AviaAM Leasing, a fully integrated aviation company engaged in aircraft leasing and management, has acquired 8 Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft from various special purpose companies, managed by German Operating Aircraft Leasing GmbH & Co. KG (GOAL), Germany. The aircraft are powered by CF34-3B1 engines. The first of the 8 aircraft is to be delivered in the
Boeing this week delivered the first 777-300ER to Air China, the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China. The new airplane is the first of 19 777-300ERs Air China has on order with Boeing. With this new addition to its fleet, Air China becomes the first airline on the Chinese mainland to operate the new generation
Gulfstream Aerospace has renamed the super midsized Gulfstream G250 aircraft; the business jet is now called the Gulfstream G280. As demand for Gulfstream business jets grows around the world, the move was prompted by the company’s sensitivity to the varied cultures of its international customer base. “Since introducing the Gulfstream G250 in 2008 and presenting
The established reputation of the business development team of the newly-created Falko aircraft asset manager for its third party aircraft remarketing services has been further enhanced by the award from Royal Air Maroc of an exclusive mandate to arrange the sale of a Bombardier-built Dash 8-Q300 regional turboprop airliner. The 2001-build aircraft is currently configured with
GE Capital Aviation Services delivered a new Airbus A320 to the Spanish charter airline Orbest Airlines, formerly known as Iberworld Airlines, S.A. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus. The new Airbus A320 is the ninth aircraft to join the Orbest fleet. The airline has flown to more than 90 destinations in some 30
The commercial aircraft leasing market has a powerful new entity with the launch of Falko, the new aircraft asset manager born out of the aircraft leasing business of BAE Systems. Supported by affiliates of funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC, a leading, highly diversified global investment management firm with some US $43 billion of assets
AerCap has entered into a purchase-leaseback arrangement with American Airlines to finance up to 35 Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, including 29 firm deliveries, scheduled to be delivered to American. Of the 29 firm deliveries, 26 are previously ordered aircraft and three are newly ordered aircraft. The arrangement also covers six Boeing 737-800 Next Generation
GECAS delivered two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased to Pegasus Airlines under a purchase-and-leaseback transaction. The aircraft were delivered to Pegasus in May and June and supplement the four new B737-800 aircraft GECAS purchased and leased back to the airline in April.
The 800th A330 has been delivered on July 13th at a ceremony in Toulouse. The aircraft is an A330-200 Freighter, received by Aircastle Advisor Ltd for operation by HNA Group. This is the third A330-200F for its fleet. To date, over 1,140 A330s have been ordered.
AerCap Holdings N.V. reported the completion of the following transactions during the second quarter 2011: AerCap signed new lease agreements for 16 aircraft, delivered seven aircraft and eleven engines under lease agreements, purchased two aircraft and eight engines, sold two aircraft and five engines, signed contracts for the sale of another four aircraft from their owned portfolio
