Aircraft & Engines

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, said that it has placed two new Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft with Panalpina Group, a leading provider of supply chain solutions. Under this multi-year aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) outsourcing contract, Panalpina – a longtime customer – will benefit from leading-edge technology. The

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has completed an agreement to purchase and leaseback five new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Virgin Australia. The new aircraft which are targeted to be delivered in 2012 and 2013 will be purchased by ILFC and then leased to Virgin Australia. Virgin Australia currently operates a fleet of 64 Boeing 737NG,

The new Boeing 747-8 will be able to operate at the same separation distances as the 747-400, according to a ruling from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO, a United Nations agency tasked with codifying principles and techniques for international air navigation, sent a letter to all member nations recently saying that a team

Jackson Square Aviation (“JSA”) reported the second of seven Airbus A320 deliveries to Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Volaris”). This delivery is in connection with a long-term operating lease, for which Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and UniCredit Bank AG provided senior debt. JSA provided PDP financing to Volaris in connection with this transaction,

Air Greenland has placed its first order for Eurocopter’s EC225 medium twin-engine helicopter, acquiring two of these rotary-wing aircraft for duties that are to include all-weather search and rescue (SAR) and all-weather passenger transportation missions. With the challenging operational environment faced in Greenland, Air Greenland’s decision validates the EC225’s role as a preferred helicopter for

Airbus will exhibit the widest and tallest corporate jet cabin at Jet Expo in Moscow, allowing visitors to experience the new top-end in bizjet comfort and space for themselves. It will display an Airbus ACJ318, offered for VVIP charter by Comlux, which features the comfort and practicality of home and office, plus seating for 19 passengers, which

The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine has passed a significant milestone on the journey to support the first flight and entry into service of the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. The engine has completed a 150-hour endurance type test at INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial) in Madrid, Spain. Based on the internal condition of the engine,

Ontario-based Flying Colours Corp., a global aviation service company,  has delivered a further two completed Challenger 850s into the Middle East and Russia – in the last three months. ExecuJet Middle East accepted a Challenger 850 on behalf of a private customer in June. This is the first time that Flying Colours has delivered this