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Aircraft & Engines

Jackson Square Aviation closes sale-and-leaseback financing of three Airbus A320neo aircraft to Spirit Airlines

Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) has closed the sale-and-leaseback-financing of three new Airbus A320neo aircraft to Spirit Airlines. JSA now has a total of 11 aircraft under operating lease with the airline, representing a strong, growing relationship between the two companies. “We are delighted to continue to support Spirit Airlines as the carrier further expands its

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Embraer’s electric demonstrator aircraft begins flight test campaign

On the journey to a net zero-carbon emissions future, another Embraer initiative has reached a new stage with the beginning of the flight test campaign of its electric demonstrator aircraft. Developed to evaluate new technologies and solutions that enable 100% electric and more sustainable aeronautical propulsion, the demonstrator is subjected to tests at Embraer’s facility

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Ampaire successfully performs first test flight of hybrid electric aircraft on potential commercial route

Ampaire, the U.K. subsidiary of Los-Angeles-based Ampaire has successfully performed its first full test flight on a potential future commercial route between Kirkwall Airport on the Orkney Islands across the Pentland Firth to Wick John O’Groats Airport on mainland northern Scotland. This is also the first U.K. demonstration of the aircraft, a modified six-seat Cessna

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DAE will acquire a portfolio of Boeing 737-8, 737-9 and 737-10 aircraft from CALC

Boeing 737 MAX begins required test flights in China

Data released by online flight-tracking Flightradar24 shows that a Boeing 737 MAX took to the skies in China, taking off from Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport on August 11, at 9:24 a.m. It is understood that the plane subsequently landed at Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport, about 150 km (80 nautical miles) to the south where Boeing has

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Bombardier takes delivery of 100th Pearl 15 engine

Rolls-Royce has delivered the 100th Pearl 15 engine to its customer Bombardier in Montreal, Canada. The engine, developed and built in Dahlewitz near Berlin, Germany, is the first member of the successful Pearl engine family and the exclusive option for Bombardier’s latest business jets, the Global 5500 and Global 6500. The engine was custom-designed for

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Embraer’s Eve and Kenya Airways partner on future Urban Air Mobility

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (Eve) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kenya Airways, the flag carrier of Kenya, through its fully owned subsidiary Fahari Aviation. This collaboration aims to develop operational models for the wide accessibility of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to support Fahari Aviation’s key markets. In addition, this partnership will

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SkyWest to operate 16 new Embraer E175 jets for Delta Air Lines

SkyWest has signed an agreement with Delta Air Lines (Delta) to purchase and operate 16 new Embraer E175aircraft under a multi-year capacity purchase agreement. These aircraft are scheduled to be placed into service beginning in the first half of 2022, and will be placed into service ratably through year-end 2022. The aircraft will be purchased

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