Air China has committed to purchase 60 737s, including Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX airplanes. The commitment when finalized will be valued at more than US$6bn at current list prices. The order will be posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once all contingencies are cleared.
Finnair has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Doric Asset Finance GmbH & Co. KG for the sale and leaseback of six ATR72 aircraft. The transaction is expected to be closed by the end of March 2015. The value of the transaction is approximately €75m. The aircraft included in the arrangement are currently operated
Embraer Executive Jets and NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company have signed an agreement to convert 10 Signature Series Phenom 300 purchase options into firm orders. At current list prices, this addition to the contract is worth US$89.55m, which will be included in the backlog of the fourth quarter of 2014. In October 2010, a purchase
On May 5th 2014, Finnair Aircraft Finance Oy, Finnair’s fleet management subsidiary, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the sale of three Embraer 170 aircraft to affiliates of Infinity Aviation Capital, a US-based aircraft leasing company. The transactions have now been finalised, and their total value was approximately US$40m. The sale of the three aircraft
Bombardier reported that the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft have received full type certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of Mexico, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). The aircraft have enhanced performance through an engine thrust increase with an improved Honeywell engine, offering superior takeoff field length performance over their predecessors. The new
Airbus Helicopters has completed official delivery of the first two Tiger helicopters in the new HAD-E version and the first NH90 GSPA tactical transport helicopter destined for the Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET). These three helicopters were assembled in the Spanish plant in Albacete, which successfully carried out the industrial phase, airworthiness certification and technical
Hawaiian Airlines announced a definitive purchase agreement with Airbus, finalizing the Memorandum of Understanding announced earlier this year to acquire six new A330-800neo aircraft starting in 2019. The agreement replaces Hawaiian’s previous order for six A350-800s. The transaction includes rights to purchase an additional six aircraft as part of the carrier’s path to growth and
SkyWorks Leasing has completed a lease extension of one B747-400 (s/n 24381) to United Airlines, on behalf of a U.S-based investor. In the preceding 12-month period, SkyWorks have also negotiated and arranged the following transactions on behalf of the same investor: long term lease extensions to United Airlines of one RR-powered B757-200 (s/n 27293) and
Etihad Airways, one of the world’s leading airlines, welcomed the first of its ten new Airbus A380 aircraft. Etihad Airways is the thirteenth airline to operate the A380, and the aircraft is the 150th A380 delivered by Airbus. The delivery is set to boost capacity on several of Etihad’s most in-demand routes, taking the airline
BOC Aviation has finalized an order for two additional 737-800s, valued at US$186m at current list prices. The order is a part of the Singapore-based leasing company’s effort to grow its portfolio of fuel-efficient airplanes. “Building on our order of 80 737 aircraft earlier this year, these two additional Next-Generation 737s enable us to respond
