All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Boeing signed the formal documents completing the contractual delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner on September 25th, which is more than three years behind schedule. Celebrations to mark this milestone began September 26th in Everett with a delivery ceremony, followed by flyaway of the airplane on September 27th. The blue and white-painted aircraft will enter
Nordic Aviation Capital confirmed that it has purchased one Bombardier Dash 8-Q300 (MSN 565) from All Nippon Airways Trading Co. and purchased one ex Mac Air ATR 42-500 (MSN 571) from Transtate Airlines Investments Pty (Receivers and Managers Appointed). It has also leased one ATR 42-320 (MSN 337) to TACA and sold one Fokker 50 (MSN 20178) to
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing group, has leased five Boeing 737-800s to Ryanair and four Airbus A320 aircraft to AirAsia. Seven of the aircraft deliver this week with two delivering in early 2012. Avolon’s committed fleet now stands at 88 aircraft with 25 customers in 18 countries. Avolon also announced that it has increased its
Jackson Square Aviation (“JSA”) delivered the second of three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Emirates Airline, in connection with a long-term operating lease. Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Abu Dhabi National Leasing L.L.C., and Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.) provided funding for the aircraft.
The Police of the Province of Guangxi in China has taken delivery of an AW139 medium twin helicopter. This aircraft will be used to perform a number of roles including law enforcement and civil protection/disaster relief across the province. The AW139 joins an AW109 Power light twin helicopter already in service with the Nanning Public
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, notified Boeing that it has exercised its contractual termination rights with respect to three early production 747-8 freighters after lengthy delays and performance considerations. These three early production freighters were previously scheduled to be Atlas Air’s first deliveries in 2011. Subsequently,
China Eastern Airlines has selected International Aero Engines to provide V2500 engines to power 50 new A320 series aircraft. The deal also includes comprehensive long-term engine aftermarket services. Deliveries will commence in August 2012 and continue to 2015, and China Eastern will employ the new V2500s to expand the capacity of its fleet. The deal
Embraer released its outlook dedicated to the Chinese regional aviation market for 2011-2030 at a press conference held on September 21st in Beijing, China, on the opening day of the 14th Beijing Airshow. The outlook indicates that world aviation showed signs of recovery in 2010, after the economic crisis of 2008, with China emerging as one of the
Swiss-headquartered, ExecuJet Aviation Group reported a continued growth in new and pre-owned aircraft sales since the beginning of the year, and is predicting the trend will continue well into 2012. Year on year figures show its deliveries in 2011 increased by almost 100%, with aircraft sales revenues up by 90%. “We’ve never been busier, margins
Nordic Aviation Capital has acquired an ATR 42-500 aircraft in Australia. The aircraft, serial number 571, was previously operated in the State of Queensland by regional airline Macair. It departed Australia at the weekend, flying from Cairns, North Queensland, to Billund, Denmark, where NAC is based.
