Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has confirmed that it has delivered one Embraer E190, MSN 19000265, to Helvetic Airways on lease. Helvetic Airways is a Swiss airline based at Zurich Airport. Established in 2003, the entirely Swiss airline offers European destinations in the short and medium-haul sectors and operates from Zurich and Bern-Belp airports. Helvetic Airways
Bombardier’s Global 7500 aircraft, has completed the longest range business jet flight in history, successfully completing an 8,152-nautical-mile flight non-stop, pushing the boundaries of business travel. The award-winning business jet departed from Singapore Changi Airport at 7:12 a.m. local time and arrived at Tucson International Airport at 8:19 a.m. local time, completing the long-range speed
Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has expanded its longstanding relationship with Weststar Aviation Services with the recent delivery of two additional helicopters on operating leases in Malaysia. Weststar, one of the global leaders in offshore helicopter aviation services, has recently taken delivery of two helicopters – one Leonardo AW139
GECAS has delivered AEI’s inaugural passenger-to-freighter converted 737-800 to Ethiopian Airlines, national flag carrier of Ethiopia. Completing the conversion of the prototype aircraft in December, Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has now received the supplemental type certification (STC) from the US Federal Aviation Administration for their 737-800SF. In 2015, GECAS became the conversion program launch customer of
Airbus Helicopters is unveiling a new version of its H145 light twin-engine helicopter at Heli-Expo 2019 in Atlanta. This latest upgrade brings a new, innovative five-bladed rotor to the multi-mission H145, increasing the useful load of the helicopter by 150 kg while delivering new levels of comfort, simplicity and connectivity. The H145’s new five-bladed rotor
Rolls-Royce has decided to withdraw from the current competition to power Boeing’s proposed middle of the market – or New Midsize Airplane (NMA) – platform. The company said that it is unable to commit to the proposed timetable to ensure it has a sufficiently mature product which supports Boeing’s ambition for the aircraft and satisfies
The Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company has signed a contract with Thai Kom Airlines for the delivery of six SSJ100 aircraft, during the period of 2019-2020. Total value of the contract is about US$300 million in catalog prices. The first SSJ100 is to be delivered to Kom Airlines in Autumn 2019. Kom Airlines plans to operate
International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways, has committed to purchasing up to 42 777X airplanes, including 18 orders and 24 options. The airline joins a group of leading carriers that have selected the new 777-9, which will debut next month. In ordering the 777-9, British Airways extends a long-running relationship with the
Boeing has delivered the first 737 MAX 8 to Comair, which becomes the first airline in sub-Sahara Africa to operate the fuel-efficient jet. The airplane is the first of eight 737 MAX airplanes on order for Comair as the airline looks to refresh its fleet and offer better service for its passengers. The new airplane
Boeing and Vietnamese carrier Vietjet have confirmed that the carrier has purchased 100 additional 737 MAX airplanes, taking their MAX order book to 200 jets. The deal includes 20 MAX 8s and 80 of the new, larger MAX 10 variant. The order was previously unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. In ordering 80 MAX
