Aircraft & Engines

Burnham Sterling Securities, an investment bank specializing in transportation asset finance, has acted as lead arranger and sole book runner in a privately placed transaction for Avianca (AVH), Latin America’s second largest airline, for eight aircraft, including six Airbus A320 family and two Boeing 787 aircraft. The transaction utilized the Enhanced Aviation Investment Vehicle (EAIV)

SkyQuest International, doing business as SkyQuest KODIAK Sales US, has sold one 2012 Quest KODIAK 100 aircraft to Grupo DMI of Guadalajara, Mexico. The aircraft (serial number 100-0076 and registration N76KQ) is powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 engine, and is fitted for passenger configuration.

Dassault Aviation presents its fleet of Falcon large cabin, long range business jets at India Aviation, India’s biggest civilian aviation exhibition. The fifth edition of this prestigious event, which opens opened on March 16th, at Hyderabad Begumpet Airport, features Dassault’s popular 4,000 nm/7,410 km range Falcon 2000LXS widebody twinjet. Dassault is the Indian market leader

Boeing delivered Nok Air’s 21st Next-Generation 737-800 during a ceremony at the Seattle Delivery Center. The celebration marked the third direct-purchased 737-800 to be delivered to Nok Air. Boeing Flight Services pilots flew Nok Air’s newest 737 to Bangkok and kicked off a flight training program with the airline to help strengthen the capabilities of

Air Europa leased its first 787 through an agreement with SMBC Aviation Capital. The delivery is also the first Dreamliner to SMBC Aviation Capital. The newest addition to Air Europa’s fleet will touch down in Madrid on March 16th following a nonstop 4,128 miles (6,643 kilometres) delivery flight from Boeing’s 787 assembly site in North

VAS Aero Services, a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services, has entered into an exclusive purchase agreement with LATAM Airlines Group, the leading airline group in Latin America, acquiring four Airbus A330 aircraft and fourteen spare Pratt & Whitney engines being retired from LATAM’s wide-body fleet. VAS will relocate the aircraft to its

Major assembly of the first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner is underway, the latest major milestone in the development of the newest member of the super-efficient 787 family. Boeing partner Kawasaki Heavy Industries began installing the circular frames into the midforward section of the fuselage on March 14th, a full two weeks ahead of schedule. As a

In the fiscal year of 2015, MTU Maintenance, the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) arm of MTU Aero Engines, strengthened its position as one of the world’s leading MRO providers. All in all, the company signed more than 250 new contracts. Numerous regular customers reaffirmed their confidence in its capabilities by renewing or extending their

AerFin reported the delivery of Airbus A340-300, MSN 147, from Cathay Pacific Airlines during March. MSN 147 is the sixth aircraft to be delivered to AerFin as part of the end-of-life solution for Cathay Pacific’s fleet of 11 A340-300 aircraft. This aircraft is available for immediate sale for continued operational service or disassembly for spare

India’s largest airline by passenger numbers, IndiGo has taken delivery of its first A320neo. The delivery makes IndiGo the first A320neo operator in India and in Asia. “The A320neo aircraft will enable us to continue to offer affordable air transportation and a new flying experience for our customers. The fuel efficient aircraft will be part of