Nigerian carrier Afrijet Airlines and ATR announced the signature of a HoA (Heads of Agreement) for the purchase of 4 ATR 72-500s, in a deal worth US $ 80 million. The agreement was inked on the occasion of the official visit to Nigeria of the French Prime Minister, Mr. Fran
Focus Aviation has been selected by Transmile Air Services as sole marketing agent for the sale of four MD-11 freighter aircraft. The aircraft were manufactured in 1991-92 before being converted for freight use over 2004-05. These four aircraft were part of the fifteen MD-11
DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing and financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), celebrated today the first Boeing 777 Freighter delivery to the Emirates SkyCargo, the Dubai-based air freighter carrier. This was the first Boeing 777 Freighter delivery to Emirates Airlines. DAE Capital, has a further 7 GE90-115B powered 777 freighters on order due
Aircastle Limited announced that one of its subsidiaries has taken delivery of a new Airbus A330-200 aircraft on long-term lease to Aerovias del Continente Americano (“Avianca”). Avianca is the flag carrier of Colombia and one of the largest airlines in Latin America. This aircraft purchase is partially funded by a term loan from Citibank International
Embraer delivered the 1,100th aircraft of the ERJ 145 jet family, last week, in S
Emirates and the Engine Alliance signed a Fleet Management Agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Emirates GP7200 engines that power its A380 fleet. The Fleet Management Agreement is valued at more than $3 billion over the life of the contract and formalizes the letter of agreement that was first announced in November
Air Transport Services Group said that its subsidiary ABX Air has completed an agreement with its principal customer, DHL, concerning leases of certain ABX Air aircraft. The agreement, which is further to a memorandum of understanding that DHL and ABX Air executed in March 2009, grants DHL options to lease from ABX Air, or an
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has not found any thrust limitations to its geared turbofan engine architecture, and believes its design is capable of powering the next generation of widebody aircraft, including Boeing’s replacement for the 777 if such an aircraft is pursued. The manufacturer’s PW1000G has already been selected by Bombardier to power the 110/130-seat
Hamilton Sundstrand variable frequency starter generators successfully started the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The engine start occurred May 21 on Boeing’s ZA001 development aircraft at Boeing’s Everett, Wash., facility. There are six starter generators on each Boeing 787: two auxiliary starter generators on the Hamilton Sundstrand-supplied Auxiliary Power Unit (APU),
The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has launched its flight clearance certification review, a process that will prepare the F136 engine for flight testing over the next several months. Following flight certification, the first F136-powered F-35 Lightning II will take to the air in early 2011, in alignment with Lockheed Martin
