Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s leading carrier, has unveiled its first Airbus A321 Long Range (LR) aircraft on October 9. The airline is the first operator of the aircraft in the CIS and is scheduled to take a further six Airbus A321LR aircraft on lease from global aircraft leasing company AerCap. The new aircraft will gradually replace
A scientific and technological cooperation between Embraer and the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Ufes), in the areas of autonomous robotics and artificial intelligence has resulted in the first test of an autonomous aircraft in Brazil. The successful initiative made it possible for a prototype to perform the taxiing operation on its own, moving along
Aergo Capital has announced the sale of five aircraft from its managed portfolio. In the second and third-quarter 2019, the Irish based lessor concluded the sale of two 2014 vintage ATR 72-600 aircraft, on lease to Malindo Air, to Chorus Aviation Capital; one 2004 vintage ATR 72-500, subject to lease with AfriJet Business Service, to
AeroCentury, an independent aircraft leasing company released an update on the status of its four CRJ-900 aircraft that were on lease to Adria Airways in Slovenia. As reported earlier, on September 20, 2019, Adria returned one aircraft to AeroCentury, and on September 23, 2019, the leases for two additional aircraft were terminated, and notice of
JetSMART has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo aircraft, leased through SMBC Aviation Capital and powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines. JetSMART, which was founded by global private investment fund Indigo Partners, selected the GTF engine to power its order of 85 A320neo-family aircraft in June 2019. Pratt & Whitney will also provide
Boeing has been ordered to begin carrying out inspections on all 737 NG models, namely the 737-600, -700, -800 and -900. The currently troubled 737 MAX is excluded from the FAA order. The problem concerning the cracking came to light when a number of 737-800s were being converted from passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft. The
Tecnam has delivered the first two P2012 Travellers to U.S. customer Cape Air. With the ferry flight from Capua in Italy to Massachusetts, U.S., the P2012 Traveller is officially born and in service. These first two aircraft represent the first batch of the 100 Travellers ordered by Cape Air as a result of a thorough
Air Greenland has ordered two Airbus H225 heavy helicopters to support its bid to win its home country’s search and rescue (SAR) contract. Under the terms of a firm contract assisted by Airbus Helicopters, two H225s repurposed from the oil and gas industry will be delivered over the coming months to replace the ageing S-61
Boeing and Embraer are continuing to work closely together to establish their strategic partnership, positioning both companies to deliver greater value to airline customers and the flying public, and to accelerate growth in global aerospace markets. Since receiving approval for the partnership from Embraer shareholders in February this year, the companies have undertaken diligent planning
The Philippine Air Force has established a contract through the United States government to purchase a Gulfstream G280™ as well as parts, tooling and contractor logistics support. The aircraft will be configured for command and control missions and is slated for delivery in 2020. The G280 has a maximum range of 3,600 nautical miles/6,667 kilometers
