With the boom in express delivery services and a burgeoning e-commerce market, demand for the Boeing 737 800BCF (Boeing Converted Freighter) has further increased. As a consequence, Boeing has chosen to create two new, dedicated production lines for the 737 variant in conjunction with Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindustriales (COOPESA) in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Both
Lufthansa Group is accelerating the modernization of its fleet. New, highly cost- and fuel-efficient aircraft are replacing older types on short-, medium-, and long-haul routes. As a result, the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has decided to buy ten long-haul aircraft: five Airbus A350-900s and five Boeing B787-9s. The Supervisory Board approved the purchase
ABL Aviation, the global independent aircraft investment management firm, has successfully completed another e-delivery of a new Airbus A320neo aircraft for Pegasus Airlines, on behalf of ABL Aviation’s Japanese partner. The transaction follows the industry’s first ever 100% remote delivery of an aircraft, also arranged by ABL Aviation for Pegasus Airlines last April in the
Rolls-Royce and DHL Express have signed a TotalCare® agreement for the Trent 700 engines that currently power the eight Airbus A330 freighter aircraft of the worldwide operating logistics company. The agreement will also cover any Trent 700 engines that are added to the DHL fleet in the future. This agreement will give DHL a secured
Silk Way West Airlines, a private cargo operator, will expand its international network by signing an order with Boeing for five 777 freighters. The deal marks the first purchase of the long-range, high-capacity twin-engine freighter in the Caspian region and Central Asia. The airplanes will enable the airline to increase its capacity to meet growing
Aergo Capital (Aergo) has completed the acquisition of twenty 2003-11 Vintage DHC-8-Q400 aircraft from a major financial institution. FPG Amentum acted as agent on the deal. The aircraft were acquired naked. In parallel, LOI negotiations for the lease of a number of these aircraft are progressing. Fred Browne, Chief Executive Officer of Aergo, commented: “In the
Brazil’s Embraer has released that for the first quarter of 2021, it delivered nine commercial jets, and ten light and three large executive jets, a total of 22 planes. Based in São José dos Campos, São Paulo and founded in 1969, Embraer is the world’s third-largest producer of civil aircraft. As of March 31, Embraer’s
JetBlue Airways’ (JetBlue) first Airbus A220-300 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines, has officially entered scheduled service with the first revenue flight from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to Tampa International Airport (TPA). The aircraft – which was assembled at Airbus’s U.S. production facility in Mobile, Ala. – is scheduled to operate between
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.
