Swiss International Air Lines AG (Swiss), part of the Lufthansa group of companies and based near Basel, Switzerland, has announced that it has been forced to ground its fleet of 29 Airbus 220 jets in order to make engine checks after a technical problem was encountered by one of its jets on a London to
Bombardier’s two latest additions to the Global family, the Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets, have received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification, validating the requirement for the aircraft’s operation in the European Union. This certification comes on the heels of Transport Canada certification and entry-into-service on September 30. The aircraft went through the
Amaszonas Línea Aérea ( Amaszonas) of Bolivia is the newest Embraer E-Jet operator. The airline started flying the E190 on October 15, between Santa Cruz de la Sierra’s Viru Viru Airport and La Paz. Amaszonas is adding a total of six E190s to its fleet. The airplanes will fly to several domestic and international destinations.
International helicopter brokerage, Aero Asset, has releases its third quarter (Q3) 2019 Preowned Helicopter Market Trends. Its latest report shows North America as the most active region. A total 37% of pre-owned twin engine helicopter buyers were in this territory in the thired quarter, up from 31% in the second quarter. Year to date (YTD),
Air Austral, the Réunion Island-based airline, has signed a firm order for three A220 aircraft, Airbus’ newest family member. With this order Air Austral becomes the first A220 customer based in the Indian Ocean region. Benefiting from a 20% reduction in fuel burn and CO2 emissions, the A220s will enable Air Austral to reduce its
BOC Aviation has delivered a new Airbus A320neo aircraft to Spring Airlines, China’s largest low-cost carrier. The aircraft is powered by CFM Leap 1A engines. Spring Airlines President Wang Zhijie said, “Spring Airlines has been growing profitably since we began operations in 2005. We are pleased to work with our long-term partner BOC Aviation which
Porsche and Boeing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the premium urban air mobility market and the extension of urban traffic into airspace. With this partnership, both companies will leverage their unique market strengths and insights to study the future of premium personal urban air mobility vehicles. “Porsche is looking to enhance its
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing), has delivered the first of a fleet of nine Airbus A321neo aircraft to Indian carrier IndiGo, as part of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction. The A321neo, produced in Hamburg, Germany, marks Airbus’ 1,000th A320neo Family aircraft delivery, signifying a historic milestone for
Following an airworthiness directive (AD) issued by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) on October 2 and effective from October 3 demanding carriers inspect 737 NG aircraft which have accumulated 30,000 or more flight cycles within a seven-day period, 13 of the jets have now been grounded. These include two operated by Southwest Airlines and 11
Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has received authorisation from its board of directors for the launch of the ATR 42-600S. With the ‘S’ representing STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing), this new version of the ATR 42-600 offers take-off and landing capabilities on runways as short as 800m, with 40 passengers on board in standard flight conditions
