The last of four aircraft was delivered to new Hong-Kong based lessor China World Aviation Leasing (CWAL) in the second week of July 2012. Avinco negotiated and arranged the purchase from GECAS of the four Airbus narrowbodies on behalf of CWAL. The aircraft are on long term leases to Air China (2xA320’s MSNs 3215 and
Following the purchase of an EC225 last December after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Tokyo Fire Department signed a contract for another EC225 in July, to add on to its Eurocopter fleet of fire-fighting helicopters. The 11-ton rotary-wing aircraft from Eurocopter’s Super Puma family will be configured to handle fire-fighting, emergency medical services as
Linfox has signed a contract for three AW169 helicopters in full VIP configuration. The aircraft will be used to perform corporate transport missions in the Melbourne area of Australia. This order marks the entrance of the AW169 into the Australian corporate/VIP transport market and continues the growing success of the all new AW169 helicopter in
The Italian Police has placed an order for two AW139 intermediate twin helicopters. The contract is partially funded by the UE FRONTEX programme aimed at supporting coordination and development of the European Union’s border management. Also included in the contract is a comprehensive support and training package for crews and maintenance personnel plus options for
Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP), an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, announced the lease of two Airbus A330-200 aircraft to Monarch Airlines, one of the United Kingdom’s largest privately-owned airlines. The leases were concluded last quarter. Monarch Airlines operates a fleet of 32 aircrafts from bases in the UK throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.
Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Chorus Aviation, the parent company of Jazz Aviation, has placed a firm order for six Q400 NextGen airliners. The transaction involves the conversion to firm orders of six of the 15 options taken by Jazz with its original order for 15 Q400 NextGen airliners, announced on April 30, 2010. Jazz will operate
UTair, one of Russia’s leading carriers, has signed a firm contract with Airbus for 20 A321 aircraft. This is the largest order for the type received from a carrier in the region and the first time that UTair has ordered Airbus aircraft. UTair’s A321s will feature a spacious single-class cabin layout seating 220 passengers. The
Synergy Aerospace signed a firm order for nine Airbus A330 Family aircraft, including six A330-200 passenger and three A330-200 Freighter aircraft. Synergy Aerospace selected Rolls Royce to provide Trent 700 engines and TotalCare long-term engine service support for the new aircraft.
Avolon, the international leasing company headquartered in Ireland, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 15 A320neo aircraft at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow. Avolon becomes a new customer for the A320neo, underlining the strong success of this latest generation aircraft with leasing companies. Avolon will make its engine selection later. This commitment follows a
Boeing reported an order from United Continental Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiary, United Air Lines, for 100 advanced LEAP-1B-powered Boeing 737MAX airplanes and an additional 50 CFM56-7B-powered Boeing Next Generation 737-900ERs. United is the latest carrier to choose the newest member of the 737 family, which now eclipsed 10,000 orders overall. United is the
