Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has delivered the 50th B737-400SF 11 pallet position freighter conversion. The aircraft built in 1992 (MSN 26437) is a high gross weight B737-400 and was delivered to Ypsilanti, Michigan based Kalitta Charters. This represents an important milestone in AEI’s freighter conversion history. Orders continue to remain strong as AEI has another 15
On behalf of a U.S. based investor, SkyWorks Leasing has arranged the sale of two B737-800 aircraft (s/n 28770 and 28771) to Florida-based Aviator Capital. The aircraft are on lease to United Airlines until 2018. SkyWorks Leasing LLC is a leading independent aircraft remarketing firm and provides turn-key third party portfolio asset management, remarketing and
GMT Global Republic Aviation (GMT Global) has completed the acquisition of three 2008-build Embraer E190-100IGW aircraft, all on long-term lease to Aerolitoral S.A. de C.V., operating as Aeromexico Connect.
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, issues an update for the first quarter of 2015 (‘Q1’). Avolon agreed sale and leaseback transactions for 19 new aircraft in the first quarter, adding a further US$841m of commitments to Avolon’s pipeline. At the end of the first quarter, Avolon had a delivered (owned and managed) fleet of
AeroVision International (Muskegon, Michigan) reported the acquisition of an additional 6 ERJ-145 / 50-seat aircraft. The aircraft will be added to the existing 36 ERJ-145 LR aircraft AeroVision has previously acquired and will be either returned to service via outright sale / lease or “reduced to spares” as part of AeroVision’s ongoing support of the
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has redelivered its latest 737-300F (MSN28158) to Beijing-based China Postal Airlines EMS (CPA), the fourth passenger-to-freighter conversion under the current five-aircraft agreement. All four PEMCO freighter conversions to date have been performed at STAECO’s Jinan Shandong China facility. PEMCO and STAECO have partnered on approximately 50 Boeing 737-300 and 737-400
Delta TechOps, has expanded its relationship with Sun Country Airlines of St. Paul, Minn. Under a new agreement, Delta TechOps will extend its auxiliary power unit (APU) partnership with Sun Country for an additional five-year term. As Sun Country Airlines’ exclusive APU partner, Delta TechOps will provide maintenance on the GTCP 131-9B APUs for Sun
The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 joined Red Wings Airlines’ fleet. The aircraft SSJ100 with tail number RA-89001 flew from the delivery centre of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company to Moscow Domodedovo Airport. Currently, the airline is successfully operating two SSJ100 aircraft on the flights from Moscow to the Russian cities Makhachkala, Grozny, Ufa, Nalchik and Ulianovsk
Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower engine family has completed more than 16,000 hours and 31,000 cycles of full engine testing, including 3,500 hours of flight time. The data includes flight testing information from eight aircraft with PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. The PW1100G-JM engine is the only engine flying on the Airbus A320neo aircraft, with two
Air Algerie took delivery of the first of three Airbus A330-200 aircraft powered by CF6-80E1 engines. The engine order is valued at more than US$100m list price. GE and Air Algerie have worked together for more than 25 years and developed a strong relationship. Nearly 70% of the Air Algerie fleet is powered by GE
