Philippine Airlines (PAL) has placed a firm order with Airbus covering 34 A321ceo, 10 A321neo and 10 A330-300s. The aircraft are being purchased under a major fleet modernisation programme at the airline, with deliveries starting in 2013. The single aisle A321 aircraft are being purchased to enhance the airline’s product offerings on domestic and regional
FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, has acquired two Boeing 737-800 aircraft manufactured in 1998. The aircraft are on lease to Transaero, a leading Russian international airline. The new acquisitions were financed with secured bank debt and FLY’s free cash. FLY now has a fleet of 110 aircraft on lease to
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) will lease two Airbus A320-200 aircraft to a new customer, Tyrolean Airways. Tyrolean Airways is responsible for operating all Austrian Airlines flights. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in early 2013 and will expand the existing fleet to around 80 aircraft.
Dublin based global aircraft lessor, AWAS, has delivered a third B737-300 to Bolivian airline, Boliviana de Aviación. A valued AWAS customer since 2009, having supported its initial launch, Boliviana plans to expand its route network to additional international destinations. Currently Boliviana serves Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires as well as six domestic destinations from its hub
Bombardier Aerospace is now conducting virtual flights with “Aircraft 0”* – the on-the-ground Integrated Systems Test and Certification Rig (ISTCR) for the CSeries aircraft. The avionics, electrical, flight control, fly-by-wire, hydraulic, landing gear and wiring systems are now all commissioned, and systems integration and communication have been successfully demonstrated. The development of the CSeries aircraft
UTAir Aviation (UTAir), one of Russia’s leading airlines, has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power its new fleet of 20 Airbus A321 aircraft. The engine order is valued at $420 million U.S. at list price and the airline is scheduled to begin taking delivery in 2013. The aircraft order was announced at the Farnborough
The Qantas Group will restructure its Boeing 787 aircraft delivery schedule as part of the five-year Qantas International turnaround plan. Deliveries of 15 B787-8s to Jetstar will continue as planned, with the first aircraft to arrive in the second half of 2013. This will enable the transfer of Airbus A330 aircraft from Jetstar to Qantas
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) reported it delivered two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Indonesia’s Lion Air as part of a purchase and leaseback transaction. The aircraft from the airline’s existing order book with Boeing were delivered in May and July and will be used to expand and modernize the airline’s fleet.
Nextant Aerospace released that Asia Pacific Jets has placed an order for 10 Nextant 400XT aircraft, the only FAA-certified remanufactured business jet. All 10 Nextant 400XT aircraft will be delivered over a period of three years, with a portion outfitted as 400XT air ambulances and others as normally outfitted 400XT business jet aircraft. Asia Pacific
United Airlines’ first 787 Dreamliner has completed its first production flight as Boeing makes final preparations for delivering it to United at the end of September. The aircraft took off from Boeing’s Paine Field in Everett, Wash., on August19th. Boeing pilots flew the 787 around the Seattle area for more than three hours as part
