GECAS has delivered the first Boeing 737-900ER to Nordwind subsidiary Ikar Airlines, which operates as Pegas Fly. The aircraft is the first 737-900ER to be operated by a Russian airline and one of three which GECAS will provide Pegas Fly this year. The airline, headquartered in Krasnoyarsk and based at Yemelyanovo International Airport, mainly operates
Aergo Capital has acquired one Boeing B737-800 aircraft (MSN 37247) from a Dublin based lessor. The aircraft was subsequently leased by Aergo to Miami Air International (United States) on a long-term operating lease. Aergo Capital’s CEO Fred Browne said, “This acquisition is another step towards implementing Aergo’s strategy of acquiring younger aircraft and supports the
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has signed three-year extensions of agreements under which subsidiaries of ATSG will continue to lease fourteen Boeing 767 freighter aircraft to DHL and operate eight of those 767s within DHL’s North American network. The extension of eleven aircraft leases between DHL and Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), ATSG’s aircraft leasing subsidiary.
CAE has sold two Airbus A220-300 CAE 7000XR Series full-flight simulators (FFSs) and two CAE 500XR flight training devices (FTDs) to JetBlue Airways, which is preparing the entry-into-service of its new aircraft. “The Airbus A220 is a key component of JetBlue’s growth strategy and we are thrilled to be part of this airline’s journey,” said
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one ATR 72-600, MSN 1458, to Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation (FAT) on lease. Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) is a privately-owned airline providing scheduled international passenger and cargo services from its Taipei base to destinations in North-East Asia, South-East Asia, China and Taiwan, as well as scheduled domestic
The first A350 XWB for Japan Airlines (JAL) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, France. The A350-900 is the first ever Airbus aircraft to be produced directly for JAL and features a special A350 XWB red logo on the fuselage. The aircraft will now proceed to ground and flight tests, before
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has ceremonially signed a number of agreements with French based companies during His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain’s visit to France. The airline has signed with Airbus during the Bahrain International Airshow 2016 for an order of 12 A320neo
Air Macau has presented its first A320neo at a ceremony held at Macau International Airport. The aircraft is the 21st Airbus aircraft in Air Macau’s fleet that already includes four A319ceo, six A320ceo and 10 A321ceo aircraft. In total, Air Macau will receive eight additional A320neo and A321neo aircraft under leasing agreement in order to meet
The first ACJ319neo has successfully completed a 16-hr. and 10-min. test flight on April 26, setting a new record for the longest A320 Family flight by an Airbus crew. It flew from Toulouse to northern Greenland and back, in an endurance flight that included a simulated diversion under 180 min ETOPS rules, for which the
A partnership of Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), Collins Aerospace, and the University of Nottingham (UoN) has won grant funding in excess of £1m from the UK Aerospace Research and Technology Programme to develop electric propulsion technologies using Airlander 10 as the initial platform. The project, named E-HAV1, will deliver a full-sized prototype 500kW electric propulsor
