Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has announced the long-term extension of the lease of one of its Boeing 747-400 freighters to ACT Airlines. The Boeing 747-400 is a proven and versatile cargo aircraft, and a popular part of LCI’s fleet in the current strong air cargo market. ACT Airlines,
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 30 737 MAX jets for Africa’s largest and fastest-growing commercial airline. Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8. The flag carrier of Ethiopia has long operated the efficient and reliable Boeing 737 airplane. With the MAX, Ethiopian will be able to achieve
Plane manufacturer ATR (Aerei da Trasporto Regionale or Avions de Transport Régional), the equal-partnership joint venture between France’s Airbus and Italy’s Leonardo, based in Toulouse, France has announced its projections for the future demand of its turboprop commercial aircraft. At a value in excess of US$80 billion, the projected demand exceeds 3,000 new turboprop planes
Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has reported its first helicopter lease in China with the placement of three new Leonardo AW139 aircraft with Shanghai Kingwing Aviation Co. (Kingwing), each configured for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations. This latest announcement reinforces LCI’s long-held strategy of curating a balanced and diverse
Delta has embarked on a full-fleet interior renovation of its 777 aircraft, with the first refreshed 777-200ER taking flight this afternoon from Detroit (DTW) to Beijing (PEK) featuring the award-winning Delta One suites, the new Delta Premium Select cabin and the widest Main Cabin seats of Delta’s international fleet, among other interior upgrades. The aircraft
Airbus’ brand new A330neo has landed in Mauritius for the first time on June 30, as part of the final phase of test flights leading to the Type Certification of its latest mid-size widebody airliner. The aircraft, an A330-900 painted in the livery of launch operator TAP Air Portugal, had arrived at Sir-Seewoosagur-Ramgoolam International Airport
DAE Capital has taken delivery of its first new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on lease to Gol Linhas Aéreas, Brazil’s largest airline by passengers carried. The delivery took place at the Boeing delivery center in Renton, USA. In addition to being the first MAX aircraft to enter the DAE fleet, this delivery marks the
Nepal Airlines has taken delivery of the first of two A330s, which it will lease from Portuguese lessor Hi Fly. These will be in addition to its two existing A320ceos and will be one of the largest aircraft operating out of Tribhuvan International Airport. Situated at high altitude, only the most sophisticated of aircraft are
The first BelugaXL has rolled out of the paintshop unveiling a special livery making it look like a Beluga Whale. The livery was one of six choices submitted to Airbus employees through a poll where 20,000 people participated. With 40% votes in favour, the smiley livery won. The BelugaXL will now undertake gound tests before
Embraer has delivered its first Phenom 300E in Asia Pacific to Northern Escape Collection. The new light jet model, which is an enhancement of the Phenom 300, offers Northern Escape Collection an elegant solution to provide their guests access to its collection of private lodges in Queensland including Orpheus Island Lodge, Daintree Ecolodge and Mt
