ATR and Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines, a regional subsidiary of Taiwan’s flag carrier China Airlines, have signed a contract for the purchase of six ATR 72-600s, valued at some US$160m. With the acquisition of these brand new ATR -600s, Mandarin Airlines becomes a new member of the ATR family. Besides the contract signing, ATR is also
Air Côte d’Ivoire, the Ivory Coast’s flagship airline based in Abidjan, received its new A320 at a ceremony that was held at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse on Monday 17 July. Air Côte d’Ivoire already operates six Airbus aircraft (four A319s and two A320) in the framework of a leasing contract. The cabin of
Bombardier Business Aircraft has released that its Global 7000 aircraft flight test program is progressing as planned and has surpassed the 500-hour milestone. With three flight test vehicles (FTVs) in flight testing and two remaining FTVs to join shortly, the Global 7000 aircraft program is on track to meet the aircraft’s targeted entry-into-service in the
AWAS and Air Guilin have completed the lease agreements for two Airbus A320 aircraft. These modern, fuel efficient planes will be delivered in 2018 and are part of a direct order AWAS has with Airbus. Both aircraft will come equipped with CFM 56-5B4/3 PIP engines. This latest addition to the Air Guilin A320 family fleet
Embraer has reported the flight of its first Legacy 500 midsize business jet assembled at its industrial facilities in Melbourne, Florida, just eight months after the first Legacy 450 mid-light jet assembled in Melbourne took flight. The aircraft performed as expected and all flight test procedures were successfully completed. The Legacy 500 is the fourth
Delta Air Lines became the first North American operator of the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 on June 13, continuing its ongoing effort to transform the travel experience and deliver innovative products and services for customers. The 306-seat A350-900 redefines the international onboard experience with the award-winning Delta One suite and Delta Premium Select cabin. It’s also
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one Bombardier Dash 8-Q400, MSN 4336, to Indian airline SpiceJet on lease. This is the final aircraft to deliver as part of a three-aircraft lease deal signed in 2017.
Air Lease Corporation posted an update on activity taking place in the second quarter of 2017: at the end of the second quarter of 2017, ALC’s fleet was comprised of 240 owned aircraft and 48 managed aircraft. The company delivered 8 new aircraft including 3 Boeing 737-800s, 1 Boeing 787-9, 1 Airbus A320neo, 1 Airbus
FLY Leasing has purchased four new aircraft, including a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner and a new Boeing 737 MAX 8, the first 737 MAX to join FLY’s fleet. The 787 is on a 12-year lease to a European airline and the 737 MAX 8 is on a 12-year lease to an Asian carrier. FLY also
AerCap Holdings has reported its major business transactions during the second quarter 2017: AerCap has signed lease agreements for 65 aircraft, including 18 widebody and 47 narrowbody aircraft and has purchased 11 aircraft, including 8 Airbus A320neos, 1 Airbus A321neo and 2 Boeing 787-9s. The company executed sale transactions for 32 aircraft, including 2 Airbus
