Aircraft & Engines

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,

Wizz Air Hungary, the low cost – low fare airline, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices. The carrier becomes one of the first Eastern European Airlines to do so, following the delivery in March of the first A320 with Sharklets to Wizz Air Ukraine. Wizz

Nepal’s national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy two Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices. Sharklets deliver up to 4% savings in fuel consumption making the aircraft a cornerstone of NAC’s fleet modernisation. The A320 was chosen for its unbeatable economics,

China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) with Airbus for the purchase of 60 Airbus aircraft, which includes 42 A320 Family aircraft and 18 A330 aircraft. The GTA was signed at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by Li Hai, President and CEO of CAS and Fabrice

FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, has acquired a 2013 manufactured Boeing 737-800 aircraft on a 12-year lease to a leading low-cost carrier in Asia. The acquisition was funded with a combination of FLY’s unrestricted cash and the $250m aircraft acquisition facility that was closed in November 2012.

Air Lease Corporation announced a long term lease agreement with KLM for a new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery in March 2015. Additionally, ALC and KLM reached agreement on lease extensions for three 737-800s and one 777-200ER, currently operating in the KLM fleet.

Rolls-Royce has won a $1.6bn order, at list prices, from International Airlines Group (IAG) for Trent XWB engines to power 18 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. The order includes long-term TotalCare service support. In addition, IAG has placed options for a further 18 A350 aircraft. The A350-1000 aircraft is powered exclusively by the higher-thrust version of the

FLYNONSTOP of Kristiansand, Norway, received its first EMBRAER 190 at a ceremony at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The aircraft, leased from a third party, will be used to launch nonstop routes between Kristiansand and key cities in Southern and Central Europe.