Singapore Airlines and regional subsidiary SilkAir have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Air France-KLM to codeshare on each other’s flights with effect from April 27, 2017. Under the agreement, which is subject to regulatory approvals, Singapore Airlines will add its ‘SQ’ designator code to Air France-operated flights beyond Paris to 10 destinations – Aberdeen,
AerCap Holdings N.V. has posted its major business transactions during the first quarter 2017: the company has signed lease agreements for 69 aircraft, including 12 widebody and 57 narrowbody aircraft and has purchased 11 aircraft, including 7 Airbus A320neos, 2 Airbus A350-900s and 2 Boeing 787-9s. AerCap has executed sale transactions for 25 aircraft, including
Hot on the heels of major aircraft deals signed between Iranian airlines and Boeing and Airbus, ATR has announced it has agreed a sale of 20 ATR 72-600s twin-propeller aircraft to Iran Air, with an option for a further 20 in place. The value of the transaction is put at US$536m at list prices, but
The Boeing 737 MAX 9, powered by advanced LEAP-1B engines, successfully completed a two-hour, 42- minute first flight on April 13, taking off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, at 10:53 a.m. local time and landing at 1:34 p.m. at Seattle’s Boeing Field. During the mission, the airplane performed tests on flight controls, systems and
Zetta Jet, a luxury jet operator based in Singapore, has taken delivery of another Bombardier Global 6000 ultra-long range business aircraft. The aircraft, which will be based at Zetta Jet’s Los Angeles hub, combines the Global brand’s benchmark-setting performance, range and exceptionally smooth ride with a modern cabin environment which affords passengers the highest level
During the first quarter of 2017 (1Q17), Embraer has delivered 18 jets to the commercial aviation market across the U.S., Europe and China. In the business aviation market, 15 aircraft were delivered in the same period, being 11 light jets and 4 large jets. On March 31, Embraer’s firm order backlog totaled US$19.2bn.
BOC Aviation has reported its operational transactions for first quarter ended 31 March 2017: BOC Aviation had a portfolio of 293 owned and managed aircraft, with an average aircraft age of 3.2 years and an average remaining lease term of 7.4 years for owned aircraft fleet, weighted by net book value. At the end of
The first large sections of Airbus’ next generation new transport aircraft, the BelugaXL, have arrived at the aircraft Final Assembly facility (L34) in Toulouse. Following a five night long road convoy from Aernnova’s factory in Berantevilla, north eastern Spain, the panels (two laterals, one central) are required to complete the rear section of the BelugaXL.
Intrepid Aviation marked the delivery of its fifth A330-300 aircraft on long-term lease to Turkish Airlines on April 6th. Two Rolls-Royce powered A330s remain to be delivered to the Istanbul based flag carrier.
Just weeks before Boeing delivers the first of its latest version of the 737, the 737 Max, the plane manufacturer is celebrating the 50th birthday of the first 737, which was a test aircraft flown for the first time on April 9, 1967. As of last month, Boeing had delivered 9,448 of the single-aisle twinjets,
