Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of an Embraer ERJ-145LU on behalf of Luxair. The aircraft, serial number 145135, was sold to Regourd Aviation. This is the third ERJ-145LU that Airstream has successfully remarketed on behalf of Luxair and the tenth Embraer regional jet that Airstream had sold or leased in 2015.
The Jota Group has purchased a BAE Systems’ Avro RJ85 regional jet from Falko, an ex SN Brussels Airlines aircraft, to add to Jota Aviation’s current BAe 146-200 and King Air turboprop fleet. The aircraft was delivered on Friday, 8th January. Now plans are underway to employ an additional 12 to 15 flight crew, pilots
Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of three ATR72-500 aircraft to Novoair, Bangladesh. The aircraft were previously owned and operated by BQB Líneas Aéreas, Uruguay. The first aircraft has now completed its delivery flight having been repainted by Airbourne Colours at East Midlands Airport in the UK. The three aircraft will join Novoair’s existing
Boeing and Air China announced an order for six additional 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners. The order is valued at more than US$2bn at current list prices and bolsters Air China’s long-haul widebody fleet as it looks to expand its international network. With this new order, Air China will increase its unfilled airplane orders with Boeing
Lufthansa Technik’s Completion Center has finished the VVIP cabin conversion of the second Boeing 747-8 in Hamburg. The aircraft has now been delivered to an undisclosed customer. Another aircraft of this type is currently undergoing completion. Lufthansa Technik AG has at times equipped three 747-8 in parallel.
BOC Aviation placed an order for 30 Airbus A320 family aircraft at the end of December 2015 as it continues to build on its existing order book to fulfill customer demand. This latest order comprises 18 A320 NEO family and 12 A320 CEO family aircraft. “This order underscores our continued confidence in the reliability and
Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, announced extended coverage from its UK facility for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW300 turbofan engine. Vector Aerospace’s Fleetlands site in Gosport has been a Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF) for the PW307A (Dassault Falcon 7X), PW308A (Hawker 4000) and PW308C (Dassault Falcon
China Express Airlines (China Express) has placed a firm order for 10 CRJ900 regional jets, raising its total orders for this model of aircraft to 38. With this transaction, China Express has exercised eight previously acquired options for CRJ900 aircraft. To date, 20 of the CRJ900 aircraft ordered by China Express have been delivered. Based
SAS has secured a Pre-Delivery Payment Financing Facility (PDP Facility) with DVB Bank covering a portion of the pre-delivery payments that SAS is making for five Airbus A320neo under the aircraft order with Airbus. The PDP Facility is structured as a revolving credit facility under which SAS may draw up to US$46m. Through this agreement,
Air Lease Corporation has sold 25 ATR aircraft in its fleet to Nordic Aviation Capital A/S. These ATR aircraft have served ALC well in meeting the demand from airline customers operating shorter sector lengths. As the business has matured, ALC has focused more on its mainline jet aircraft operations with these turboprop aircraft now accounting
