Cathay Pacific signs widebody lease agreement with ALC
June 13, 2012
Air Lease Corporation announced its acquisition of one 2009 Boeing 777-300ER on lease through 2022 to Cathay Pacific Airways, a new customer for ALC.
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United Airlines begins flying first of its reconfigured 767-300 aircraft
June 12, 2012
United Airlines introduced into international service its newly reconfigured Boeing 767-300 aircraft on June 11th. The aircraft now features flat-bed seats in an all-new United BusinessFirst cabin, along with an upgraded inflight entertainment system throughout. The aircraft is the first of 14 to get the new interior, offering 30 seats in United BusinessFirst, 49 in
AWAS delivers third new Airbus A320 aircraft to LAN Airlines
June 12, 2012
AWAS has delivered a third 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 2011-2012 delivery. LAN will
GECAS delivers new Airbus A320 to Japan’s Star Flyer
June 12, 2012
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) announced delivery of a new Airbus A320 to Japanese low-cost carrier Star Flyer to expand its fleet. Star Flyer operates passenger service to destinations in Japan with an all-Airbus fleet.
Airstream completes sales of ERJ-145’s
June 11, 2012
Airstream has completed the sale of a further two ERJ-145 aircraft to Enhance Aero in France. The aircraft, previously operated by Flybe and Semey Avia, will be operating initially charter and ACMI services. The aircraft are based at Clermont Ferrand in central France. Airstream has arranged the sale of four ERJ-145 aircraft and leased one
Avolon takes delivery of first of 12 Next Generation 737-800s
June 11, 2012
Boeing and Avolon celebrated the first direct-order airplane delivery to the Dublin-based leasing company. Avolon took delivery of the first of 12 Next-Generation 737-800s ordered in December 2009. The airplane will be operated by Avolon’s airline customer, Japan Airlines.
Norwegian firms up order for 100 Airbus A320neo
June 8, 2012
Norwegian, one of the largest low cost carriers in Europe, has firmed up its order for 100 A320neo aircraft with Airbus. This follows a commitment signed in January. The order makes Norwegian a new Airbus customer, and as well, one of the biggest A320neo customers. Norwegian operates a network across Europe into North Africa and
AirAsia Japan takes delivery of first Airbus A320 aircraft
June 8, 2012
Japan’s newest low-cost carrier AirAsia Japan has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft in Toulouse, France. The Narita-based carrier will start commercial services on August 1st from Narita International Airport to Sapporo and Fukuoka, and from August 3rd to Okinawa with an initial fleet of two aircraft. AirAsia Japan will start international operations
CFM56-7B sets new world record for time on wing
June 7, 2012
German airline TUIfly and CFM International celebrated a new first-run time-on-wing world record set by a CFM56-7B engine powering one of the airlines Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. The engine logged more than 50,000 hours without a shop visit. The CFM56-7B engine was recently removed for LLP (life-limited part) replacement. Up until its removal, the engine
Air Lease Corporation firms up order for 36 A320neo family aircraft
June 6, 2012
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) signed a firm contract for 36 A320neo Family aircraft, 20 of which will be of the larger A321neo model in line with the market trend towards larger aircraft across all market segments, plus 14 options. This firm contract follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the 2011 Paris Le Bourget
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