Skyworld Aviation has come to the end of 2017 with 21 aircraft transactions completed, and 3 further aircraft planned for delivery in the new year, making a total of 547 transactions in total to date. Continuing its success in the ERJ market, the company concluded 9 transactions involving ERJ 145’s in 2017, five of which
BOC Aviation has reported the delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to a new customer, T’way Air, to augment T’way’s fleet of aircraft. The aircraft is from the Company’s order book.
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered two Airbus A320-200neo aircraft to Tianjin Airlines. Avolon now has a total of six aircraft on lease to Tianjin Airlines.
Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has taken delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H175 aircraft and placed it on lease with CHC. The aircraft will be based out of Aberdeen, Scotland, supporting oil and gas production activities in the North Sea. The Airbus Helicopters H175 is a new generation
Azores Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft. The airline, fully owned by SATA (Sociedade Açoreana de Transportes Aéreos) becomes the first Portuguese operator to receive a member of the A320neo Family. The aircraft, on lease from Air Lease Corporation (ALC), was delivered during a ceremony held at the Airbus Hamburg site.
U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 100 A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex configuration) aircraft, the largest of the Airbus single-aisle Family. The aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM geared turbofan engines. Delta CEO Ed Bastian is quoted as saying: “This is the right transaction at the right
As the geared turbofans (GTFs) of the first generation are busy clocking up mileage in revenue service, MTU Aero Engines engineers already have their hands full working on the second generation: Under the European Union’s Clean Sky 2 research project, the German engine manufacturer continues to enhance the fuel-efficient, low-emission, low-noise propulsion system, developing new
BOC Aviation has delivered three new Airbus A320ceo aircraft to Chinese carrier Zhejiang Loong Airlines, as part of a five-aircraft A320ceo lease placement to Loong Air from the Company’s orderbook, under which one was delivered in October 2017.
Qazaq Air JSC of Kazakhstan and Bombardier Commercial Aircraft have signed a firm purchase agreement for two new Q400 turboprops. Based on the list price of the Q400 aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately US$66.8m. Qazaq Air is a young, dynamically growing regional airline in Kazakhstan, 100 % of which is owned by
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of the first of five new A380 aircraft scheduled to join the carrier’s fleet over the coming year, at a special ceremony hosted by Airbus in Toulouse. The aircraft delivered on December 13, is the first in the airline’s fleet to feature its recently launched on-board cabin products and innovations.
