Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline and magniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, have announced the successful flight of the world’s first all-electric commercial aircraft. The successful flight of the ePlane, a six-passenger DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver magnified by a 750-horsepower (560 kW) magni500 propulsion system, took place on the Fraser River
Chilean-based ultra-low-cost carrier SKY has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for ten A321XLRs. The airline will expand its international route network with the new aircraft. SKY has been an Airbus customer since 2010 and became an all-Airbus operator in 2013. The airline’s fleet of 23 A320 Family aircraft serves national and international routes connecting
Embraer and Congo Airways have signed a firm order for two E175 aircraft, with purchase rights for a further two. The deal has a total value of US$ 194.4 million at current list prices with all purchase rights exercised, and will be added to Embraer’s 2019 fourth-quarter backlog. Desire Bantu, CEO of Congo Airways said,
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one ATR 72-600, MSN 1198, to Air Nostrum on lease. Air Nostrum was founded in 1994 in Valencia, Spain. It was created to become a reference point for the southern European regional aviation market sector as indicated by its original name: Air Nostrum Lineas Aereas del Mediterraneo (Air Nostrum
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) has signed a contract for four AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters. The aircraft will be used to perform a range of missions—primarily fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS) and search and rescue (SAR)—and will have special equipment including a cargo hook, rescue hoist and Bambi bucket. The first helicopter is expected to
China Airlines has selected the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine to power an order of up to 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The initial firm order is for 25 A321neo aircraft with purchase options for an additional five aircraft and represents a combination of new aircraft purchases from Airbus and leased aircraft from ALC and CALC.
BOC Aviation has delivered the second of ten new Airbus A320neo aircraft to Air China. This aircraft is the 100th aircraft to be delivered to Air China’s Southwest branch.
United Airlines has signed an order to purchase 50 new Airbus A321XLR aircraft, enabling the carrier to begin replacing and retiring its existing fleet of Boeing 757-200 aircraft and further meet the airline’s operational needs by pairing the optimal aircraft with select transatlantic routes. The state-of-the-art aircraft, which United expects to introduce into international service
Innovative engine leasing, trading and aircraft component and part-out specialist, APOC Aviation, has purchased a V2527-A5 engine from AerSale. The engine is now leased out to Turkish low-cost carrier, Onur Air, for the duration of its remaining green-time. This is anticipated to be 36 months and it will be installed on various A320 family aircraft
GA Telesis (GAT) has closed the purchase of five Airbus A320 aircraft subject to lease with United Airlines (United). “United Airlines has been an outstanding airline partner for GA Telesis and we are very pleased to increase our exposure to such a premiere operator,” commented Marc Cho, President of GA Telesis’ Leasing Investment Financing &
