Boeing and Ryanair have announced an order for three Next-Generation 737-800s. The order, previously unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is valued at US$280m at current list prices. With this order the Irish low-cost carrier now has unfilled orders for 174 Next-Generation 737-800s and 100 737 MAX 200s.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) signed a contract to lease three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to new customer Air India Express. Deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled for 2016 and are part of GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing. Air India Express is the low-cost subsidiary of Air India and operates a fleet of 17
LCI Helicopters has entered into an agreement with SQN Capital Management, an independent asset manager headquartered in New York City, to manage a fleet of seven recently acquired helicopters. LCI Helicopters, the helicopter leasing arm of the Libra Group, will offer a range of services to SQN including asset management, insurance, rent collection, maintenance oversight,
Boeing and Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West signed an order for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes valued at more than US$1.1bn at current list prices. Silk Way West is an enterprise of the Silk Way Group, which includes 23 companies working in the aviation industry and related services. The airline currently operates seven Boeing airplanes, including two
Another major milestone in Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft program was reached with the maiden flight of the CS300 airliner. The technologically advanced CSeries aircraft will provide operators with an all-new family of single-aisle mainline jets specifically designed for the 100- to 149-seat market segment. The CS300 airliner departed Montréal–Mirabel International Airport at 11:00 EST and returned
Air Tahiti Nui signed a commitment to purchase two 787-9 Dreamliners. The order is valued at US$514m at current list prices. Air Tahiti Nui, the flag-carrier for French Polynesia, has headquarters in Papeete and operates from Faa’a International Airport on the island of Tahiti.
Argentina’s flagship carrier, Aerolineas Argentinas, has taken delivery of their first new, directly purchased Airbus A330-200 aircraft as a part of the carrier’s fleet renewal strategy. The aircraft, equipped with GE engines, joins the airline’s existing fleet of 11 Airbus widebody aircraft, comprising four A330-200s and seven A340s. Aerolineas Argentinas will deploy its new A330
SuperJet International – joint venture between Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and Sukhoi Holding – announced that the Mexican airline Interjet confirmed the option for additional 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. In 2011 Interjet originally ordered 15 SSJ100 and 5 options. The 5 options became firm in July 2012 at Farnborough Air Show. In November 2012, during ALTA
Antwerp-based regional carrier VLM Airlines, which last month launched several new scheduled routes with its Fokker 50 fleet, has announced that the Sukhoi Superjet 100 LR (SSJ100 LR) regional aircraft is to enter service with the airline in Q3 2016. Delivery of the aircraft to VLM is being postponed from April 2015 to enable the
Nordic Aviation Capital confirmed that it has delivered one ATR 72-500, MSN 874, on lease to Passaredo, an airline based in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Passaredo operates regional services in Brazil, with its main base at Dr. Leite Lopes Airport, Ribeirão Preto. Passaredo is a new customer for NAC.
