Trident Jet (Jersey), a sister company of Falko Regional Aircraft, is the previously unidentified customer that signed the firm purchase agreement for eight CRJ900 aircraft and six options announced in October 2015. The aircraft are assigned to and operated by CityJet on a wet lease basis – which means it provides aircraft and crews –
The first ever delivery of an aircraft from the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility took place on April 25th, in Mobile, Alabama. The entire team of employees from the American assembly line gathered to present their very first completed product, an Airbus A321, to JetBlue. Airbus announced its commitment to build a single-aisle assembly line in
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced the delivery of one Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Thai Lion Air. This is the first Avolon aircraft on lease to Thai Lion Air.
Honda Aircraft Company delivered the first HondaJet into Europe. The announcement was made during a ceremonial delivery at AERO 2016, which is taking place in Friedrichshafen, Germany from April 20-23. The first HondaJet to enter service in Europe will be operated by Rheinland Air Service, the exclusive HondaJet dealer for Central Europe. The HondaJet is
AerFin (UK) continues its acquisition programme with the purchase of one Boeing 737-700 aircraft, MSN 30136. Bob James, CEO, AerFin commented: “There are a number of exit strategies including disassembly for spares due to sustained demand for CFM56-7B and B737 NG airframe material from the growing AerFin customer base”. IBA acted as redelivery manager and
Embraer Executive Jets achieved a new milestone when Cleveland-based Flexjet took delivery of Embraer’s 1,000th business jet. This significant landmark occurs a little more than a decade after the Company fully committed to the business aviation market, establishing a new standard by designing products that brought game-changing features and amenities from larger business jets to
Rolls-Royce has won an order worth US$1.2bn for Trent 7000 engines and TotalCare service support from Garuda Indonesia. The engines will power 14 Airbus A330neo aircraft. The order was signed during a visit by the President of Indonesia, His Excellency Joko Widodo, to the United Kingdom. The order replaces an existing order for seven A330-300
Nordic Aviation Capital has delivered one ATR 72-500, MSN 743, to Air Pegasus on lease. Nordic Aviation Capital A/S is a global aircraft leasing company dedicated to the worldwide sale, purchase and financing of turboprop aircraft and commercial jets.
Garuda Indonesia has confirmed an order with Airbus for the purchase of 14 A330-900neo, the new re-engined version of the best-selling A330 widebody airliner, to support the company’s growth and business expansion in the future. Garuda Indonesia plans to use the A330neo to develop its medium and long haul network, with the aircraft offering cutting
CFM International delivered the first two production engines (a shipset) for Airbus on April 2nd, two days ahead of schedule. This delivery paves the way for installation on the first customer aircraft and for entry into service by mid-year. The name of the initial LEAP/A320neo delivery customer will be disclosed at a later date. The
