International aircraft leasing company Aergo Capital has acquired two A330-300 aircraft (MSN 1779 and MSN 1792) from Airbus Financial Services. Both aircraft are on long term operating leases with South African Airways and take Aergo Capital’s current portfolio to 42 aircraft. Commenting on the transaction, Fred Browne, CEO, Aergo Capital said, “We are delighted to
Airbus Helicopters has delivered 409 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 350 helicopters (net: 335) in 2017, with a strong commercial performance on the heavy and super-medium segments. The company booked 54 orders for helicopters of the Super Puma family and 19 orders for the super-medium H175, confirming those types as best-sellers on their respective
BOC Aviation will lease seven Airbus A320NEO aircraft to Chongqing Airlines, with all aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2018. “We are pleased to welcome Chongqing Airlines as a new airline customer, and to support the growth in its fleet as we deliver the first of its new technology A320NEO aircraft,” said Robert Martin, Managing Director
Boeing has received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 787-10 Dreamliner, clearing the airplane for commercial service. The awarding of ATC caps a successful flight test program that began in March 2017 and involved three flight test airplanes that accumulated about 900 test hours. Boeing’s flight test
Rostrum Leasing, a recently formed Ireland based aircraft and engine leasing company, is acquiring 39 B737-300 classics as well as 34 CFM56 spare engines from Southwest Airlines in a transaction arranged by Bristol Associates.
SkyWorks Holdings has reported transactions and activities performed during the fourth quarter of 2017 for its Asset Management activities: Asset Management Services, provided through SkyWorks Leasing, included transactions for 11 aircraft and additional services as follows: SkyWorks sourced and arranged an operating lease for one 737-300SF on behalf of Modern Logistics, a Brazilian 3PL and
Avinco has placed two CFM-powered A320s, MSN4953 and 4974, on behalf of LATAM Group in the fourth quarter of 2017. The two aircraft have been placed on lease for 5 years with Sundair GmbH, a new German airline, partly owned by Schauinsland-Reisen, one of the biggest tour operators in Germany. The two aircraft are flying
Falcon Aviation, one of the UAE’s leading aviation companies specialising in business aviation services, charter and aircraft management, has confirmed at the Kuwait Aviation Show that three new Leonardo AW169 helicopters (signed for at the recent Dubai Airshow) will be deployed on a five-year contract with The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The helicopters will perform
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire up to 36 additional A380 aircraft. The agreement was signed this morning at the airline’s headquarters in Dubai by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, and John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers, Airbus Commercial
From 2020, independent German airline Germania will be implementing the most comprehensive fleet replacement measures in its corporate history. In this context, the airline is now setting the course for the standardisation of its fleet. Over the next 15 months, the ten Boeing type 737-700s in the fleet will be retired and replaced with Airbus
