SkyWorks Holdings has reported transactions and activities performed during the second quarter of 2020. SkyWorks was retained by a group of bondholders in the LATAM 2015-1 EETC to manage the repossession and remarketing of 17 aircraft consisting of 11 A321-200s, four 787-9s, and two A350-900s. Copa Airlines retained SkyWorks to manage the sale of up
AerCap has delivered a new Airbus A321LR on operating lease to Air Transat. “The A321LR is the ideal new-generation aircraft for the transformation of our fleet and the relaunch of our air operations, which will resume on July 23,” said Jean-François Lemay, President of Air Transat. “The arrival of our fourth A321LR allows us to
Embraer has delivered its 1,600th E-Jet, an E190-E2 to Helvetic Airways of Switzerland. Airlines and leasing companies from some 50 countries have added Embraer E-Jets to their fleets since the first-generation jets entered revenue service in 2004. The new, highly fuel-efficient second-generation E-Jets family, the E2s, started flying with airlines in 2018. Helvetic Airways is
Airbus Helicopters’ multi-role twin engine H160 helicopter has been granted its type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), marking a new chapter for the program. The company is expecting FAA certification to follow shortly, prior to first delivery to an undisclosed US customer later this year. “The successful completion of the H160
ATR has sold two ATR 72-500 aircraft from its asset management portfolio to Hi Air. With this purchase the South Korean start-up, which began operations in December 2019, will increase its ATR fleet to four. The two additional aircraft will be delivered in August and October. Supported by the superior economics and versatility of the
In a statement issued by the Norwegian low-cost carrier, Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) confirmed that recent talks with Boeing with regard to the financial losses it suffered both from the grounding of the 737 MAX after two fatal crashes and engine issues with the Dreamliner 787 have “not led to an agreement with a reasonable
Falko Regional Aircraft (Falko), an aircraft operating leasing and asset management company focused on the regional aircraft sector, will add eleven Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft to its portfolio. The aircraft are being acquired in a sale-and-leaseback transaction with Delta Air lines and will continue to be operated as part of the Delta Connection regional network in
Embraer has delivered the first of its new, enhanced Phenom 300E — the fast and long-range single-pilot business jet, capable of reaching Mach 0.80 ― to Texas law firm Dunham & Jones, Attorneys at Law, P.C. The firm, which also owns a Phenom 100EV, took delivery of the enhanced Phenom 300E last week during a
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing), announced a new transaction with its long-standing customer, Scandinavian airline SAS, for a fleet of four Airbus aircraft, including three A320neos and one A350-900. The deliveries of these aircraft are expected to occur between June 2020 and May 2022. Torbjørn
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Iron Drone have entered a collaboration agreement for the integration of interception capabilities into IAI’s advanced anti-drone system, Drone Guard. The intercepting drone can be launched during day or night from a docking station that hosts several ready-to-use drones. Several intercepting drones can be launched simultaneously to address several targets
