DHL Express has become the first operator to take delivery of the A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture between ST Aerospace and Airbus. This delivery, which took place at EFW’s freighter conversion facilities in Dresden, Germany follows the successful completion of test flights in October and awarding of the
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has taken delivery of its first A350-900, leased from Air Lease Corporation (ALC), becoming the 17th airline to operate one of the newest, most modern and efficient twin engine widebody airliner. ALC receives its first A350-900 out of an order for 29 A350 Family aircraft. Eventually Malaysia Airlines will operate six
AviaAM Leasing, a Warsaw Stock Exchange listed aircraft leasing company, has recently handed in two brand-new Airbus A320s to the Russian flag carrier Aeroflot. The buyer and lessor of the Airbus A320-214s aircraft is SkyCo International Financial Leasing. In November, two deliveries of Airbus A320-214s (MSN 7902 and MSN 7932) were arranged by AviaAM Leasing.
Air Transport Services Group has announced the signing of a new lease agreement with Air Incheon for one Boeing 767-300 converted freighter and an option for a second, both for 2018 delivery, along with the expansion of its dry-leased 767-300 freighter fleet with three deliveries in November. The company said that its ATSG West Leasing
Final assembly of the newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has started and is on track for the first flight planned in mid-2018. The A330-800 complements the A330-900, the largest member of the A330neo Family. With its 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) as base variant, the A330-800 can operate routes of up to
Norwegian has taking delivery of its 150th aircraft from Boeing since 2008. Norwegian’s 150th brand new aircraft, a 787-9 Dreamliner adorned with the Jonathan Swift tailfin hero, a celebrated Irish author, arrived at Oslo airport last week, closely followed by a brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This is the last new aircraft the company will
CemAir of South Africa and Bombardier have concluded a firm purchase agreement for two new Q400 turboprops. CemAir has also signed the lease of a used Q400 aircraft that was delivered this month, paving the way for the new aircraft to be delivered afterwards. The letter of Intent (LOI) from CemAir, which was signed on
Textron Aviation has unveiled its new twin-engine, high-wing, large-utility turboprop – the Cessna SkyCourier 408. FedEx Express, one of the largest express transportation companies and longtime Textron Aviation customer, has signed on as the launch customer for up to 100 aircraft, with an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options for 50 more.
A research team from the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) has released a report that concludes that drones that collide with large manned aircraft can cause more structural damage than birds of the same weight for a given impact speed. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will use the research results
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft. The three companies together announced the groundbreaking collaboration, bringing together some of the world’s foremost experts in electrical and propulsion technologies, at the Royal Aeronautical Society
