Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, will be the first airline to receive the brand-new E190-E2 jet, the first member of the E-Jets E2, the second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft. As the launch operator of the model, Widerøe will receive their first aircraft in the first half of 2018. Widerøe
VAS Aero Services, a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services, has acquired a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft from Sky Leasing, a full-service aircraft leasing company based in San Francisco, CA. The SKY Leasing-owned aircraft (serial number 28409) was previously operated by Malaysia Airlines. VAS will manage the teardown of the aircraft and provide aftermarket
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Airbus A320-200 aircraft to Batik Air. This is the fifth Avolon aircraft on lease to the airline.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has delivered the first of eight Boeing 737-800NG to EGYPTAIR. This is the inaugural delivery of the Sale & Leaseback with PDP funding agreement between EGYPTAIR and DAE, which was announced in October of last year. The delivery of this aircraft (MSN 63799) took place at the Boeing delivery center in
Aviation Capital Group has signed a sale and lease-back agreement with Jetstar Pacific for 10 new Airbus A320-200 aircraft. The first two aircraft are expected to be delivered in June 2017 and the remaining eight in the last two quarters of 2017. “As previously announced in September 2016, we are delighted to welcome 10 new
Three airberlin aircraft under the colours of Eurowings took off for the first time from Hamburg to Manchester, Stuttgart and Nuremberg. Thomas Winkelmann, airberlin’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “The wet-lease agreement with the Lufthansa Group is a significant milestone for airberlin by providing job security with ultimately 38 aircraft flying for the Lufthansa Group.” The
Intrepid Aviation has delivered a Rolls-Royce powered A330-300 on long-term lease to Turkish Airlines. This is the second of seven A330 aircraft due to be delivered to the Istanbul based flag carrier.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has agreed to place firm orders with Boeing for 20 777-9s and 19 787-10s, for additional growth and fleet modernisation through the next decade. SIA has signed a letter of intent with Boeing comprising the 39 firm orders plus six options for each aircraft type, which if exercised will enlarge the deal
Rolls-Royce has won a US$1.7bn order from Singapore Airlines for Trent 1000 engines to power 19 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The engines will be covered by Rolls-Royce’s flagship engine service, TotalCare, which improves engine reliability, increases time on wing, and maximises the engine’s contribution to business performance. This builds on a previous SIA Group order
SkyQuest International has leased a new Quest KODIAK 100 aircraft to Flyers Club, located in North Andover, Massachusetts. Flyers Club offers a practical and cost-effective private aviation solution for frequent short-range travelers through co-ownership and leasing of their aircraft. This is the first KODIAK addition to the Flyers Club fleet. The company plans to acquire
