AeroMexico Connect has taken delivery of the first of three EMB 170 aircraft on lease from Republic Airways in a deal arranged by Skyworld Aviation. Serial number 17000019 (now XA-ACP) arrived with its new operator on 19th June and the second aircraft, serial number 17000042, will follow during the next week. The remaining aircraft, serial
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of a leased Boeing 737-300SF freighter to a new customer, Northern Air Cargo. Privately held Northern Air Cargo, based in Anchorage, Alaska, operates scheduled freight service to destinations in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest as well as charter freight service to other locations throughout North America. The carrier
Avinco, a leading provider of large commercial aircraft remarketing, sourcing and investment management services, arranged the sale of two leased E190s to Avolon on behalf of JetBlue. Both aircraft are on long term lease to Azul, Avinco acted as remarketing agent for JetBlue. The Irish lessor took delivery of the two 2008 vintage aircraft (MSNs
FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, has sold one Boeing 737-700 and two Airbus A320-200s from its portfolio. The B737-700 was manufactured in 2001 while the A320s were both manufactured in 1995. “These dispositions are in line with our strategy of selling older aircraft and reinvesting in younger models to maintain
THAI Smile, the new light premium regional sub-brand of Thai Airways International (THAI), has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, in Hamburg, Germany on Friday 28th June. The delivery sees the THAI group become a new operator of the A320 Family, which joins an existing fleet of widebody Airbus aircraft flying with
AWAS has delivered the second of two planned Boeing 737-700 passenger aircraft to Enerjet, a passenger charter operator in Canada. The aircraft come from AWAS’ current fleet portfolio. “Enerjet is a growing and important player in the Canadian charter market, and we are proud to add them as a new customer,” said Ray Sisson, President
The German Federal Police formally accepted its remaining two EC155 B1 helicopters from Eurocopter to complete an extensive fleet upgrade program involving 20 of these versatile, multi-role, twin-engine rotary-wing aircraft. A ceremony at Blumberg, Brandenburg marked the service entry of the 19th and 20th EC155 B1s, joining others that are deployed at German Federal Police
GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine has received type certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation agency (ANAC) and the Argentine aviation authority (Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil). These certifications follow type certifications for the H80 engine from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. GE Aviation Czech will manufactured the H80
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) announced it will lease 10 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to China Southern Airlines as part of the airline’s fleet renewal program. The 10 aircraft come from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing and are scheduled for delivery in 2014.
Philip Morris Capital Corporation, Stamford, CT, (PMCC) has sold six B757-200 aircraft. SkyWorks Leasing, LLC advised PMCC and arranged the sale. SkyWorks Leasing LLC is a leading independent aircraft remarketing firm and provides turn-key third party portfolio asset management, remarketing and technical advisory services for owners and operators of commercial aircraft. SkyWorks professionals manage a
