AirSprint, a privately held fractional aircraft ownership company based in Calgary, Alberta, signed a purchase agreement for up to 12 Legacy 450, which consists of two firm orders with expected delivery in Q4 2016 and 10 purchase options with initial delivery dates starting in Q1 2017. This agreement has an estimated value of US$198m at
AWAS has delivered on lease the first of two planned A330-300 widebody passenger aircraft to new customer Hong Kong Airlines, an internationally – acclaimed full-service airline based in Hong Kong. These A330s will be used by the airline for adding more popular destinations to its well established network currently covering over 30 major cities across
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced the delivery of one Airbus A321-200 aircraft to Frontier Airlines. This is the third Avolon aircraft on lease to Frontier Airlines.
The first A350 XWB for Thai Airways International (THAI) has rolled out from cabin furnishing & engine installation at the Airbus Toulouse Final Assembly Line. The aircraft is now ready to proceed to further ground and flight testing. This first A350-900 for THAI is scheduled for delivery in Q3 2016. Bringing new levels of efficiency
LORD Corporation – a specialist in the management of vibration, noise and motion control – has secured the contract to design and build the engine mount system for the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1400G engine on the Irkut MC-21 family of aircraft. The contract was awarded by Bombardier Belfast, the firm responsible for the design,
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, will acquire a portfolio of 45 aircraft from GECAS. The 45 aircraft, which are scheduled to deliver to Avolon in the second half of 2016, are on lease to 29 airlines in 15 countries. Avolon is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Bohai Capital. As of 31 March, 2016, Avolon’s
Lhasa based Tibet Airlines has received its first widebody aircraft, an A330-200 with increased 242 tonne maximum take-off-weight (MTOW), following a handover in Toulouse, France. The increased MTOW, the first A330-200 in China, allows airlines to operate from the most demanding high altitude airports where take off performance, additional range and improved operating costs are
Swiss International Air Lines has taken delivery of the first C Series aircraft. The first CS100 aircraft is scheduled to enter service with SWISS on July 15, 2016 with its maiden commercial flight taking passengers from Zurich to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. SWISS will gradually replace its Avro RJ100 fleet with the C Series aircraft. Additional
AerCap has delivered a new Airbus A350-900 to Ethiopian Airlines, the first of two new A350-900 aircraft deliveries on long-term lease from AerCap’s order book with Airbus. The aircraft was transferred to Ethiopian Airlines at a ceremony in the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, and is the first A350 XWB aircraft to be delivered to
CommutAir, operating as United Express, has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to add the ERJ 145XR Regional Jet to its operating certificate, a key milestone in the company’s growth plans as it expects to take delivery of forty jets over the next two years. The first ERJ145 is expected to enter commercial service at
