Avtrade continues its aircraft acquisition programme with the purchase of ex Flynas Embraer E190LR aircraft (MSN 19000232). Purchased from the lessor; a serviceable aircraft, manufactured in December 2008 with just over 11,000 flight hours, the deal is for the complete airframe minus core engines. This acquisition follows the recent purchase of ex Virgin Nigeria Embraer
Independent aircraft remarketing company Airstream International Group has so far concluded the sale of nine Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets in 2015. The most recent sale has been two LU variants sold on behalf of Luxair to an operator in Southern Africa. Earlier in the year the company completed the sale of an LR variant to
Munich based operator, MHS Aviation has taken delivery of it’s first Gulfstream G650, this also marks the debut of the aircraft in Germany. The G650 is the ultimate long-range business jet and flies up to 7,000 nm (12960 km) nonstop with 8 passengers. The aircraft gives MHS Aviation the capacity to conduct nonstop, fast flights
BOC Aviation has selected GE Aviation’s CF6 engines to power two new Airbus A330-300 aircraft, to be delivered in 2017. The two aircraft have been placed on long-term lease with EVA Airways Corporation.
AerCap has signed an agreement with Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, for the lease of three Airbus A321neo and one A320neo aircraft. The aircraft will be operated on the airline’s domestic and international route networks.
AerFin (UK) announces the acquisition of Airbus A320-214 MSN 925 from Intertrade – a Rockwell Collins company and delivery of the fourth Airbus A340-300 MSN 136 from Cathay Pacific Airways during September. Both aircraft will be disassembled for spare parts recovery, with serviceable inventory stored at AerFin’s 24/7 distribution facility, located at London Gatwick Airport
SAS begins collaboration with Cityjet on regional jet services. As part of this collaboration, Cityjet is also acquiring 100% of the shares in SAS subsidiary Blue1. SAS’s strategy is to offer frequent travelers a broad network with frequent flights to, from and within Scandinavia. To adapt the size of the production to traffic flows SAS
Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine was cited as an Aviation Climate Solution by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) at the Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The GTF’s engine technology reduces commercial aircraft fuel burn and carbon dioxide emissions by more than 16%, reduces regulated emissions by more than 50%
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that Okinawa-based Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC) is the unidentified airline that had signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 turboprop airliners previously announced in July 2014. RAC, which is a part of the Japan Airlines Group, is also the launch customer of the Q400 cargo-combi variant announced at the Farnborough
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Malindo Airways for six new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Four of the aircraft have delivered to Malindo Air. The remaining two are scheduled for delivery in October. Malindo Air, headquartered in Malaysia, currently operates a fleet of
