BOC Aviation has signed leases for ten new Airbus A320neo aircraft to Air China. The aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® PW1100G-JM engines, and are scheduled for delivery in 2019 and 2020.
Aircraft remarketing specialist Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of an ATR42-320 on behalf of Regourd Aviation. The 1988 YOM aircraft, serial number 93, was sold to Zimex Aviation. Airstream continues to enjoy a close relationship with Regourd Aviation having placed a number of ERJ-145’s with its subsidiary Amelia International and having sold the
Aergo Capital has completed the sale of one 2017 Vintage Airbus A330-300 aircraft bearing manufacturers serial number 1779, to EMP Aviation Ireland. The aircraft remains subject to a long-term operating lease with South African Airways. Fred Browne, Chief Executive Officer of Aergo, commented: “We are delighted to have worked with EMP on such a successful
BOC Aviation has signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with Qatar Airways for three new Airbus A350 twin-aisle aircraft. The aircraft are powered by Rolls Royce Trent XWB engines. The three transactions are expected to close in the third quarter of 2019. “Our relationship with Qatar Airways dates back 20 years to 1999, and we are very
Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) has announced that its fourth prototype of the C919 narrow-body twin-engine passenger jet has successfully completed its first test flight. The plane took off from Shanghai and lasted 1 hour 25 minutes. COMAC is looking to challenge Airbus and Boeing with its home-grown commercial jet. The company confirmed that
GECAS has delivered the first of four A320neo headed to Yunnan Hongtu Airlines (Hongtu Airlines). As announced at Farnborough 2018, Hongtu Airlines (operating as Air Travel) has agreed to lease four of the new-technology narrowbodies from GECAS’ skyline orderbook. This delivery marks the first LEAP-powered A320neo to enter service with Hongtu Airlines. Launching operations in
Turkish Airlines (TK) and Bangkok Airways have announced a new codeshare partnership, which will provide their passengers with convenient travel connections from Turkey to destinations in Thailand and other cities in Southeast Asia, commencing on August 1, 2019. Under this agreement, codeshare flights operated by Bangkok Airways currently cover 16 roundtrip routes on both domestic
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited (CDB Leasing), has delivered a new Airbus A320neo to Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles. While being the first A320neo family aircraft type to be delivered to an African airline, the aircraft is also the first
GECAS has contracted with Ural Airlines to provide two A321neo aircraft from the lessor’s orderbook, with deliveries in October and December of this year. The narrowbody aircraft will be the first LEAP-powered A321neo to enter service in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). With a current in-service fleet of 45 aircraft from the Airbus A320
The Air France–KLM Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 60 A220-300 aircraft to modernise its fleet. The aircraft are powered by Pratt & Whitney’s latest-generation PW1500G geared turbofan engines and are intended to be operated by Air France. Air France currently operates a fleet of 144 Airbus aircraft. With an order book
