New Caledonia’s Aircalin has taken delivery of its first of two A330-900 at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse, France, with the second aircraft joining the fleet later in 2019, replacing its existing two A330s. Aircalin is also a customer for the A320neo and will replace its existing two A320s to become an operator of two
Singapore low-cost airline Scoot has announced the introduction of 16 brand-new A321neo aircraft, to arrive progressively from the last quarter of 2020. The new fleet will enable Scoot to meet its double-digit growth plan by the end of financial year 2020/2021.
Ireland’s national carrier Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first of eight A321LR aircraft, becoming the first airline in International Airlines Group (IAG) to operate the type. The aircraft on lease from Air Lease Corporation is powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines and configured in a two-class layout with 16 business and 168 economy
British Airways’ first Airbus 350, registration G-XWBA, touched down at London Heathrow last weekend, featuring the airline’s newest generation business class seat, Club Suite. The airline will take delivery of 18 A350s, with four of the new aircraft joining the fleet before the end of the year. The newly-branded ‘Club Suite’ offers direct-aisle access, a
With the successful arrival of Flight 9D5671 in Ulanhot, Mongolia, Genghis Khan Airlines’ successfully launched its first flight on a COMAC ARJ21, powered by CF34-10A engine. As the second operator of CF34-10A-powered ARJ21 aircraft and the first airline with a 100% China-made jet fleet, Genghis Khan Airlines has received two ARJ21 aircraft and plans to
Hawaiian charter group Wing Spirit has purchased a total of 15 HondaJets to support inter-island transportation in the Hawaiian Islands. With the initial deliveries to Wing Spirit taking place earlier this month, the HondaJet Elite became the first light jet to enter service in Hawaii. A newly-established aviation group, Wing Spirit will use its HondaJets
AJW Group has purchased three engines CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B, V2500-A5 for teardown. The purchase of the engines was completed on July 3, 2019 and the repaired and certified engine parts will be used to bolster AJW’s strategically located inventory to support its customers worldwide. The Group has also recently purchased a package of fan blades including;
XTI Aircraft Company has selected GE’s CatalystTM engine as the core of its TriFan 600 hybrid-electric propulsion system. The two companies will work together to define a series hybrid architecture that will meet the TriFan performance requirements. GE’s Catalyst is the first clean-sheet turboprop engine to hit the general aviation market in more than 30
CAVU Aerospace has acquired a Boeing 747-400 formerly operated by United Airlines. The aircraft was powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines. Bryan Hancock, CAVU Aerospace Founding Partner, mentioned “the demand for B747 material is not fading and securing this material will further help support our customers around the globe. Furthermore, our CAVUSmartTags™ patented process
Korean Air has finalized an agreement with Boeing to order 20 787 Dreamliner airplanes – including 10 each of the 787-10 and 787-9 models – valued at US$6.3 billion according to list prices. Along with an agreement to lease 10 additional 787-10 jets from Air Lease Corporation, the carrier will quadruple its Dreamliner fleet as
