Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of the state of Kuwait, has signed a Purchase Agreement (PA) for eight A330-800 aircraft. The agreement was signed by Yousef Al-Jassim, Kuwait Airways Chairman and Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer, at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse. Yousef Al-Jassim, Chairman Kuwait Airways said: “The A330-800 will seamlessly fit into our
S7 Airlines has taken delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX, via lease from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). S7, operated by Globus Airlines, becomes the first Russian airline to fly the new and improved 737 airplane. S7 plans to take 10 more 737 MAX jets over the next few years as part of its strategic
Embraer has introduced the new Praetor 500 midsize and Praetor 600 super-midsize business jets during a company event at Orlando Executive Airport, where the 2018 National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) will be held from October 16-18. The new Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 will be on static display during NBAA-BACE.
Boeing and SpiceJet celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first 737 MAX 8. The airline plans to use the 737 MAX to expand and standardize its fleet, while leveraging the super-efficient jet to reduce fuel costs per airplane by US$1.5 million a year. This is the first of up to 205 737 MAX airplanes SpiceJet
BOC Aviation has reported its operational transactions for the third quarter ended 30 September 2018. BOC Aviation had a total of 499 aircraft owned, managed and on order, with an average aircraft age of 3.1 years and an average remaining lease term of 8.2 years for the 294 owned aircraft fleet, weighted by net book
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is displaying an ACJ319 at the NBAA show, highlighting the full-size living space on offer. Operated by K5 Aviation and available for VVIP charter, this particular ACJ319 is making its airshow debut. Continuous improvements mean that the ACJ320 family now comprises the ACJ319neo, flying eight passengers 6,750 nm/12,500 km or more
Atran Airlines, scheduled express cargo carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) have inked a lease agreement for two 737-800 freighters. The passenger-converted aircraft are scheduled to be phased in during the remainder of 2018 and in the first half of 2019. They will provide additional capacity to Atran’s existing fleet of
Elix Aviation Capital (Elix) has concluded a transaction with Lion Air Group for six ATR 72-600 aircraft, including five recently delivered ATR 72-600 aircraft and a sixth ATR72-600 aircraft scheduled for delivery in November 2018. These ATR 72-600 are the first aircraft in Elix’s portfolio of ATR and Bombardier DHC8 turboprops to be operated in
Finnair will wet lease an Airbus A330 aircraft and crew from Air Italy for its Chicago and Miami routes for the period of October 12-31. One of Finnair’s long-haul aircraft was damaged at Chicago airport on September 25 when a high loader accidentally hit it. With the wet lease from Air Italy, Finnair ensures that
SkyQuest International has announced their aircraft sales for the third quarter of 2018. SkyQuest has sold one CASA 212-300 (Serial Number 212-379) on behalf of AAR Airlift Group (United States) to Skydive Paraclete (United States). One Cessna 402C (Serial Number 402C-0233) on behalf of Ryan Air (United States) to Chartair Pty Ltd (Australia) and one
