Mandarin Airlines, the regional subsidiary of Taiwan’s China Airlines, has placed a firm order with ATR for one additional ATR 72-600, reaffirming the airline’s strong confidence in ATR as the ideal platform for Taiwan’s domestic operations. This strategic agreement follows swiftly after the airline’s order for six ATR 72-600 aircraft placed at last year’s Paris
Airbus Helicopters, alongside its partners, has successfully completed a full-scale demonstration of a manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system as part of the EU-funded MUSHER project. The demonstration, held between September 30 and October 9, took place across France and Italy and featured multiple manned helicopters and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operating within a single MUM-T network.
Embraer’s E190F E-Freighter has been fully certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), marking a key milestone in the company’s passenger-to-freighter conversion programme. The aircraft, along with the cargo loading system developed by U.S. Cargo Systems, received FAA certification in September 2024. This follows certification by Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) in July and
Broward Aviation Services (BAS) has acquired a Boeing 737-700 (MSN 28013) airframe from Aero Capital Solutions to further enhance its comprehensive component inventory. Disassembly of the year 2000-vintage aircraft has already commenced in Marana, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by early November. Dennis Amaty, co-founder and president of the BAS Group of companies,
AviLease, a rapidly growing global aircraft lessor owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced its acquisition of nine aircraft from global lessor Avolon. This marks the second transaction between the two companies, following last year’s successful purchase of 13 aircraft. The newly acquired aircraft portfolio offers attractive yields and supports AviLease’s strategy to
During the state visit of Vietnamese General Secretary and President Tô Lam to France, VietJet Air has reaffirmed its commitment to an order of more than 400 LEAP-1B engines to power its Boeing 737 MAX fleet, along with additional spare engines. The engines are part of two orders previously announced in 2016 and 2018, with
PHI Aviation has officially introduced two Airbus H175 helicopters into service in Australia, supporting offshore energy transportation, search and rescue and medical evacuation operations. With a 75-year history of pioneering achievements, PHI operates bases in Broome, Darwin and Exmouth. The new H175 helicopters will be based in Broome, with additional H175s set to join the
BOC Aviation has announced the completion of a lease agreement with United Airlines (United) for three Boeing 737-9 and one Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The three 737-9s are equipped with CFM LEAP-1B engines, while the 787-9 operates with General Electric GEnx engines. All four aircraft are currently in service with United, supporting the airline’s ongoing fleet
Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ leading airline, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 70 A321neo aircraft, finalising a memorandum of understanding (MoU) initially announced in July. The purchase agreement was signed in Manila by Mike Szucs, CEO of Cebu Pacific and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Executive Vice President of Sales at Airbus’ Commercial Aircraft division.
Eviation Aircraft has announced that UrbanLink Air Mobility, a South Florida-based Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to purchase ten Alice commuter aircraft, with an option for an additional ten. UrbanLink will incorporate these electric aircraft into its operations across its hub cities of Miami, Los Angeles, and San
