CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, (CDB Leasing), has delivered the first of four Airbus A320neo-family aircraft on long-term lease to Russia’s flagship airline, Aeroflot. Aeroflot took delivery of the first aircraft, a new A320neo, on May 14 at Airbus’ delivery center in Toulouse, France. The remaining three
The fix for electrical faults on the Boeing 737 MAX that forced over 100 of the jets to be grounded in early April has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Two bulletins with appropriate fixes which received FAA approval have been sent to affected carriers. “After gaining final approvals from the FAA, we
SAS is resuming its direct route from Oslo to New York on July 3. The Oslo – New York route will start with two weekly round trips, departing from Oslo on Wednesdays and Saturdays and returning on Thursdays and Sundays. SAS will then continuously review a possible increase in frequency based on demand. The route
SmartLynx Airlines Malta, EU-based specialists in full-service ACMI aircraft leasing solutions, has announced an important addition to its Airbus fleet. Currently operated Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft will be joined by Airbus A330 aircraft type with a goal to become leaders of the long-haul market. The five Airbus A330 aircraft will be modified to zero
Alaska Air Group has announced that it has converted nine of its April 2016 options to firm purchases for Brazilian planemaker Embraer’s E175 jets under a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) at a list price of US$449.1 million. “We have navigated through the pandemic and we’re on a solid path to recovery. The E175 remains a
MTU Maintenance handed over its of 500th overhauled CF34-10E to customer Kenya Airways in a virtual ceremony on May 11. MTU Maintenance has maintained a number of Kenya Airways’ CF34-10E engines since 2016 and CFM56 engines since 2019. “Despite these unusual times, we are delighted that it was possible to celebrate this success and milestone with
Airshare plans to double its fractional fleet with the addition of Bombardier’s Challenger 350 business jets. The company has ordered three super-midsize Challenger 350 aircraft, with options for 17 more, which will enable the Kansas City-based private aviation company to double the size of its fractional ownership fleet in the near future. Airshare selected the
Embraer has signed a contract with Aerodata AG, from Germany, to sell a Praetor 600 to be converted into a Flight Inspection Aircraft, to fulfill the full range of flight inspection missions. The aircraft is scheduled to be delivered to Aerodata in 2022 when they will begin to install the systems and equipment required to
Rolls-Royce has officially unveiled the Pearl® 10X, the third and most powerful member of its Pearl engine family for the business aviation market. The engine has been optimized to exclusively power Dassault’s brand-new flagship aircraft, the Falcon 10X, which was revealed during a digital ceremony at Le Bourget airport in Paris on May 6. The
ABL Aviation, the global independent aircraft investment management firm, has closed another Japanese operating lease with call option (JOLCO) arranging the equity portion of two(2) Airbus A350-900s aircraft for Lufthansa. This is the first transaction that ABL Aviation has completed with Lufthansa and was closed in a short timeframe. The financing was secured in April
