CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., has delivered the first of two Airbus A321neo aircraft to Brazilian airline Azul S.A. The aircraft is the first A321NX version of the Neo-family, fitted with Airbus’ Cabin Flex option, to be operated by a Brazilian airline. The A321neo, configured in
Embraer and KLM Cityhopper have signed a firm order for 21 E195-E2 aircraft, plus 14 purchase rights. The 21 firm positions will be acquired via operating leases from Embraer lessor partners Aircastle and ICBC Aviation Leasing. The order was previously announced as a Letter of Intent for 15 firm orders with 20 purchase rights at
FPG Amentum, the Dublin-based aircraft leasing/management company has announced the sale of two Boeing 737-700s (MSNs 34320 and 34321). FPG Amentum has leased the aircraft to Southwest Airlines on behalf of FPG Amentum’s investor customer Global Aircraft Fund I since 2016 and has now arranged the sale of the aircraft to the operator.
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one ATR 72-600, MSN 1145, 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
Air Canada’s first Airbus A220 was unveiled last week when it rolled out of the painting hangar at the A220 final assembly line in Mirabel. In December, Air Canada will become the first Canadian airline to take delivery of this Canadian-designed and developed aircraft when it receives the first of its 45 A220s on order.
With the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) flagging a number of issues during a documentation audit of how the latest 737 MAX software update was developed, the outcome is a number of carriers having to further amend their schedules to take into account the fact that the grounded
Rolls-Royce has announced plans to expand its global network of engine overhaul services to support growth in its fleet of large aero engines. With its fleet of in-service engines forecast to grow from more than 4,000 today to approximately 6,500 in the mid-term – and even further beyond that – the company expects demand for
Beginning its flights to China back in 1999 with Beijing as the destination, Turkish Airlines is connecting Xi’an to its flight network as its fourth destination in mainland China after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou on the 20 year of its presence in the country. After the meeting between Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and
UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) and CVS Health Corporation subsidiary CVS Pharmacy have successful completed the first revenue-generating drone delivery of a medical prescription from a CVS pharmacy directly to a consumer’s home. This was followed by another delivery of a medical prescription to a second customer in a nearby retirement community. Both flights occurred on
Colorful Guizhou Airlines has finalized a 12-year Rate-Per-Flight-Hour (RPFH) agreement for LEAP-1A engines that will power the airline’s future fleet of up to 35 Airbus A320neo aircraft, along with five spare engines. The agreement is valued at approximately US$1.0 billion at list price. The contract was signed in conjunction with French President Emmanuel Macron’s state
