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
Universal Asset Management has acquired an Airbus 319 airframe, MSN 3043, formerly operated by Czech Airlines. Jeff Sabo, Senior Vice President of UAM commented “UAM is excited to have another A319 airframe acquisition, this is the youngest airframe at only 12 years old. Previously powered by CFM56-5B engines, this airframe strengthens our inventory to support
Airstream International Group has provided advisory services relating to the acquisition of an A320-200 from Aercap for operation by Trade Air, Croatia. The aircraft, MSN 1454, formally in operation with Viva Colombia, will undergo maintenance before entering service with the airline in April 2019. Airstream provides aircraft sales, leasing and financing services for an international
The last of the A320neo variants, an Airbus A319neo test aircraft has completed its maiden flight powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for the first time. The A319neo took off from Toulouse at 12:30 and landed at 15:20. The aircraft, MSN 6464, will perform an extensive flight test campaign in order to achieve its
The Wing Aviation unit of Alphabet Inc, a sister unit of Google, has become the first U.S. company to be awarded air carrier certification by the FAA. As a result, Wing aims to commence food deliveries by drone in Blacksburg, Virginia, later this year. This means drones will be operated beyond line of sight and
