Spanish carrier Binter, based in the Canary Islands, took delivery of the very first of its 12 ATR 72-600s ordered through two different contracts signed in 2014 and earlier this year. With the introduction of these new ATR ‘-600s series’ aircraft the airline will progressively upgrade its current fleet, consisting of 16 ATR 72-500s. Binter,
Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC) increased its portfolio with Wizz Air in Hungary to five aircraft adding another A320-200 aircraft on a long term lease to the leading low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe.
FLY Leasing has acquired a new Boeing 777-200LRF aircraft in a sale and leaseback transaction with a leading flag carrier on a 12-year lease. “The aircraft is on lease to a strong credit in a growing market, an airline with which FLY has had a successful multi-year relationship,” said Colm Barrington, CEO of FLY.
Air Lease Corporation delivered one new Boeing 737-800NG to China Airlines (Taiwan), the first of three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft deliveries on long-term lease from ALC’s order book with Boeing. The second 737-800 is scheduled to deliver in fall 2015, and the third in spring 2016.
Bombardier released that the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil, locally known as ANAC, has awarded type certification approval to Bombardier’s 86-seat Q400 aircraft for operation in the region. The Type Certificate was presented to Bombardier in a ceremony held at ANAC’s offices in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Wizz Air, the largest low cost carrier serving Eastern and Central Europe, has firmed-up a commitment signed in June at Le Bourget International Paris airshow for 110 A321neo aircraft. The agreement is the largest single order for the popular A321neo ever. The deal pushes firm NEO orders above 4,300 aircraft. This order includes the latest
Following in the footsteps of its smaller sister, the Trent XWB-97 is making great development strides, with 5 out of 8 development engines already run and the milestone of 1000 cycles, achieved. The next key marker is the Flying Test Bed (FTB) engine which has been built and delivered to Airbus in Toulouse. It is
SkyWest released that its wholly-owned subsidiary SkyWest Airlines, has entered into an amendment to an existing Capacity Purchase Agreement with United Airlines, to operate an additional 18 new Embraer E175 dual-class regional jet aircraft. The cabin will be a dual-class configuration of 76 seats and will be equipped with Wi-Fi. Under the agreement, it is
Bombardier announced that its all-new CS100 aircraft has successfully completed all noise performance testing and preliminary data confirms it is the quietest in-production commercial jet in its class. The aircraft’s noise performance and its outstanding short-field capability make it ideal for city centre operations. The first production CS100 aircraft will soon commence function and reliability
Rolls-Royce has been selected by Airbus to provide Trent 700 engines and long-term TotalCare engine service support, worth US$700m for five new Beluga XL air transporter aircraft. The aircraft will replace the current Airbus Beluga fleet. The Beluga XL, based on the A330 design, was launched in November 2014 to address the A350 XWB ramp
