Textron Aviation has rolled out the 500th Cessna Citation Latitude business jet from its manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas, marking a production milestone for the midsize aircraft, the company said. The milestone highlights continued demand for the Citation Latitude, which Textron Aviation describes as the world’s best-selling midsize business jet, and recognises the employees involved
To own, or not to own, that is the question… For airlines, spare engine management has always involved balancing cost against operational security. In today’s ultra-challenging operating environment, however, achieving that balance has become considerably more difficult. Extended engine shop visit turnaround times, constrained MRO capacity, supply chain disruption and pressure on engine availability mean
Werner Aero has acquired an Airbus A319-100, MSN 2897, its third aircraft acquisition for August, and delivered it to eCube Solutions in St Athan, Wales, for entry into the company’s aircraft teardown programme. The acquisition brings Werner Aero’s total aircraft acquisitions to 16 and the number of aircraft placed into its teardown programme to 14
CDB Aviation, the Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has delivered the first Boeing 737-8 to Romanian flag carrier TAROM, marking the aircraft’s entry into the airline’s fleet. Bucharest-based TAROM plans to add four 737-8 aircraft under a mix of operating and finance leases. The first two are being leased from CDB Aviation,
Lufthansa Group has approved the purchase of 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft as the German airline group accelerates the renewal of its short- and medium-haul fleet, it said on Thursday, September 17. Lufthansa’s supervisory board approved the exercise of options secured under a 2023 order for 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets. That deal
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has redelivered the fifth and final Airbus A330-200 converted freighter to EgyptAir Cargo under its current agreement with the Egyptian carrier, the German aircraft conversion specialist said. The delivery marks another step in a partnership between EFW and EgyptAir Cargo that dates back nearly 30 years. The cargo airline was the launch
AerSale said that it had leased a Boeing 757-200PCF freighter to Kazakhstan-based cargo airline Jupiter Jet as the carrier expands its regional and international freight operations. The aircraft will support the cargo airlines’ fleet expansion and is suited to express cargo and e-commerce networks across Central Asia and neighbouring markets, AerSale said. “The aircraft’s performance
Embraer and Regional One have confirmed that BermudAir has become the second airline worldwide to operate the Brazilian planemaker’s E190F freighter, with the aircraft marking the first deployment of the converted jet in the Americas. BermudAir will operate one E190F leased from aircraft lessor Regional One, expanding the airline’s existing passenger operation serving destinations across
Boeing and Korean Air have finalised an order for 103 aircraft, comprising 20 Boeing 777-9s, 25 787-10s, 50 737-10s and eight 777-8 Freighters, the U.S. planemaker said on Wednesday, September 16. The deal fulfils a procurement commitment announced by Korean Air in August 2025 and includes both wide-body and single-aisle aircraft as the airline moves
Drukair, the national flag carrier of Bhutan, has selected CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines to power five new Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, comprising three A320neos and two A321XLRs. The airline announced the aircraft order in 2024. “We are pleased to strengthen our partnership with CFM through this purchase of LEAP-1A engines,” said Tandi Wangchuk, CEO of Drukair.
