Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and SuperJet International reported the delivery of the first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) to CityJet, which becomes the first European SSJ100 customer. The Irish airline will lease 15 SSJ100 aircraft with an option for additional 16. The deal is worth over US$1bn, including option and after-sales services. Dublin-based CityJet operates from
Embraer Executive Jets and the Germany-based business charter operator Air Hamburg have signed a purchase agreement for another Legacy 650. The agreement was announced at the opening of the 16th European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The delivery of the aircraft is scheduled for the third quarter of 2016. This new
Deer Jet, the largest business jet company in Asia, is to become the operator of the first VVIP BBJ 787. Deer Jet and Boeing announced jointly at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE), the largest business aviation event in Europe. The VVIP BBJ 787 has a range of 16,000 kilometers and can fly
Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease agreements for an additional two new Airbus A350-900 aircraft with Malaysia Airlines Berhad. This transaction follows ALC’s September 2015 placement of four new A350-900s with the airline. The two new aircraft are scheduled to deliver in the second quarter of 2018 from ALC’s order book with Airbus.
The E-Jets E2 program reached another important milestone with the completion of the maiden flight of the E190-E2. The flight was originally scheduled to take place during the second half of this year. The aircraft took off at 1:06 p.m., local time from Embraer’s facility in Sao Jose dos Campos and flew for three hours
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s new PW307D engine received type validation from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The company’s latest generation turbofan engine was first introduced two years ago at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). Validation from the European authorities completes the key engine certification and validation activities for the PW307D program,
Comlux Transactions, part or Comlux the Aviation Group, has contracted with the Government of Slovakia for the sale of a pre-owned Airbus ACJ319 including a total support package, aircraft maintenance, cabin upgrade, installation of security systems onboard and entry into service support. After Jordan, Kazakhstan and Malaysia, this is the 4th time Comlux supports a
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC’s) PurePower PW800 engine is delivering on its promises with regular flights. The engine has completed over 2,000 flight test hours on the Gulfstream G500 test aircraft. Since its certification in February 2015, it has been setting new standards for the long- and ultra-long-range business jet segments. The engine has consistently
Across, Mexico’s premium business aviation services provider, signed a firm order for 23 business jets. The contract comprises the purchase of eight Legacy 500, eight Phenom 300 and seven Phenom 100E jets, with an estimated value of over US$ 260m at current list price. The announcement was made during the 16th European Business Aviation Convention
Embraer Executive Jets and Flexjet demonstrated the business jet Legacy 500’s steep approach capability to operate at London City Airport (LCY). The recent approval follows a comprehensive flight test campaign, which included takeoffs and steep approach landings at the airport to meet strict technical and environmental performance standards. London City Airport has operated one of the
