Horizon Air took delivery of the airline’s 51st Q400 turboprop airliner. The aircraft, which is a NextGen model, is the last of three ordered by Horizon Air in June last year, solidifying the airline’s position as the world’s largest operator of Q400 aircraft. Established in 1981, Horizon Air was acquired in 1986 by Alaska Air
On behalf of Sverigeflyg Leasing AB of Sweden, Skyworld Aviation has arranged the sale of three Saab 340B aircraft to NextJet, also of Sweden. Serial numbers 176 (SE-KXI), 215 (SE-LJS) and 221 (SE-LJT) have been on lease to NextJet since 2010 and the sale contract was concluded at the end of last year. Skyworld Aviation
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group (AIG), completed a total of 281 lease transactions in 2013 including both extensions and new leases of aircraft from ILFC’s portfolio. Furthermore, during 2013, the company ordered 165 new aircraft, purchased 38 aircraft (including the aircraft delivered on sale-leaseback agreements), sold 40
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) reported the delivery of two new leased Embraer E190 aircraft to Air Costa, a new Indian airline focused on regional operations. Air Costa is promoted by the LEPL Group – a major urban infrastructure player in India. Air Costa started operations in October 2013 and currently flies to six
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced an order for 40 737s. The order, with a list-price value of approximately $3.9bn, consists of 20 737 MAX 8s and 20 Next-Generation 737-800s. The follow-on order increases the GECAS order book for the 737 MAX to 95 airplanes and the 737NG to 387 airplanes.
Bombardier Aerospace released that it delivered 238 aircraft during 2013 (180 business jets, compared to 179 in 2012 and 55 commercial aircraft, compared to 50 for the previous calendar year). The company also received orders for 388 aircraft, net of cancellations, compared to 481 orders, net of cancellations, for the previous year. Bombardier delivered 180
The Bolivian Air Force (FAB) has selected the latest high-power version of the Super Puma to fight drug trafficking and perform public-security and disaster-relief missions throughout the country. The contract includes a logistics package that will support fleet sustainability in the coming years. The first two helicopters will be delivered this year and the remaining
The fourth SSJ100 operated by Mexican airline Interjet has entered into service, joining the fleet of three aircraft already in service. On January 15th the aircraft (MNS 95036) completed its first commercial flight (N. 3150) from Mexico City airport to Torreon, confirming its exceptional performance.
Dammam-based Al Qahtani Aviation Company has signed a firm purchase agreement for 16 CS300 aircraft with options for an additional 10 CS300 jetliners. The aircraft will be operated by SaudiGulf Airlines, a newly launched national carrier from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Al Qahtani Aviation Company and SaudiGulf Airlines are both owned by Saudi Abdel
Bombardier Aerospace confirmed that the CSeries aircraft program is making solid progress and initial performance results are in line with the company’s expectations. However, based on the thorough review of the CSeries program after the first flight of the CS100 on September 16, 2013, the flight test phase will require more time than originally anticipated
