AerCap Holdings released that they signed new lease agreements for nine aircraft and executed letters of intent for 21 new aircraft leases, delivered nine aircraft and 19 engines under lease agreements, purchased eleven aircraft and seven engines and sold three aircraft and six engines in the second quarter of 2009. AerCap also signed a joint-venture
Rolls-Royce is to power Air New Zealand
Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Sikorsky company, recently delivered an S-300C helicopter to UND Aerospace at the University of North Dakota. The university has operated Sikorsky helicopters in its training program since 1983. The new helicopter becomes the seventh Sikorsky helicopter in operation in UND’s fleet. UND has three more S-300C helicopters on order this year.
Embraer began deliveries of the first units of the entry level Phenom 100 executive jet in Brazil at the end of June. The first customers to receive the aircraft were Algar Aviation, from Uberl
Air Canada took delivery in Vancouver of its 18th Boeing 777 aircraft, sporting a specially designed livery from nose to tail in recognition of the carrier’s role as Official Airline of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. With the delivery of fin 742, a 777-300ER, Air Canada completes its fleet-wide renewal program.
Wizz Air released that it will expand its base in Gdansk by adding a third aircraft, launching new routes and increasing frequencies on some of the existing services. The brand new Airbus A320 aircraft will arrive directly from the manufacturer
Turkish airline SunExpress ordered six Next-Generation 737-800s. The order is worth approximately $460 million at list prices. Founded in 1989 as a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, SunExpress is a scheduled and charter carrier serving the Turkish tourist market, currently operating an all-Boeing fleet of 19 airplanes. The new airplanes will be equipped
Embraer delivered 56 aircraft to the Commercial, Executive, and Defense segments during the second quarter of 2009 (2Q09). On June 30, 2009, the Company’s firm order backlog was $19.8 billion. Of the 56 aircraft delivered by Embraer in 2Q09, 35 went to the Commercial Aviation segment, 19 to Executive Aviation, and two to Defense
Focus Aviation has been appointed by Air Jamaica as exclusive worldwide remarketing agent for the sale of two A320-200 aircraft. The aircraft (MSN 624, 626) have been at Air Jamaica since delivery in 1996/7, are both CFM56 powered and are available immediately. Air Jamaica operates a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft and is one of
GA Telesis announced that it has acquired two Boeing 757 aircraft (MSN 23198 & 23199). The 757
