Falco Regional Aircraft signs agreement with Avolon for purchase of 49 jet aircraft

December 21, 2018

Falko Regional Aircraft (Falko), a market leading aircraft operating leasing and asset management company focused on the regional aircraft sector, has reached an agreement with Avolon in relation to the acquisition of 49 regional jet aircraft (the portfolio). The Portfolio includes twenty-eight Embraer EJet and twenty-one Bombardier CRJ aircraft on lease to nine operators worldwide.

ATSG to acquire fleet of 20 Boeing 767-300ER through 2021

December 20, 2018

Air Transport Services Group has signed an agreement with Jetran to acquire twenty Boeing 767-300 extended-range passenger aircraft from Jetran over the next three years. The aircraft covered by this agreement are currently operated by American Airlines. They were manufactured between 1993 and 2003, and are powered by General Electric CF6-series engines. ATSG currently expects

Embraer and Republic Airways firm up order for 100 E175s

December 20, 2018

Embraer and Republic Airways have signed a contract for a firm order of 100 E175 jets. This agreement was announced as a Letter of Intent (LoI) at the Farnborough Airshow, in July. The firm order has a value of US$4.69 billion, based on current list prices, and will be included in Embraer’s 2018 fourth-quarter backlog.

Azul firms up order for additional 21 E195-E2 jets with Embraer

December 19, 2018

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. and Embraer have signed a contract for a firm order for a previously announced 21 E195-E2 jets. This agreement was revealed as a Letter of Intent (LoI) at the Farnborough Airshow, in July. This contract has a value of US$ 1.4 billion, based on current list prices, and will be

Rolls-Royce delivers 2,000th Trent 700 engine

December 19, 2018

Rolls-Royce is celebrating another milestone in the Trent family success story with the delivery of the 2,000th Trent 700. The Trent 700, the original member of the now seven-strong Trent engine family, has become the clear market leader and engine of customer choice for the Airbus A330. Earlier this year Rolls-Royce celebrated the Trent 700

Boeing forecasts demand for 2,300 new airplanes in India

December 19, 2018

Boeing has raised its long-term forecast for commercial airplanes in India as unprecedented domestic passenger traffic and rapidly expanding low-cost carriers (LCCs) drive the need for 2,300 new jets – valued at US$320 billion – over the next 20 years. This year alone, more than 10 million passengers, on average, traveled within India each month.

Airbus delivers Canada’s first H145 to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

December 19, 2018

Airbus has delivered Canada’s first H145 helicopter to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The versatile twin-engine Airbus H145 is the latest variant of the H145 family of aircraft. RCMP’s Air Support Unit will utilize the H145 for a variety of missions including surveillance and pursuit, fast roping, hoisting, Emergency Response Team operations, harbour surveillance

Embraer signs agreement with Air Kiribati for up to 4 E190-E2

December 19, 2018

Embraer has announced the signing of a contract with the Government of Kiribati, in partnership with their national airline, Air Kiribati, for two firm orders for the E190-E2 E-Jets and two purchase rights for the same model. With all purchase rights being exercised, the contract has a value of US$243 million, based on current list

Airbus delivers 400th A320 Family aircraft from Final Assembly Line Asia

December 19, 2018

Airbus has delivered the 400th A320 Family aircraft from its Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) in Tianjin, China. The A320neo was delivered to national flag carrier Air China, based in Beijing. Powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF latest generation engines, the aircraft features a comfortable two-class cabin layout with 158 seats: 8 business and 150

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega takes delivery of third Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet

December 18, 2018

Bombardier has delivered a third Challenger 650 aircraft to Swiss Air-Rescue Rega, completing a next-generation fleet of air ambulances tasked with rescuing and repatriating Swiss citizens around the world. Rega, a long-standing Bombardier customer, took possession of two other Challenger 650 aircraft earlier in 2018. This trio of aircraft replaces Rega’s Challenger 604 fleet, and

Aircraft & Engines

Falco Regional Aircraft signs agreement with Avolon for purchase of 49 jet aircraft

ATSG to acquire fleet of 20 Boeing 767-300ER through 2021

Embraer and Republic Airways firm up order for 100 E175s

Azul firms up order for additional 21 E195-E2 jets with Embraer

Rolls-Royce delivers 2,000th Trent 700 engine

Boeing forecasts demand for 2,300 new airplanes in India

Airbus delivers Canada’s first H145 to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Embraer signs agreement with Air Kiribati for up to 4 E190-E2

Airbus delivers 400th A320 Family aircraft from Final Assembly Line Asia

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega takes delivery of third Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet

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