IBA, the aviation data advisory consultancy, has highlighted the difference in the rate of recovery from the pandemic of turboprops and regional jets. Data from IBA’s InsightIQ platform indicates signs of recovery in regional jet fleet utilization. Fleets were stored or parked in large numbers in August 2020, with only 49% of Embraer E190 aircraft
Aircraft leasing company Griffin Global Asset Management is expanding its commercial aircraft portfolio with five new Boeing 737-8 jets. The purchase is Griffin’s first direct order with Boeing as it sees strategic opportunities to place the airplanes during the market recovery. “As market conditions rebound, we are finding opportunities to serve our airline customers in
Jet2.com has placed an initial order for 36 A321neos making the Leeds, U.K.-based airline, a new Airbus customer and a new Airbus A320neo-family operator. The order reflects Jet2.com’s ambitious fleet expansion and renewal plans. Engine selection will be made at a later date. The aircraft will be configured for 232 seats with an airspace cabin
Having placed an order in 2019 for three of this particular model of aircraft, Air Austral, based in Réunion has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, becoming the first French carrier to do so. “We are excited to fly our first Airbus A220 with Pratt &
United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods Corporation, has awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a contract for five S-70 Black Hawk helicopters. The bulk order will enable United Rotorcraft, as the only company authorized by Sikorsky to modify Black Hawk aircraft to the FIREHAWK configuration, to quickly deliver these new production aircraft for aerial
Bristow Group, the global provider of vertical flight solutions to government and civil organizations, and Electra.aero, a pioneering developer of clean and efficient aviation technology solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) and purchase agreement under which the two firms will cooperate on the technical development and
Virgin Australia will introduce nine additional Boeing 737-800 aircraft into its mainline fleet from October this year in preparation for an expected increase in domestic travel as vaccination rates rise and interstate borders open. The aircraft are planned for operation over the peak summer season to accommodate expected holiday travel, with an aim for all
Bombardier has announced the delivery of a fifth Global business jet to Swedish defense supplier Saab’s Linköping, Sweden, ready for conversion into Saab’s Airborne Early Warning and Control solution known as GlobalEye. The aircraft was delivered to Saab from Bombardier’s Toronto manufacturing site after interior completions works at Flying Colours Corp. in Peterborough, Ontario, prior
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one ATR 72-600, MSN 1131, to new customer DAT on lease. DAT is a Danish airline founded in 1989 by Kirsten and Jesper Rungholm. DAT, formerly known as Danish Air Transport, started as a freight carrier operating with a single twin engine plane that flew with everything from mail
GECAS, the aviation lessor and financier, has announced that it intends to lease two 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) to Kargo Xpress, the M Jets International start-up. The two jets will be delivered in October 2021 and January 2022, substantially increasing capacity for the newest freight carrier in Malaysia. Cargo Xpress commenced scheduled flights in
