Aircraft & Engines

Air Cairo has taken delivery of its first A320neo aircraft. The new aircraft will join Air Cairo’s all-Airbus fleet of seven aircraft. The aircraft is on lease from ICBC Leasing and is equipped with CFM LEAP-1A engines. With improved levels of efficiency, the new aircraft will be deployed on Air Cairo’s regional and international network to

Having filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2020, Aeromexico has announced it has struck a deal to buy 28 planes from Boeing and also confirmed that it has successfully negotiated discounts of around US$2 billion. Additionally, the carrier has also negotiated more favourable conditions for it existing fleet and leasing contracts with Boeing.

One year after completing the acquisition of the Swiss Company Kopter Group (Kopter), Leonardo has welcomed the SH09 single-engine helicopter as a full member of its product range by rebranding it as the AW09. This step synergizes the two identities of Leonardo and Kopter. The AW09 perfectly complements the existing product range of Leonardo, allowing

Aergo Capital Limited (Aergo) has completed the acquisition of four 2014-15 Vintage ATR72-600 aircraft from a major international financial institution. The aircraft were acquired naked and in parallel, lease documentation is close to being agreed on a number of the units. Fred Browne, Chief Executive Officer of Aergo, commented: “This acquisition demonstrates Aergo’s flexibility and broad

Australia’s Rex Airlines has taken delivery of another Boeing 737-800NG aircraft, the sixth to join the airline’s growing fleet of jet aircraft. The 737, with the registration VH-RYU, touched down in Sydney after emerging from the lessor’s paint facility adorned in the distinctive Rex livery. It will soon enter service on the airline’s domestic network

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has delivered one new Airbus A321-200neo LR aircraft on long-term lease to Air Arabia.  This aircraft, featuring CFM International LEAP-1A32 engines, is the sixth of six new A321-200neo LRs to deliver to Air Arabia from ALC’s order book with Airbus.  ALC also disclosed that Air Astana has taken delivery of one