Airbus has delivered its first U.S.-assembled A220 aircraft from Mobile, Alabama, underlining the aircraft manufacturer’s role as a global aircraft producer and heralding the arrival of a new era in Airbus aircraft production in the United States. The aircraft was delivered to Delta Air Lines. Several milestones led up to this historic moment. From the
The head of China’s aviation regulator, Feng Zhenglin, has advised that the country currently has no plans to lift the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, having been the first country to ban the aircraft from flying after two fatal crashes. Zhenglin confirmed that China would be prepared to lift the ban once the jet
Embraer has delivered a total of 28 jets in the third quarter of 2020, of which seven were commercial aircraft and 21 were executive jets (19 light and two large). As of September 30, the firm order backlog totaled US$15.1 billion. During the third-quarter, Embraer Executive Jets reached the milestone of the 250th business jet in
VALLAIR has signed an LoI (Letter of Intent) with U.S.-based Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) to lease ten converted A321 freighter aircraft. Vallair has been engaged in cargo conversions since 2015 and this ground-breaking agreement will see the Company take its pioneering A321 freighter program to the next level. The first GlobalX A321 will be delivered
AJW Group has purchased three Airbus A330-200 aircraft for teardown. The three ex-Thomas Cook U.K. aircraft, which were manufactured in 1999, are all powered by RB211 Trent 700 engines with GTCP331-350 Auxiliary Power Units. The aircraft will be disassembled on-site at Manchester Airport. With nearly 90 years of experience at the forefront of the aircraft component supply industry, AJW
SkyWorks Holdings has released transactions and activities performed during the third-quarter of 2020. Leasing and Asset Management Group activities included the completion and repossession of 17 aircraft, including 11 A321-200s, four 787-9s and two A350-900s on behalf of a group of bondholders in the LATAM 2015-1 EETC. On behalf of a U.S.-based financial institution, SkyWorks
SAS takes delivery of first A321LR which uses sustainable jet fuel Scandinavian carrier SAS has taken delivery of its first of three A321LR on lease from Air Lease Corporation, becoming the newest operator of the efficient long-haul single-aisle aircraft. The A321LR is powered by CFM Leap-1A engines. The delivery flight from Airbus Hamburg to its
VALLAIR, the mature aircraft and asset specialist, has signed an agreement with SmartLynx to lease two newly converted A321-200 freighters. The aircraft will be the first cargo planes to be operated by SmartLynx. Vallair has been engaged in cargo conversions since 2015 and is the launching lessor of the Airbus A321 freighter (A321F). “We look
Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (Eve) has been launched as a new, independent company dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem. Eve is developing a full portfolio of solutions to enable the UAM market and ultimately benefit people’s lives, including the progression and certification of the company’s electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle
In 2018 a feasibility study was launched by ADAC Luftrettung and sponsored by the ADAC foundation to examine if the rescue service system could be improved and future-proofed through the use of multicopters as a means of transport for emergency doctors, in cooperation with Volocopter, which is currently building the world’s first sustainable and scalable
