On April 24, 1982, the first-ever airplane powered by CFM56 engines, a Delta Air Lines DC-8-71 powered by the CFM56-2, took to the skies. In the years after that, CFM International would go on to add seven additional engine models that, today, power more than 20 different commercial and military aircraft types for more than
With Garuda Indonesia (Garuda) the first airline to officially cancel an order for Boeing’s troubled 737 Max jet, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the flag-carrying airline, has confirmed it is to cancel its US$1 billion order for ten of the narrow-body jets. Garuda’s cancelation was a major blow to Boeing as the original order was for 50
The change of name of CSALP to Airbus Canada Limited Partnership, which was announced in March 2019, came into effect on June 1. The new name reflects the majority interest of Airbus in the partnership since July 1, 2018. The partnership is adopting the Airbus logo as its single visual identity. Over the course of
Despite the fact that it is believed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to approve the updates to the 737 MAX in June, other agencies intend to carry out their own assessments. This has resulted in the likelihood worldwide approval for the lifting of the ban, which was instigated after two fatal crashes involving
BOC Aviation has taken delivery of its 350th Airbus aircraft. The aircraft is an Airbus A320neo and is leased to TAP Portugal. The aircraft is powered by CFM Leap engines. “We congratulate BOC Aviation on its 350th Airbus aircraft. Great to celebrate this achievement with the best-selling A320neo aircraft,” said Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial
Air Partner Remarketing, a division of global aviation services group Air Partner, has been mandated to remarket two ATR72 cargo aircraft. Both aircraft are EASA compliant, and have good airframe, engine, propeller and landing gear times remaining. The aircraft are serial numbers 369 and 499, which were manufactured in 1993 and 1997, respectively. Air Partner
Hi Fly’s ‘Turn the Tide on Plastic’ Airbus A330 continues to circumnavigate the globe on its mission to raise public awareness of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. With close to 20 months now decorated in the livery of the campaign with the ‘Turn the Tide’ message boldly displayed on its fuselage, the aircraft has
Elix Aviation Capital has delivered one ATR 42-500 MSN 637, on lease to Air Corsica. This new customer for Elix expands its turboprop leasing footprint in Europe and adds the first ATR 42-500 into the Air Corsica fleet. Air Corsica operates over 20,000 flights annually across 33 routes with a fleet of 12 aircraft including
AviaAM Leasing has sold one Airbus 321-200 to Aergo Capital with lease attached to SmartLynx Airlines. The aircraft was acquired earlier this year and, after comprehensive technical preparation, refurbishment and repainting, has been leased to a Latvian ACMI operator. Currently, the aircraft is being operated by the lessee under an ACMI contract with German leisure
Air New Zealand has decided to invest in new fuel-efficient aircraft with the purchase of eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft powered by GE Aviation’s GEnx-1B engines. At today’s list prices, the agreement represents a value of US $2.7 billion. As is usual with such orders, Air New Zealand has negotiated a significant discount on current list prices
