Air Lease Corporation (AL) announced long term lease agreements with Korean Air for two new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery in November 2014 and May 2015.
MTU Aero Engines is adding a new chapter to the success story of the turbine center frame for the GEnx engine: In the past four years, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer has moved from one milestone to the next in quick succession, and has now shipped the 200th module. “We’ve accomplished this milestone in record time,”
The holiday charter company Small Planet Airlines is replacing its old Boeing 737-300s with newer Airbus A320 aircraft. Small Planet Airlines redelivered two old Boeing 737-300 aircraft to the leasing company at the end of last year and will return the remaining two after this summer season. From then on, the company will operate an
NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company and a leader in private aviation, took delivery of its first NetJets Signature Series Phenom 300 aircraft – the first light cabin NetJets Signature Series aircraft, to enter the marketplace. NetJets formally accepted the aircraft at a special delivery ceremony at Embraer Executive Jets’ Customer and Delivery Center in Melbourne,
Lease Corporation International’s (LCI) helicopter division took off with its first delivery of a new AW139 helicopter to Bond Offshore Helicopters (Bond) in Aberdeen, Scotland. The delivery follows the agreement of a long term lease between LCI and Bond’s parent company Avincis Group – a leading global provider of mission critical services. The 15-seat, twin-engined
United Airlines announced an agreement to add 30 Embraer 175 regional jets to the United Express fleet. Under an agreement with Embraer, United will purchase the aircraft with deliveries in 2014 and 2015. These aircraft will be operated by a United Express partner to be announced later. The Embraer 175 is the first 76-seat regional
AJW Capital Partners, part of the AJW Group of companies, has entered into a purchase agreement for an A340-600 MSN 779 aircraft. The VVIP aircraft will enter service for an undisclosed Head of State. AJW Capital is the AJW Group’s principal investing division and is responsible for the purchase, sale and lease of large aviation-related
Macquarie AirFinance, a global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland, has completed deliveries of three Boeing 737-800W aircraft to Mexico City-based operator AeroMexico, Israeli flag carrier EL AL and Czech Republic-based operator Travel Service. All three aircraft were purchased by Macquarie AirFinance from Tyrolean Airways, without leases in place at the time of agreement,
CIT Aerospace, a global leader in aircraft finance, released that it delivered nine aircraft and signed 28 lease agreements in the first quarter of 2013. The deliveries include new and used aircraft, as well as lease extensions of its existing fleet, while the lease agreements include current and future leases of commercial aircraft. In addition,
Turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR released that the newest ATR ‘-600 series’ aircraft have just received their certification from the FAA, the American Federal Aviation Administration. This certification, for both the ATR 42-600 and the ATR 72-600, will enable the entry into service of these new aircraft in countries requiring FAA rather than EASA (European Aviation
