Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed agreements to lease nine Airbus A319 aircraft to Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air to expand the carrier’s current fleet. All nine aircraft are powered with CFM56-5B engines. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery to Allegiant in November 2012, with the remaining scheduled for delivery through 2015. Furthermore, GECAS delivered
Boeing’s Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) surpassed 500 orders this week. The milestone was reached when a customer converted its 737-700s to 737-900ERs. To date, the 737-900ER has logged 537 orders from 17 customers in 10 countries. Since the beginning of 2010, the 737-900ER has more than doubled the number of its customers and orders. Most
Dublin-based global aircraft lessor, AWAS, has delivered the fifth new A320 passenger aircraft to LAN, one of the leading passenger and cargo airlines in Latin America. In late 2011 AWAS and LAN entered into a purchase and leaseback transaction for 5 Airbus A320 aircraft that the carrier had previously ordered directly from the manufacturer for
Air India took delivery of the airline’s first 787 Dreamliner. The airplane is equipped with 18 business class seats and 238 economy class seats. Air India’s first 787 Dreamliner was assembled in Everett, Wash. and delivered from Boeing’s South Carolina delivery center. The airplane is scheduled to fly to Delhi on September 7th.
Warsaw-based Eurolot has converted options on six Q400 NextGen airliners to a firm order that will increase its fleet to 14 Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen airliner, the transaction is valued at approximately $190m. Eurolot’s firm order for eight Q400 NextGen airliners with 12 options was announced on
Boeing and LAN Airlines, one of Latin America’s leading passenger and cargo carriers, celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner to LAN making it the first airline in the Americas to receive the new airplane. LAN is only the fourth customer in the world to include the Boeing 787 in its fleet with 32
Doric took delivery of its thirteenth A380 under management. The aircraft with the manufacturer’s serial number (MSN) 103 was acquired by the German closed-end fund SKY CLOUD IV (a GmbH & Co KG type special purpose vehicle) on 29th August 2012 in Hamburg. The Airbus A380 is on lease to the Dubai-based carrier Emirates for
ICBC Financial Leasing has signed an agreement with Airbus for a total of 50 A320 Family aircraft, including 30 A320ceo and 20 A320neo. The aircraft purchase agreement was signed at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by Li Xiaopeng, Senior Executive Vice President of ICBC and Chairman of ICBC Leasing, and Fabrice Bregier,
MNG Airlines, Turkey’s dedicated freight operator, has taken delivery of its first of four A330-200Fs on order. The airline already operates a fleet of seven A300 cargo aircraft, and will expand its services by moving up to the A330 Freighter. Sedat Özkazanç, Managing Director of MNG Airlines said: “Holding a big portion of the cargo
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
