Cargo Aircraft Management, (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has delivered the first of two efficient, Boeing 767 wide body freighters to Amerijet International. Amerijet, which operates throughout Miami and Central America, has been a long-term ACMI customer of ABX Air, an ATSG cargo airline. Under the seven-year lease agreement, Amerijet will
Embraer delivered two EMBRAER 170 jets to Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. These aircraft are subject to a lease agreement signed by Embraer and Gulf Air just after the Bahrain International Airshow, last January.
Boeing has delivered two 777 Freighters to Southern Air Holdings, the first 777s to join the Norwalk, Conn.-based cargo carrier’s fleet. Southern Air has entered into an agreement to operate the two 777 Freighters on behalf of Thai Airways International. Thai Airways will utilize the full capacity of the 777 Freighters, becoming the first carrier
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI), has completed the first Boeing licensed 3rd party STC passenger to freighter conversion under Boeing
The Joint Administrators of The Globespan Group plc have appointed the International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) as the exclusive sales agent for a range of aviation assets formerly the property of FlyGlobespan. These include a B737-600 aircraft and an inventory of spare parts. The aircraft offered for sale is a 1999 vintage Boeing 737-683 series,
AWAS has delivered two Airbus A320-200s to Viking Hellas Airlines who are headquartered in Athens, Greece. Viking Hellas Airlines, the newest airline in the Viking Group, is a new customer for AWAS as well as a new operator for the Airbus A320. The airline focuses on leisure and tourist traffic and has recently expanded its
STAR AIRWAYS, based in Tirana, Albania, leased two used Airbus A320-200 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 415 and 112, is scheduled for delivery in April and May 2010. The lease term is for 3 years.
Australian low cost airline Virgin Blue has reached an agreement to order up to 50 Boeing 737 single-aisle jets. The order announcement came as the airline reported improved profitability in the six months ending December 2009. Virgin Blue reported net income of A$62.5 million during that period compared with a net loss of A$101.4 million
Nordic Aviation Capital A/S (NAC) confirmed that it has leased one ATR 42-500 aircraft (MSN 614) to Gatari (Indonesia).
A third airplane has joined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight-test program. ZA004, the fourth flight-test airplane to be built, took off on February 24th from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. The program plan called for ZA004 to fly before ZA003 because the data ZA004 is collecting is needed more quickly both for certification and development
