GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) will lease 12 Boeing 737-500s to Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air. The first aircraft went into service on May 16th, with the remaining scheduled for delivery through January 2013. The 12 aircraft, with blended winglets for improved fuel savings, are coming off long-term lease with Continental Airlines, now merged with United
Republic Airways Holdings released that its Republic Airlines subsidiary has reached a tentative agreement to operate 32 Bombardier Q400 aircraft under the United Express brand. The Capacity Purchase Agreement is expected to become effective in the third quarter of 2012 and continue for approximately eight years. The tentative agreement includes 28 aircraft currently in operation
Nextant Aerospace has delivered its 10th production unit of the 400XT, the only FAA-certified remanufactured business jet. The “N” registered aircraft was delivered to a private client that will operate the plane in a traditional corporate flight department environment. Nextant reached this production milestone just seven months after gaining FAA certification, and is on schedule
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) delivered a new Airbus A330-300 aircraft to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus and will be used to modernize the airline’s fleet.
GE Aviation has finalized the architectural design of its Passport engine for the Bombardier Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft. The “Tollgate 6″ review, part of GE’s New Product Introduction process, was held on April 27. With the design frozen, GE now begins the detailed design phase. Component fabrication will begin soon, leading to the
The first A380 for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) returned to Toulouse on May 9th, following completion of interior furnishing and cabin system tests in Hamburg. The aircraft is now stationed at the Airbus flight line for final system checks prior to the start of the customer acceptance process and delivery at the end of the month.
Cabot Aviation announced the sale of two A319s on behalf of Cyprus Airways. The two aircraft were sold to GECAS Asset Management Services Inc. on May 4th 2012. The aircraft were MSNs 1729 and 1768 which were manufactured in 2002 and operated since new by Cyprus Airways. Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive remarketing agent
Kazakhstan has signed a letter of intent to acquire 20 Eurocopter EC725 helicopters, marking a major new commitment for this medium-lift rotorcraft. These aircraft, which will be assembled in Kazakhstan, will be used by the country’s Ministry of Defense in a full range of mission applications. The agreement was formalized at this month’s KADEX-2012 military
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) completed a total of 65 lease transactions and took delivery of ten new Boeing 737-800s during the first quarter of 2012. These transactions include extensions and placements from ILFC’s existing fleet, which today includes nearly 200 customers in more than 80 countries.
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the first run of an upgraded version of the Trent 1000 that will be the launch engine for the latest member of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner family, the 787-9. The Trent 1000 Package C programme will provide 74,000lb thrust for the 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, which is due to enter service with
