ILFC relaesed the following aircraft and engine deals: WINDJET, based in Catania, Italy, leased one used Airbus A320-200 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 877, is powered by V2527-A5 engines and delivered in December 2009. The lease term is for 5 years. GEORGIAN AIRWAYS, based in Tbilisi, Georgia leased one used Boeing 737-500 aircraft. The
Afriqiyah Airways has taken delivery of their first Airbus A330-200 aircraft, becoming a new operator of this aircraft type. The new A330 will seat 230 passengers in a two-class cabin and will serve long-haul operations on routes from Tripoli to Africa and Europe. The new A330-200, the first of three ordered in 2006, will join
Bombardier Aerospace has terminated its firm order purchase agreement with MyAir.com of Italy in respect of all remaining undelivered aircraft. Originally this firm order was announced on September 25, 2006 for the sale of 19 CRJ900 aircraft to My Way Airlines. On February 19, 2007, Bombardier announced that 15 of the 19 orders for CRJ900
Bombardier Aerospace welcomes AirVolga (Volga AviaExpress) of Volgograd, Russia to the CRJ aircraft family. At a press conference in Volgograd, the airline announced that it is preparing to start service with two previously owned CRJ200 LR regional jets acquired from a third party. AirVolga has stated that the CRJ200 LR aircraft are part of a
EgyptAir announced that the airline has converted a previous order for two 777s into an order for an additional eight Next-Generation 737-800s. The order was added last week to Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries Web site attributed to an unidentified customer. The airline currently has seven 737-800s in operation and it is taking delivery of an
Universal Asset Management completed the sale / leaseback of ex-Cyprus Airways A320 (SN 037). This aircraft is scheduled for disassembly in October 2009.
SuperJet International
Embraer began a flying demo tour, this week, to demonstrate the super midsize Legacy 600 executive jet in the Asia-Pacific region. By September 8, the jet will have visited 12 countries: Australia, Hong Kong (People
Baltia Air Lines, announced that they have executed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of a Boeing 747 aircraft. Baltia Air Lines, is a New York corporation publicly traded under the symbol “BLTA” on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, OTCBB. Baltia’s base of operations is Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport in New
GE Aviation is powering the C-5M with four CF6-80C2 engines, making its debut to the public at Oshkosh AirVenture 2009. This aircraft is one of three C-5Ms delivered to the U.S. Air Force. Current Air Force plans call for Lockheed Martin to deliver 52 modernized C-5Ms.
