Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has completed the delivery of six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to Gulf Air. The aircraft lease agreement was signed in November 2017 and the aircraft were delivered between April 2018 and February 2019.
Uzbekistan Airways, the flagship airline of Uzbekistan has taken delivery of its first A320neo. The aircraft, acquired through a leasing contract with BOC is part of an order for two aircraft, featuring a two class cabin with 12 premium and 138 economy seats. The aircraft is powered by CFM Leap 1A engines. Uzbekistan Airways became
The aftermath of the tragic crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 on Sunday, which saw all 157 passengers and crew killed, has seen several countries and airlines ground their 737 MAX 8s until further notice. This is the second fatal crash involving the MAX 8 after an Indonesian Lion Air jet crashed in
Tokyo-headquartered Financial Products Group and the Dublin-based FPG Amentum have announced the acquisition of one Airbus A321-200NX. The aircraft was acquired in a Sale & Lease Back transaction and is on lease to a subsidiary of Wizz Air group.
Airbus Helicopters wraps up the 2019 edition of Heli-Expo with 43 orders from worldwide customers announced for the whole Airbus civil product range – H125, H130, H135, H145, H160, H175 and H225. Twenty-one helicopters of the 43 orders announced at the show were from longstanding Airbus Helicopters customer Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH), which unveiled
Rolls-Royce has delivered the 100th Trent XWB engine assembled at the production line in Dahlewitz, Germany. The engine will be delivered to Airbus in Toulouse to power Lufthansa’s latest A350-900 aircraft. The Lufthansa Group, one of Rolls-Royce’s most important airline customers, has operated Trent engines since 2003 and has more than 60 Rolls-Royce powered widebody
Safran Helicopter Engines has obtained a Validation of Type Certification (VTC) from CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) for its Arriel 2H engine powering the Avicopter AC312E. A VTC is based on the EASA type certificate (obtained in 2018) and confirms that an imported engine conforms with Chinese airworthiness standards. This Arriel variant was selected
Wizz Air has taken delivery of its first of 184 A321neo aircraft on order, at an event in Hamburg. The new generation aircraft is powered by two Pratt & Whitney GTF engines and features the widest single aisle cabin with 239 seats in a single class configuration and offers operators maximum flexibility, fuel efficiency and
Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH), a long-standing Airbus Helicopters’ customer has placed a mixed order for 21 helicopters made up of the single-engine H125 and twin-engine H135 models, as announced at the Heli-Expo 2019 trade show in Atlanta, Georgia. Nine of the orders were confirmed in 2018 and deliveries will be over a three-year period
Lease Corporation International (LCI) has grown its Australia-based fleet of helicopters to 14 Leonardo AW139s with the arrival of two aircraft. The two AW139s are being transitioned by LCI customer, Babcock International Group company, from Aberdeen, United Kingdom to Karratha, Western Australia, where they will be operated by Babcock Australasia, providing offshore transportation for a
