Aircraft & Engines

Zoom Air, India’s newest airline, recently launched CRJ200 regional jet service with aircraft acquired from a third party. The airline has joined Bombardier’s family of more than 100 CRJ Series aircraft owners and operators. The airline, which is based in Gurgaon, Haryana, will operate from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi and will

CDB Aviation Lease Finance, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., reported the delivery of one new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to a Chinese carrier, Shandong Airlines. The 737-800 represents the carrier’s eighth aircraft on lease from CDB Aviation and signifies the 100th Next Generation aircraft added to the growing fleet

Air Lease Corporation has signed a long-term lease agreement for one new Boeing 787 Dreamliner with Air New Zealand. The aircraft is from ALC’s order book with Boeing and is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2018. ALC currently has Airbus A320s and Boeing 777-300ERs on lease to Air New Zealand, with the

SkyQuest International has acquired one Saab 340A freighter for its client, Ryan Air. The aircraft was purchased from Alandia Air AB based, Finland. Ryan Air — based in Anchorage — services regions in Alaska where the only way to send and receive goods is via air cargo. A familiar sight to remote Alaskan villages, Ryan

Cirrus Aircraft reported that new customer aircraft deliveries of its SR line of aircraft reached a recent multi-year high of 317 units for 2016. Further highlighting the year were initial customer deliveries of the world’s first single-engine Personal Jet, the Cirrus Vision Jet, as three units were delivered to customers in the U.S. Total new

Korean Air took delivery of the airline’s first 787-9 Dreamliner on February 22. The Seoul-based carrier will be the first Korean carrier to operate the 787-9 Dreamliner in the country. The airline is scheduled to launch domestic flights to Jeju from Seoul (Gimpo) for a month as part of the required certification period, before launching

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announces the delivery of one Airbus A320NEO aircraft to Garuda. This is the eighth Avolon aircraft on lease to Garuda.

Rolls-Royce has won an order from Hawaiian Airlines for Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power an additional Airbus A330 aircraft, supported by Rolls-Royce’s flagship engine service, TotalCare. The airline already operates 23 Rolls-Royce powered A330 aircraft, and has previously placed an order for six A330neo aircraft, to be powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine.

AerFin have completed the acquisition of 737-800, MSN 29041. The Investec Global Aircraft Fund, was the lessor of the aircraft and had been managing the lease of the aircraft to Indian airline operator Jet Airways since 2007. AerFin’s acquisition of the 737NG represents their first aircraft purchase of 2017, and follows on from a successful