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
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland announced that North Pole Investments of Panama has signed a contract for one AW139 intermediate twin-engine and one AW189 super medium helicopter. The aircraft will be delivered by early 2016 and operated by Helistar de Aviacion of Colombia for offshore transport missions in support of the oil and gas industry. This contract strengthens collaboration
Air Lease Corporation announced the delivery one Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft (MSN 30286) to Belavia (Belarus) on long term lease from ALC. The delivery of the aircraft, which was formerly on lease from ALC to Air Berlin, occurred on April 22nd, 2015.
AerCap announced its transactions during the first quarter 2015: the company signed lease agreements for 67 aircraft and delivered 32 aircraft under contracted lease agreements. AerCap purchased 17 new aircraft, including 2 Boeing 787-8s, 4 Boeing 787-9s, 6 Boeing 737-800s, 4 Airbus A321-200s and 1 Airbus A330-300 and executed sale and part-out transactions for 20
Air New Zealand has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for 13 firm A320neo family aircraft. The agreement also provides fleet management support services for up to 16 years. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2017 and continue through 2019. The PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) family of engines has completed more than 17,000 hours
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier of Bangladesh, has signed an agreement with Smart Aviation Company of Cairo, Egypt for the lease of two Q400 NextGen turboprops. While Biman’s main hub is located at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, it also operates flights from its secondary hubs at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong
Allegiant Travel Company has purchased three additional A320 aircraft. The aircraft were most recently operated by a carrier in Europe and are scheduled to enter the Allegiant operating fleet in 2015. “We are happy to announce another successful transaction to acquire three additional high quality, used A320 aircraft,” said Jude Bricker, Senior Vice President of
