Embraer has delivered the 10th E190 to J-AIR, a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, bringing the total number of E-Jets operated by the airline to 27. The aircraft departed from Embraer’s facility at São José dos Campos on October 27 and arrived in Osaka Itami airport on October 31. The first revenue flight was scheduled for
Southwest Airlines, represented by Bristol Associates, has sold one Boeing 737-3H4 s/n 27707 (N632SW) to AerSale, as part of its 737 classic fleet phase-out program.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 “Implementation Procedures for the Russia-Italy Bilateral Airworthiness Agreement”, has been announced on November 6, in Rome by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority ENAC and the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency FATA. This marks an important step for the SSJ100 Program. The agreement formalises the amendment to the existing procedure of 2013,
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
