Air China has taken delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX 8. China’s national flag carrier is the first airline in the country to receive the 737 MAX. Customers throughout China will take delivery of nearly 100 737 MAXs by the end of next year. Boeing’s partnership with Air China dates back to the 1970s.
The A350-1000, the newest member of Airbus’ leading Widebody family, has successfully completed its Functional & Reliability testing, bringing the aircraft a step closer to Type Certification in November 2017. The first customer delivery to Qatar Airways will follow in the coming weeks. The Functional and Reliability Testing took the flight test aircraft, MSN065, across
Emirates has celebrates the milestone delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 aircraft on November 3, at a special ceremony with Airbus at the manufacturer’s delivery centre in Hamburg. Powered by Rolls-Royce engines, Emirates’ 100th A380 is configured in three cabin classes, with 14 private suites in First class, 76 seats in Business and 426 seats
FAI rent-a-jet AG, a member of FAI Aviation Group, has announced further fleet expansion with the addition of its largest corporate aircraft to date, an Airbus ACJ319 Corporate Jet. Newly registered D-AXTI will be available for lease and ad hoc charter from early 2018 following an extensive cabin upgrade and other enhancements. With 29 VIP
Aircraft remarketing specialist Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of 3 Embraer ERJ-145EU’s on behalf of NovoAir (Bangladesh). The aircraft, serial numbers 145300, 145546 and 145573 were sold to National Airways (Ethiopia). The sale marks the exit of ERJ’s from NovoAir’s fleet and is a new type for National Airways who currently operate a
Aergo Capital has acquired two B737-800s, one A321-200, and one A330-200 aircraft from a major lessor. All four aircraft are on long term operating leases and this acquisition brings Aergo Capital’s fleet to 41 aircraft. Aergo Capital’s CEO Fred Browne said, “This acquisition is a continuation of our strategy of acquiring younger aircraft on long
CFM International’s ubiquitous CFM56 engine fleet has surpassed 500 million flight cycles while logging nearly 900 million flight hours since the first aircraft, a DC-8-71, entered commercial service in April 1982. There are currently more than 24,000 CFM56 engines in commercial and military service with 560 operators around the globe. Overall, CFM has delivered more
Embraer and American Airlines have signed a firm order for ten E175 jets. American Airlines is exercising its purchase rights from its original contract with Embraer signed in 2013. This new order is in addition to the one placed in April for four aircraft. This new order is valued at US$457m, based on current list
FPG Amentum, the Dublin-based aircraft leasing/management company, has delivered two Boeing 737-900ERs (MSN 35710 & 35711) to Eastar Jet. Both aircraft were transitioned from P.T. Lion Mentari (‘Lion Air’) and are managed on behalf of FPG Amentum’s investor customer Global Aircraft Fund I. MSN 35710 & 35711 were delivered to Eastar Jet on July 13
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has issued its World Fleet Forecast, which projects growth in and changes to the global commercial jet fleet over the next twenty years. The analysis includes forecasts of aircraft deliveries, retirements, funding requirements and passenger-to-freighter conversions. Against a backdrop of 2.9% average annual growth in global economic activity over
