Allegiant Travel Company, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is continuing to grow its Airbus fleet with a firm order for one A320 aircraft. This marks the airline’s 50th commitment to an Airbus A320 Family member, and the first time they have purchased an aircraft directly from Airbus. Airbus’ Asset Management team structured the deal, which
Avolon Capital Partners, Avolon’s joint-venture aircraft leasing business with Wells Fargo, has acquired an Airbus A321-200 aircraft on lease to Vueling Airlines. This is the eighth aircraft to deliver to Avolon Capital Partners.
Nok Air took delivery of the airline’s first direct-purchased Next-Generation 737-800. The delivery marks the first of seven Next-Generation 737-800s the airline has on order with Boeing. Based in Bangkok, Thailand, Nok Air is a low-cost carrier that operates an all-Boeing fleet of Next-Generation 737-800s.The airline currently operates 18 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes on lease and
GECAS’ Regional Aircraft Group completed delivery of three leased Embraer E195 aircraft to BoraJet Airlines. BoraJet is a privately owned regional carrier based in Istanbul. It currently operates a fleet of 14 aircraft to 19 destinations in Turkey and surrounding areas.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) announced the following leasing transactions as part of its effort to expand its aircraft leasing portfolio. DAE placed six new ATR 72-600s on long-term lease to Azul Brazilian Airlines for delivery in 2015. Four new ATR 72-600s on long-term lease to Airlines PNG, based in Papua New Guinea. These aircraft are
Boeing and Sriwijaya Air celebrated the delivery of two new Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplanes. This is the first all-new airplane delivery for Sriwijaya Air, Indonesia’s third largest carrier. The Jakarta-based airline operates an all-Boeing fleet of 737 airplanes and offers flights to various Indonesian destinations and a select few international cities. The new 737-900ERs
Qantas chose the GEnx-1B engine to power its recently ordered eight Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. This engine order is valued at more than US$400m list price. Deliveries will begin in 2017.
Bombardier reported that its all-new CS100 has performed over 80% of the required certification tests with more than 2,250 flight test hours to date. The C Series aircraft is currently undergoing noise performance testing and is expected to meet those targets, making it the quietest commercial jet in production. Bombardier also confirmed that one of
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, delivered a leased Boeing 767-300ER aircraft to Icelandair. Icelandair currently operates a fleet of 24 passenger aircraft from its Iceland hub to connect 26 cities in Europe with 14 cities in North America.
Allegiant announced an agreement to purchase its 50th Airbus aircraft, an A320, from Airbus Financial Services. The purchase marks an important milestone for the company in its long-term transition to an Airbus fleet. By the end of 2015, the company’s in service Airbus fleet will number 25, consisting of 15 A320s and 10 A319s. The
