GE Commercial Aviation Services has leased five new Boeing 737-800 aircraft from its existing order book to Atlas Blue, a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc. Deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled for 2011. Royal Air Maroc operates scheduled passenger and cargo services from Casablanca to points in Morocco, North and West Africa, Europe and the
Air Austral, the airline based in Saint Denis, La Reunion, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for the purchase of two A380s in a single-class configuration. Air Austral plans to operate the A380 through one of its subsidiaries on its high-density route from La Reunion to Paris, France. No engine choice has been
In 2008 Airbus delivered 483 aircraft, 30 more than in 2007. This number is made up of 386 A320 Family aircraft, 85 A330/A340 and 12 A380s. Overall, Airbus won 777 net orders (900 new gross orders) valued at US$100 billion at catalogue prices or 54% of market share of all aircraft units over 100 seats.
Precision Conversions has successfully re-delivered a 757-200PCF freighter to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group. The model year 1984 Pratt & Whitney powered B757-200 (S/N 22812) will be leased by CAM to its affiliate, Capital Cargo International Airlines, Inc., which is based in Orlando, Florida. This aircraft represents the second
AerCap Holdings N.V. announced the completion of the following transactions during the fourth quarter 2008: AerCap signed new lease agreements for 14 aircraft: Three new Airbus A330 for Air China (China), Three new Airbus A330 for Sichuan Airlines (China), Three new Airbus A320 for Air One (Italy), Three Boeing B737-400 for P.T. Metro Batavia (Indonesia),
Boeing confirmed that FedEx has decided to exercise options to purchase 15 additional Boeing 777 Freighters. The options are part of the carrier’s original 15-airplane 777 Freighter order from 2006. FedEx is the largest holder of firm orders for the 777 Freighter.
Embraer delivered 59 jets to the Commercial, Executive, and Defense and Government aviation segments during the fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08), totaling 204 jets in the year. For the second consecutive year, the Company set a new aircraft delivery record, delivering 20% more airplanes than in 2007 (169 jets). The last quarter of 2008 was
GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) announced that it finished the year strong, entering into lease agreements for a total of 66 aircraft in the fourth quarter: including 36 aircraft from its existing fleet and 30 lease extensions, representing a 32% increase over Q4 2007 leasing activity. For the full year GECAS leased a total of
Embraer delivered 91 jets to the airline, executive and defense markets during the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09), totaling 244 airplanes for the year, surpassing the guidance of 242 deliveries. The Company
Embraer has signed a contract with the Royal Thai Army for a second ERJ 135 jet. This third airplane for the Government of Thailand will be used to carry civilian and military officials, and the delivery is scheduled for 2009. At the end of 2008, Embraer delivered one ERJ 135 to the Royal Thai Army
