Embraer has delivered 71 jets in the fourth quarter of 2020, of which 28 were commercial aircraft and 43 were executive jets (23 light and 20 large), which represents a decrease of ten aircraft in the quarter in comparison with the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company delivered a total of 130 jets in 2020,
Aero Capital Solutions (ACS), a leading mid-life aircraft leasing platform, has acquired twenty A320 family aircraft from easyJet Airline Company on a sale-and-leaseback basis. The transactions were completed in two tranches during 2020. “Working collaboratively with our airline partners, we are able to build highly competitive and tailored solutions which support fleet development needs,” said
United Airlines has completed an agreement to work with air mobility company Archer as part of the airline’s broader effort to invest in emerging technologies that decarbonize air travel. Rather than relying on traditional combustion engines, Archer’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are designed to use electric motors and have the potential for
Airbus has handed over the first completed cockpit upgrade for UPS Airlines’ fleet of 52 A300-600 Freighters. The aircraft (MSN868), revitalized with state-of-the-art Honeywell cockpit avionics, was redelivered to UPS on February 3, at Airbus’ U.S. facility in Mobile Alabama following the certification by the EASA on December 22, 2020 and by the FAA on
Willis Lease Finance Corporation purchased twenty-five PW1100G-JM and PW1500G GTF™ aircraft engines from Pratt & Whitney and an affiliate company in December 2020. The transaction also includes a long-termmaintenance and support agreement with Pratt & Whitney and an affiliate company, enabling Willis Lease to offer engines maintained to the highest quality standard through Pratt &
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has delivered two new Boeing 737-8 aircraft on long-term lease to Sunwing Airlines. These aircraft, featuring CFM International LEAP-1B27 engines, are the third and fourth new Boeing 737-8 aircraft to deliver to Sunwing from ALC’s order book with Boeing. Sunwing is the largest integrated travel company in North America, with more
Boeing’s 777X program has been hit by another blow as its fourth-quarter 2020 accounting standard assessment has adjusted firm orders from 309 to 191. Firm orders are those which the company feels confident will result in a completed sale and purchase. Only last week the American planemaker was forced to take a US$6.5 billion charge
Industrialization and parts production for the first A321XLR is underway across Airbus sites and its wider supply chain, paving the way for the major component assembly of the first forward fuselage, center and rear fuselage sections and the wings, to begin in 2021. By the start of this year, a large proportion of the engineering
Rolls-Royce has announced that it has just conducted its first tests on a 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that is suitable for business jets. The tests are part of Rolls-Royce’s commitment to help areas in which it is involved to operate at net zero carbon by 2050. The tests were performed using the company’s latest
Air France-KLM Group has finalized an order for more than 120 GTF engines to power a fleet of 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. These engines will be supported by Pratt & Whitney through a long-term comprehensive service agreement, with engine maintenance planned to be carried out by AFI KLM E&M.The first aircraft is scheduled to be
