Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the order of six A350-900s, with another six purchase options. The news was announced at the Singapore Airshow on February 17th. Philippine Airlines will configure its A350-900s with a premium three class layout and will operate the aircraft on non-stop flights from
Werner Aero Services has entered into an agreement with DAS (Dallas Aeronautical Services) to provide support for B737NG aircraft nacelles and flight controls. The partnership with DAS was strategically created to allow Werner Aero Services to better support airlines in the Americas using DAS’s repair and overhaul services. DAS operates two commercial repair facilities –
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Aerolease Aviation, an aircraft leasing company based in the United States, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for an order of ten firm MRJ90 aircraft with an option to an additional ten MRJ90 aircraft. Based on this LOI, both companies will move forward to conclude a definitive agreement in the
Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) with deliveries underway in the region. With a maximum range of 4,352 kilometers (2,850 nautical miles), the Latitude can easily fly non-stop from locations throughout Europe such as London to St. John’s or Lisbon to Moscow. It also recently
AviaAM Leasing, a Warsaw Stock Exchange listed global aviation holding company engaged in commercial aircraft acquisition, leasing and sales, announced the delivery of the third Airbus A319 aircraft to a Russian regional carrier Aurora Airlines. Prior to the delivery, the aircraft was fully refurbished and customized in accordance with new operator‘s requirements. The aircraft was
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) reported the delivery of two leased Airbus A320 aircraft to AtlasGlobal to expand the Turkish carrier’s fleet. AtlasGlobal operates scheduled and charter services from its base in Instanbul with a fleet of some 20 aircraft.
Embraer Commercial Aviation released its market forecast for Asia Pacific at the Singapore Airshow, which includes China. The Company believes that airlines will take delivery of 1,570 new jets in the 70 to 130-seat segment over the next 20 years (valued at US$75bn, at list prices), representing 25% of the worldwide demand for the segment,
ATR and the Singapore-based commercial aircraft lessor Avation announced an agreement for the purchase of five new ATR 72-600 aircraft. At list prices the acquisition is valued at about US$130m and brings to 35 the total number of firm ATR 72s ordered by Avation since their first ATR purchase in 2011. As of today, Avation
AerFin reported the delivery of one Airbus A340-300, MSN 142, from Cathay Pacific Airlines during February. MSN 142 is the fifth 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 will be disassembled for spare parts recovery, with serviceable inventory stored at
AWAS has delivered on lease one 737-800 passenger aircraft with Sriwijaya Air, a privately held scheduled service and charter airline serving Indonesia, Malaysia, China and the Philippines. This aircraft comes from AWAS’ existing portfolio.
