Cathay Pacific Airways took delivery of the airline’s 50th 777-300ER (Extended Range). With this delivery, Cathay Pacific will have 67 777s in operation, which also includes 12 777-300s and five 777-200s. Cathay Pacific is slated to receive three more 777-300ERs this year and is one of the launch customers for the 777X with 21 777-9X
Boeing and Air Tahiti Nui have finalized an order for two 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at US$514m at current list prices. The flag carrier for French Polynesia, a new 787 customer, has also leased two additional 787-9s through the Air Lease Corporation, based in Los Angeles, Calif. Air Tahiti Nui, headquartered in Papeete on the Island
Avolon delivered one Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Malaysia Airlines. This delivery is the first of a three aircraft sale and leaseback transaction with Malaysia Airlines.
In December 1985, two Chinese airlines, Air China Southwest and China Eastern Yunnan, took delivery of their first Boeing 737s. These airplanes were powered by CFM International’s CFM56-3 engines. CFM was a very young company and these were some of its first orders. Since then, Greater China has become one of the largest and most
Construction of the new Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) in Singapore is now underway, following the completion of initial ground-breaking works. Due to open in the first quarter of 2016, the new facility will offer type rating and recurrent training courses for all in-production Airbus types. AATC is a joint venture between Airbus (55%) and
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, delivered one Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Aeroflot, which will be operated by their subsidiary Pobeda. This latest delivery is Avolon’s sixth aircraft on lease to Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of a new leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft to VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A. as part of a four-aircraft purchase-and-leaseback transaction. The three remaining aircraft in the deal are scheduled for delivery later in 2015, 2016 and 2017. VRG Linhas Aéreas, the parent company of Gol, is the second largest
Aerolíneas Ejecutivas (ALE) introduced its new fleet of 6 Learjet 75 business aircraft with Canadian aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier. The event took place at ALE’s hangar and facilities at the Toluca International Airport. The aircraft are currently available for charter and will be operated through ALE’s MexJet fleet. With the addition of the Learjet 75 aircraft,
SkyQuest International has arranged the successful sale of one Embraer EMB-120ER aircraft on behalf of JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. of Columbus, Ohio, US. The aircraft has been sold to Universal Turbine Parts, of Prattvile, Alabama, US. The 1999 aircraft, Serial Number 120301, is powered by Pratt & Whitney PW118 engines, and was delivered in
The passenger aircraft fleet serving the Australia South Pacific region will grow from some 700 aircraft today to over 1,200 by 2033, with a doubling in the number of widebody aircraft. With aviation growth comparable with other mature markets such as North America and Europe, the region has the world’s highest propensity to travel per
