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
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one ATR 72-600, MSN 1464, 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 China and Taiwan, as well as scheduled domestic services linking Taipei and
Final assembly of the first A350-900 for Japan Airlines (JAL) has begun and is taking shape at the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. The wing-fuselage junction and the installation of the vertical and horizontal tailplane have been completed. After this station the first JAL A350 XWB will be in the next assembly station
Air Lease Corporation has signed long-term lease agreements with Caribbean Airlines for four new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Deliveries to the airline will start in the fourth quarter of 2019 through 2020. These four new aircraft will join two Boeing 737-800s currently on lease to Caribbean Airlines from ALC.
Following a review of its operations, and in light of developments in aircraft and engine technologies, Emirates is reducing its A380 orderbook from 162 to 123 aircraft. Emirates will take delivery of 14 further A380s over the next two years. As a consequence and given the lack of order backlog with other airlines, Airbus will
