Air Partner plc has sold 2009-vintage Beechcraft King Air 200, serial number BB-2014. Air Partner plc acted as the exclusive remarketing agent for the seller Air HH Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH Privat Jets. This sale marks a strong start to 2018 and follows a successful 2017, in which the Aircraft Remarketing division won and fulfilled a number
GECAS has arranged a sale-leaseback along with pre-delivery payment financing for Viva Air in a transaction for ten A320ceo aircraft, to be delivered in 2018 and 2019. Viva Air has been a GECAS customer since the inception of VivaColombia six years ago and their fleet is currently comprised entirely of A320ceo aircraft powered by CFM56
Embraer has delivered a total of 210 jets in 2017, of which 101 were commercial aircraft and 109 were executive jets (72 light and 37 large). The deliveries were within the outlook ranges for the year of 97 to 102 commercial jets, 70 to 80 light business jets and 35 to 45 large business jets.
Airbus’ Commercial Aircraft deliveries in 2017 were up for the 15th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers. Deliveries were more than four percent higher than the previous record of 688 set in 2016. The 2017 total comprises: 558 single aisle A320 Family (of which 181
Unless Airbus and Emirates can come to an agreement over the guaranteed manufacture and supply of the A380 ‘superjumbo’, it is likely that the Toulouse-based plane manufacturer will cease the aircraft’s production. Currently, Emirates is the principal operator of the aircraft, with just over 100 in operation, and another 40-plus on order. Last November, Airbus
Bombardier Specialized Aircraft has released that Conair Group, a leading provider of fixed wing aerial firefighting aircraft, has purchased six Q400 aircraft. Conair operates the largest fleet of privately owned fixed wing airtankers and supplies specialty aerial firefighting aircraft and products worldwide. These six Q400 production aircraft will be modified to incorporate an enhanced version
In conjunction with French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to China, CFM International concluded agreements and Memorandums of Understanding for new engine orders and long-term support agreements covering nearly 500 CFM engines. The total value of the agreements is US$9.1bn at list price. The agreements include: Spring Airline, US$2.9bn covering installed and engines supported by
BOC Aviation’s portfolio comprised 318 owned and managed aircraft, with an average aircraft age of 3.0 years and an average remaining lease term of 8.2 years for the owned aircraft fleet, weighted by net book value. BOC Aviation had an order book of 173 aircraft and took delivery of 28 aircraft in the fourth quarter
Boeing has unveiled a new unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) prototype, that will be used to test and evolve Boeing’s autonomy technology for future aerospace vehicles. It is designed to transport a payload up to 500 pounds for possible future cargo and logistics applications. In less than three months, a team of
HAECO Xiamen has redelivered YTO Cargo Airlines’ first Boeing 757-200 converted freighter with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) partner Precision Aircraft Solutions. HAECO Xiamen has partnered with Precision on the Boeing 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion since 2010, having completed 18 such converted freighters.
