BOC Aviation has delivered the third of five new Airbus A321neo aircraft to Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines. The remaining two aircraft will be delivered by the end of 2019. All five aircraft are from the Company’s existing order book. “The deliveries to Sichuan Airlines mark a number of milestones for BOC Aviation: they are the
Aegean Airlines has selected the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine to power up to 62 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft: 30 firm, 12 option, and up to 20 leased aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will also provide the airline with engine maintenance through a long-term EngineWise® Comprehensive service agreement. Since entering into service in early 2016, the
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its newest A350-900 aircraft, which features a unique joint livery that combines the airline’s distinctive plum blossom logo with Airbus’ exclusive A350 XWB carbon fibre pattern. Following this delivery, China Airlines now has 14 A350-900 aircraft in its fleet. The airline operates these aircraft on non-stop long
Manta Air, the new domestic airline in the Republic of Maldives, has secured its first two ATR 72-600’s through Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). The first will be introduced in November 2018, with the second planned to join Manta Air’s fleet before the end of the year. The aircraft will ensure improved connectivity between the beautiful
Boeing has delivered the first 787-9 Dreamliner for Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines. The new, super-efficient Dreamliner will also be the first widebody commercial jet operated by a privately-held Chinese airline. Juneyao Airlines, previously an all-Airbus operator, mainly offers flights from Shanghai to more than 50 cities across China. In introducing the long-range 787 Dreamliner, the carrier
During the third quarter of 2018, Embraer has delivered 15 jets to the commercial aviation market and 24 business jets, being 17 light jets and 7 large jets. On September 30, Embraer’s firm order backlog totaled US%13.6 billion. Regarding the commercial aviation market, Embraer forecasted in its Market Outlook a demand for 10,550 new aircraft
Jet Aviation has grown its global aircraft management fleet by 28 aircraft this year, including 15 in the U.S. and 13 in the EMEA and Asia regions. Of the 15 new managed aircraft in the U.S., eight are available for charter and include a Gulfstream G650 ER and a GV; a Falcon 2000 and a
Leonardo released that the Portuguese Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected the AW119Kx as its new multirole single engine helicopter to meet its future operational requirements. The Portuguese Air Force is set to take delivery of five aircraft with an option for a further two units. Deliveries are to start in late 2018 from Leonardo’s
Aircraft remarketing specialist Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of an ATR72-202F on behalf of ASL Airlines. The aircraft, serial number 183, was sold to Fleet Air of Hungary to be their first variant of the type. This is the 33rd ATR aircraft Airstream has successfully sold or leased in recent years.
Boeing projects air cargo operators will need more than 2,600 freighters over the next two decades to keep up with increasing global freight traffic, which is expected to double with 4.2% growth annually. The 980 new medium and large freighters and 1,670 converted freighters will go toward replacing older airplanes and growing the global fleet
