Doric’s aviation portfolio reached 33 aircraft last on October 12th, after the addition of its 16th A380 under management. The superjumbo with the manufacturer’s serial number (MSN) 107 was acquired by Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha Limited (Doric Alpha), a wholly owned subsidiary of Doric Nimrod Air Two Limited (an LSE listed aircraft investment company).
GE Capital Aviation Services announced delivery of two new Boeing 737-800s to China Eastern Airlines. Deliveries were completed in July and September and were part of GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing.
Embraer reached a significant milestone, with the delivery of its 900th E-Jet, an EMBRAER 190, to Kenya Airways in a ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. “The delivery of the 900th E-Jet is a great achievement for Embraer, and we are very pleased to deliver this aircraft to Kenya
At ITP headquarters (Zamudio, Bizkaia), ITP and Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines, signed a collaboration agreement for manufacturing, engineering and maintenance work for the PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine. This will mean estimated sales of more than €2.5m over the life of the program. As put forward in their strategic plan 2011-2015, ITP has entered
In the third quarter of 2012 (3Q12), Embraer delivered 27 jets to the commercial aviation market and 13 to executive aviation. Total deliveries at the end of September total of 83 commercial and 46 executive jets, seven more than for the same period of 2011.
Macquarie AirFinance, a global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland, announced that it has delivered an Airbus A319-100 on lease to the newly established national airline of the Ivory Coast, Air Côte d’Ivoire. The aircraft, a CFM56-5B5/P-powered, 2004-model, MSN 2213, configured in 12 Business and 96 Economy seats, will be based in Abidjan, and
Alaska Airlines placed the largest order in its history, announcing the purchase of CFM engines to power 50 new Boeing 737 aircraft. The announcement includes firm orders for 13 Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ER airplanes powered by CFM56-7B engines, in addition to 20 737 MAX 8 and 17 737 MAX 9 airplanespowered by the advanced LEAP-1B engines.
Turkish Airlines has placed an order for 15 A330-300s, their seventh order for the A330 family of aircraft and their twentieth Airbus order overall. The aircraft will be operated on medium and long haul routes from the Turkish Airlines hub in Istanbul. Turkish Airlines placed their first order with Airbus in 1984, and now operate
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that ITC-Aerospace of Japan has placed an order for two AW169 light intermediate helicopters. The aircraft will be leased to private operators. The contract was signed during a ceremony held at Japan Aerospace 2012 in Nagoya. This contract marks the entrance of the AW169 helicopter into the Japanese market. ITC-Aerospace
Dublin-based global aircraft lessor, AWAS, has delivered the first of two new Airbus A320 aircraft to Philippine Airlines (PAL). The new A320s will support the airline’s ongoing fleet modernization program in response to regional demand and expansion opportunities.
