Citilink, the low-cost unit of Garuda Indonesia, has taken delivery of its 50th A320 Family aircraft at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, an A320neo, can seat up to 180 passengers in a single class layout. The aircraft has been delivered with a special livery to commemorate the milestone, and it joins another 45
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Airbus A320-200Neo aircraft to Garuda (Citilink). This is the 17 Avolon aircraft on lease to Garuda.
AirAsia has taken delivery of the first A320neo assembled at the Airbus Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) at a dedicated ceremony in Tianjin, China. The aircraft, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, seats comfortably 186 passengers and is equipped with the innovative Space-Flex cabin. AirAsia is the largest airline customer of the A320 Family with orders
Singapore Airlines signed a 12-year TrueChoiceTM Flight Hour agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its 45 GE9X engines that will power its Boeing 777-9 aircraft. The services agreement is valued at more than US$1.7bn. This announcement follows Singapore Airlines’ February 2017 notice of intent to order 20 GE9X-powered Boeing 777-9
Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) formally announced a deal for 20 777-9s and 19 787-10s. The order, previously attributed to an unidentified customer, is worth US$13.8bn at current list prices. The value of this sales transaction will sustain thousands of U.S. suppliers and more than 70,000 direct and indirect U.S. jobs during the delivery period
BOC Aviation has delivered the first of eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Russian low-cost airline Pobeda Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflot. This aircraft is from the Company’s existing order book.
China Southern Airlines’ board of directors have authorized the order of 8 Boeing B777-300ER and 30 B737 -8 aircraft. The Boeing aircraft will be delivered in stages to the Company during the period commencing from 2019 to 2020, of which 5 B777-300ER and 12 B737-8 aircraft will be delivered to the Company in 2019 and
Textron Aviation has secured a fleet order from Babcock Scandinavian Air Ambulance for 11 aircraft, including the first medevac-configured Cessna Citation Latitude midsize jet and 10 Beechcraft King Air 250 turboprops. The aircraft will support Babcock’s contract with Air Ambulance Services of Norway to provide communities across Norway with vital air ambulance support. Babcock’s fleet
Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft, opening a new chapter for the Indian Ocean carrier. The aircraft, leased from AerCap, was delivered during a ceremony on October 20. The Mauritian based airline has chosen a two class layout with a total of 326 seats comprising 28 in Business Class and
Jota Aviation’s recently delivered BAE Avro RJ100 (G-JOTS) was quickly contracted by Europe’s regional airlines Flybe franchisee Stobart Air and France’s HOP! since entering service four months ago, providing valuable supplemental lift. Now Jota’s management are at the ERA General Assembly in Athens to highlight availability from November, for ACMI and charter work. “We have
