Vertical Aerospace, the Bristol-based company pioneering affordable electric aviation, has announced plans for a revolutionary ‘flying taxi’, the VA-1X. Capable of carrying up to five people (four passengers and a pilot), the VA-1X is set to be the world’s first certified winged all-electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, and is on course to start
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., announced the signing of a sale-and-leaseback agreement for a fleet of four new Airbus A321neo aircraft with the company’s current customer, Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air. Wizz Air, the largest Airbus customer of the A321neo variant, is expected to take deliveries
Spectre Cargo Solutions, through its Irish entity NGF Overseas Aircraft, has delivered a Boeing 737-700BDSF aircraft to Tianjin Air Cargo (TJAC). The freighter is on a long-term operating lease with Tianjin Air Cargo. It is the first Boeing freighter of the type to be delivered to a Chinese operator. Tianjin Haite Aircraft Engineering (HAITE) performed
Textron Aviation has delivered a Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft to Australian aviation service company Skytraders, which will operate and maintain the aircraft on behalf of Victoria Police. The King Air 350ER will primarily support Victoria Police Air Wing (VPAW) and its team of Tactical Flight Officers, who lead airborne law enforcement, training, search and
Finnair has finalized a sale and leaseback arrangement for one of its A350 aircraft with Nomura Babcock & Brown (NBB), with BBAM Aircraft Management as an arranger and lease servicer. In the arrangement, Finnair sold the Airbus A350 aircraft delivered in February 2020 to NBB and leased the aircraft back for its own operation. The
Bombardier has delivered the first Global 7500 aircraft equipped with a dual Head-Up Display (HUD). This first-in-class capability provides additional safety and redundancy to the advanced and pilot-friendly cockpit. The sophisticated HUD on the Global 7500 aircraft is equipped with Enhanced and Synthetic vision systems for optimal situational awareness. The second HUD builds on these
Airbus Helicopters (AHI) has delivered the first of 16 new H125 helicopters uniquely configured for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO). AMO collaborated with AHI as part of a long-term fleet upgrade initiative. The first helicopter for the new configuration was tested and delivered from Airbus Helicopters’ facility in Grand
Lufthansa Technik AG handed over the first of three new Airbus A350-900s to the German Armed Forces. During a small ceremony in Hamburg, Minister of Defence Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer took a first look at the future flagship of the Federal Ministry of Defence’s (BMVg) Special Air Mission Wing. On the way to the final operational readiness
Enter Air, the Polish airline is expanding its commitment to the 737 Family with a new order for two Boeing 737-8 airplanes plus options for two more jets. An all-Boeing operator and Poland’s biggest charter carrier, Enter Air began operations in 2010 with a single 737 airplane. Today, the airline’s fleet includes 22 Next-Generation 737s
The Helicopter Company (THC), which is fully owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters to purchase ten H125 helicopters. The deal comes as part of THC’s commitment to further expand its fleet and introduce new services that fulfil market demand and support the development
