into agreements to lease two Dash 8-400 aircraft to Waltzing Matilda Airlines, doing business as Connect Airlines. CAC expects to deliver the aircraft in September and November 2021. These two aircraft are the last two remaining Dash 8-400s previously operated by Flybe and re-possessed by CAC in 2020. Inclusive
Munich, Germany-headquartered Lilium has announced it is entering into a strategic alliance with Brazilian airline Azul to create an exclusive eVTOL network in Brazil. Azul will buy 220 of the 7-seater Lilium electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jets for up to US$1 billion. It is anticipated that the network will become operational in 2025.
Following the first-time display at MAKS Air Show in Moscow and looking at the second engine delivery in support of the certification program, the Russian aircraft manufacturer Baikal-Engineering has chosen GE Aviation’s H80 engine with Electronic Engine and Propeller Control (EEPC) to power its brand-new single-engine multi-purpose utility aircraft. The H80 turboprop engine, built and developed by
Skyworld Aviation has arranged the sale of two Avro RJ85’s to spares and components specialist Executive Jet Support (EJS) in the U.K. The two RJs were part of a ten-Avro RJ fleet previously operated by Braathens Regional. SE-DJO (serial number E2226) and SE-DJN (serial number E2231) are currently located at Norwich Airport in the U.K.
Aviation data and advisory consultancy IBA, has outlined a divergence in value trends between narrow-body and wide-body aircraft driven by a surge in domestic travel in certain markets, but continuing low levels of international travel globally. In a recent aircraft values webinar, IBA illustrated how a surge in domestic passenger flights, driven largely by rapidly
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced long-term lease placements for ten used Airbus A320-200 aircraft with Allegiant. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver to the airline beginning in fall 2021 through Summer 2022. “Bringing these ten aircraft into Allegiant’s fleet provides a number of advantages aligned with our unique business model and goals,” said Robert
GECAS has contracted to add six 737-800BCFs to its in-service fleet, bringing the GECAS fleet of passenger-to-freighter (P2F) converted 737-800NG narrow-body freighters in operation to more than 40, an average of one aircraft added per month since the first-ever 737-800NG converted freighter was delivered in April 2018. Two of the aircraft will be added to
The European asset manager Attestor has acquired a 51% stake in Condor as planned. The transaction has been approved both by anti-trust officials and the EU Commission, which also issued state-aid approval for the acquisition of Condor through Attestor. The decisions cleared the way for Attestor to invest €200 million in fresh equity capital in
