Elix Aviation Capital has delivered one ATR 42-500, MSN 639, on lease to Hevilift. Through this delivery, Elix further supports Hevilift’s fleet growth. This ATR 42-500 aircraft will be operated in service of the resource industry across challenging remote areas in Papua New Guinea.
Chorus Aviation Capital has acquired a portfolio of six aircraft with leases attached. The portfolio consists of two ATR72-600s on lease to Azul of Brazil, and four Q400s on lease to two other existing customers of Chorus Aviation Capital. With these acquisitions, Chorus’ suite of leased regional aircraft (inclusive of nine transactions pending completion) has
The Brazilian Navy has ordered three H135 light twin-engine helicopters to be operated by the 1st General Purpose Helicopter Squadron (HU-1). The aircraft will be dedicated to a wide range of missions such as special operations, transport of troops and freight, naval inspection, search and rescue and medical evacuation. Two of these aircraft will be
GECAS has signed an agreement to lease three A320-200 aircraft to GetJet Airlines with all deliveries to take place in spring 2019. GetJet Airlines is an IOSA registered, well established Lithuanian ACMI and charter airline, which is headquartered in Vilnius. “The addition of these new aircraft is an important step in our strategy to fill
Financial Products Group, the Tokyo-headquartered, listed independent financial services firm and FPG Amentum, the Dublin-based aircraft leasing/management company, have announced the acquisition of two Boeing 737 MAX8s. The aircraft were acquired in Sale & Lease Back transactions and are on lease to subsidiaries of TUI Group.
Oriens Aviation has signed an agreement with Pilatus Aircraft to extend its exclusive UK and Ireland Authorised Pilatus Centre at London Biggin Hill Airport to the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet, effective immediately. In readiness, it is ramping up tooling and sending engineers to Stans, Switzerland for training to add the twin-engined jet to its Part
Large crowds gathered at Heathrow on February 19, to watch the much-anticipated arrival of a British Airways Boeing 747 painted in the iconic design of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). The aircraft entered the IAC paint bay at Dublin Airport on February 5 where it was stripped of its current British Airways Chatham
Bombardier has announced the latest addition to its expanding service and support network – a dedicated Mobile Response Team (MRT) aircraft, based in Frankfurt, Germany. The Challenger 300 aircraft marked its entry-into-service by successfully completing its first mission, providing a European customer with efficient unscheduled maintenance support. The strategically located Challenger 300 aircraft will deftly
Aviation asset management company 3TOP Aviation Services (3TOP), specialising in airframe, engine and general commercial aviation aftermarket inventory support solutions, has acquired an Airbus A320‐200 (ex‐Shaheen MSN 1497) to support its global customer base. The associated V2527-A5 engines will augment 3TOP’s expanding trading and leasing portfolio. The airframe will be disassembled in Tarmac, France and used to facilitate strategic support programs with 3TOP’s network of operator and OEM customers.
Pratt & Whitney has delivered the GTF™ PW1900G production engines for the E195-E2 aircraft at Embraer’s E2 final assembly line in Brazil. The E195-E2 is expected to enter into service in the second half of 2019 with Azul Brazilian Airlines. Embraer’s E190-E2 aircraft, which is also powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1900G engine, entered
