Airstream International Group has arranged the dry lease of a second ATR72-500, MSN585 (PK-KSD), to Kalstar Aviation of Indonesia. MSN585 was previously owned and operated by Air Dolomiti before being purchased by the lessor as part of a three aircraft package. The aircraft will enter service in the coming days on internal routes based on
Following the acquisition of MSN 157 in early September, Amedeo announced the addition of a second A380 to its owned aircraft portfolio. The aircraft bearing Manufacturer’s Serial Number (MSN) 164 was delivered yesterday at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Hamburg and was placed on a 12-year operating lease with Emirates. The financing arrangements followed a
VietJetAir’s first A320 on order from Airbus has reached a new production milestone, with the aircraft having successfully performed its first flight in Toulouse, France. Appearing in its colourful livery, the aircraft now enters the final acceptance phase prior to delivery to VietJetAir by the end of 2014. This A320 is the first of up
International Airlines Group selected CF6-80E1 engines to power eight new A330s for Iberia. This selection doubles Iberia’s CF6-80E1-powered A330 fleet to a total of 16 aircraft. The list price for the firm engine order on the eight new aircraft is valued at more than $275m. GE’s CF6 engines have been among the most utilized and
Boeing and Monarch Airlines finalized an order for 30 737 MAX 8s worth more than $3.2bn at current list prices. The order, originally announced at the Farnborough International Airshow in July when Monarch selected Boeing as its preferred bidder for fleet replacement, includes options for 15 additional 737 MAX 8s and marks the beginning of
SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, has taken delivery of its first A330-300 becoming a new operator for the type. The wide-body aircraft arrived at Colombo International Airport, having flown from Toulouse, France, and joins the airlines’ existing fleet of A320, A321, A330-200 and A340-300 aircraft. SriLankan will take delivery of a further
Emirates Airline took delivery of the airline’s 100th 777-300ER (Extended Range), marking another milestone in a partnership that began over two decades ago when the Dubai-based airline ordered its first Boeing 777. With this delivery, Emirates will have 142 777s in operation and is the only airline in the world to operate all the 777
MTU Maintenance, one of the leading engine maintenance providers, is celebrating 25 years of engine MRO on IAE’s V2500, the world’s bestselling engine powering the A320 aircraft family. MTU Maintenance’s parent company MTU Aero Engines is part of IAE with a 16% share. It has developed and manufactures various parts of the low pressure turbine.
Belgian operator VLM Airlines and Moscow-based aircraft lessor Ilyushin Finance (IFC) have signed a Letter of Intent that will see the airline become the first European operator of the long-range Sukhoi Superjet 100 LR (SSJ100 LR) regional aircraft. VLM Airlines has selected the SSJ100 LR to spearhead the company’s launch of regional scheduled services in
Scandinavian flag-carrier SAS completed a sale and lease back transaction for one 2002 vintage A330-300 aircraft (s/n497) operated by SAS since new, with Florida-based Aviator Capital. In Q1 2015 the aircraft will undergo a front-to-back cabin modification at SR Technics as part of SAS’ make-over of its entire A330/340 wide body fleet. This is the
