Aircraft & Engines

GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine has received type certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation agency (ANAC) and the Argentine aviation authority (Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil). These certifications follow type certifications for the H80 engine from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. GE Aviation Czech will manufactured the H80

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) announced it will lease 10 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to China Southern Airlines as part of the airline’s fleet renewal program. The 10 aircraft come from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing and are scheduled for delivery in 2014.

Philip Morris Capital Corporation, Stamford, CT, (PMCC) has sold six B757-200 aircraft. SkyWorks Leasing, LLC advised PMCC and arranged the sale. SkyWorks Leasing LLC is a leading independent aircraft remarketing firm and provides turn-key third party portfolio asset management, remarketing and technical advisory services for owners and operators of commercial aircraft. SkyWorks professionals manage a

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced that it delivered a Boeing 737-700 aircraft to Eznis Airways, the largest Mongolian privately owned airline. The new aircraft will expand Eznis Airways’ international operations and be used to better serve the country’s rapidly growing air traffic demand. As of the first quarter of 2012, inbound and outbound international

JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) and Transaero Airlines, Russia’s second largest airline, signed a contract for six Sukhoi Superjet 100/95B aircraft with ten options. The firm order is valued at US$212.4m at list prices. The deal could reach US$566.4m if options are converted into firm orders. The SSJ100 aircraft for Transaero will feature a comfortable

A wholly owned subsidiary of Nordic Aviation Capital A/S of Billund, Denmark has signed a firm purchase agreement for twelve CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft. Nordic Aviation Capital has confirmed that the aircraft will be leased to Garuda Indonesia, Bombardier’s previously announced launch customer for the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region. Based on the list

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of a leased Airbus A320 to Hamburg Airways Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH to help expand the carrier’s fleet. Since its startup in early 2011, Hamburg Airways has provided scheduled and charter service to destinations from its base at Hamburg Airport.