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Aircraft & Engines

United sets course for the future with order of 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft

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

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APOC Aviation expands portfolio with V2527-A5 engine

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

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GA Telesis purchases five A320 aircraft on lease with United Airlines

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 &

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Air Corsica takes delivery of first A320neo aircraft

Air Corsica, the airline company based on the Island of Corsica, has taken delivery of its first of two Airbus A320neo aircraft on lease from ICBC Leasing. With this delivery, the airline becomes the first French A320neo operator. The highly-fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft will help reduce Air Corsica’s operating costs. The airline’s A320neo is powered by

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Airbus celebrates production of its 100th A220

At the program’s headquarters in Mirabel, Canada, Airbus has celebrated the production of its 100th A220, a 149-seat A220-300 which is destined for Latvia’s airBaltic. While SWISS was the launch operator for the original Bombardier CSeries in June 2016, airBaltic became the launch customer for the renamed A220 in November 2016 after Airbus acquired the

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SAS takes delivery of Airbus A350 XWB

Scandinavian carrier SAS has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the newest operator of this latest-generation, highly efficient widebody aircraft. The airline has a total of eight A350-900 aircraft on order and operates an Airbus fleet of 68 aircraft (51 A320 Family, 17 A330 and A340 Family aircraft). In the coming years, as part

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Leonardo delivers first two P-72Bs to Italy’s Guardia di Finanza

The first two out of four P-72Bs ordered by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza have been handed over during an official ceremony held at Leonardo’s Caselle Torinese facility. Deliveries will be completed by 2022. Lucio Valerio Cioffi, Aircraft Division MD at Leonardo, said: “We are proud that Guardia di Finanza has chosen to integrate our ATR

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Airstream arranges F100 aircraft sale

Aircraft remarketing specialist Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of a Fokker F28 Mk0100 aircraft on behalf of Trade Air, Croatia. The aircraft, serial number 11407, was sold to Fly Wings. Airstream continues to build on its strong relationship with Trade Air, having provided advisory services for the purchase of an A320 for the

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