BOC Aviation has signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with Cathay Pacific Airways (Cathay) for six Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. All six aircraft will be placed on long-term leases with the carrier. BOC Aviation is a leading global aircraft operating leasing company with a fleet of 523 aircraft owned, managed and on order. Its owned and managed fleet
On behalf of their member airlines, the three global airline alliances oneworld®, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are jointly calling on governments and stakeholders to take action to alleviate the unprecedented challenges faced by the global airline industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The three global alliances, which represent almost 60 airlines around the world that contribute
The FAA is to launch an in-depth investigation after a Southwest Airlines (Southwest) 737, en route to Boise, Idaho from Las Vegas, Nevada, experienced a gradual loss of cabin pressure, during which, over a six-minute period, the pilots began a rapid descent from 36,000 feet down to 22,000 feet, an altitude deemed much safer for
Jackson Square Aviation (JSA), a full-service commercial aircraft lessor based in San Francisco, has delivered two new Boeing 787-9 aircraft on lease to Spanish airline, Air Europa. These two deliveries result from JSA’s ongoing PDP and SLB delivery financing commitments to Air Europa, running since 2015 through to 2021, across multiple aircraft types.
Having failed for the first time in decades to post any orders for the month of January, while sales of wide-body jets improved, cancelations and conversions of orders for the stricken 737 MAX led to a disappointing month for the American planemaker. Having delivered 95 planes to customers in the first two months of 2019,
BOC Aviation Limited (BOC Aviation) has announced an agreement with American Airlines (American) to lease 22 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with delivery to take place between 2020 and 2021. The aircraft will be powered by General Electric Genx engines. Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, BOC Aviation, said: “We are excited to welcome American
VoltAero has marked a significant milestone in developing its all-new family of Cassio e-aircraft with initiation of flight testing using Safran Electrical & Power’s ENGINeUSTM smart electric motors. This testing is a major step toward validating the electric and hybrid-electric powertrains for Cassio aircraft. It keeps the company on track in evolving a family of
The trial relating to the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014 has begun. The plane, a Boeing 777, was brought down by a Buk anti-aircraft missile, killing all 193 passengers and crew on board, the majority Dutch nationals, but also passengers from Malaysia, Australia,
An investigative report produced by the U.S. House Transportation Committee into the fatal Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes involving the Boeing 737 MAX has found fault both with the way the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the plane’s design, and design failures on the Boeing side. The preliminary investigation classed the FAA’s certification of
German Special Mission and VIP-Charter Operator FAI rent-a-jet AG, part of FAI Aviation Group, has acquired its second Premier 1A jet aircraft (MSN RB-196, D-IVAG) on behalf of a corporate client. It is anticipated that the Premier 1A will enter turnkey charter operations under management contract in June following a carbon fibre-style full-cabin refurbishment and
