As part of its contribution to preserving aviation heritage, Airbus will be transferring four of its test aircraft to museums: the Museum of Air and Space in Paris-Le Bourget and Aeroscopia in Toulouse. These aircraft comprise: A320 MSN1, recently withdrawn from the test aircraft fleet; A340-600 MSN360; A380 MSN2 and A380 MSN4. These aircraft will
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced the delivery of one Airbus A320NEO aircraft to IndiGo. This is the twenty-fifth Avolon aircraft on lease to IndiGo.
Avinco has been awarded an exclusive remarketing mandate to place three Freighter Boeing 747-400F on behalf of China Airlines. MSN 30760 and 30761 are 2000 vintage and MSN 30762 is 2001 vintage. All three aircraft were originally built as freighters with nose cargo doors and are GE (CF6-80C2B1F) powered.
China Southern Airlines has signed long term lease agreements with Air Lease Corporation for five new Boeing 787-9 aircraft outfitted with GE’s GEnx engines, all from ALC’s order book with Boeing. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2019, with three deliveries in 2019 and two deliveries in 2020.
DVB Bank SE has successfully underwritten and arranged the financing for Vietnam Airlines’ first Airbus A350-900XWB, leased from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). DVB is the sole arranger and lender in this facility. Allen and Overy, London acted for DAE as lessor’s counsel while Clifford Chance London represented DVB.
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft released that a firm purchase agreement, consistent with the conditional agreement announced on January 24, 2017, has been finalized with Dublin-based regional carrier, CityJet. The firm agreement includes six CRJ900 aircraft and options for an additional four aircraft. Upon delivery, the aircraft will operate under wet lease in the Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
Airstream International Group have been mandated by Novoair, Bangladesh, to source one ATR72-500 aircraft for purchase. Airstream have enjoyed a strong working relationship with Novoair dating back many years. Airstream has been very active remarketing ATR aircraft, successfully arranging the sale or lease of 27 ATR aircraft in the last 5 years.
Aviation Capital Group has signed long-term lease agreements with LOT Polish Airlines for three new B787-9s. These aircraft are from ACG’s order book commitment with Boeing. The first aircraft is expected to be delivered in March 2018.
Doric has added a further two Airbus A330s to its portfolio. These aircraft, on long-term leases to Asiana Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, were purchased as a part of a portfolio for the Floreat Fixed Income SA. Doric, as arranger and asset manager, is also responsible for accounting-related services for the Floreat aviation portfolio, and has
A wet-lease agreement planned by airberlin and the Lufthansa Group was approved unconditionally on January 30th, by the German Federal Cartel Authority. airberlin welcomed the regulator’s decision and said the approval was an important milestone in the airline’s restructuring programme as it works towards the development of a business model as a focused network carrier
