Aircraft & Engines

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Skyways Aviation has arranged the sale of one Fokker 50 from Crescent Air Cargo of India to Largus Aviation of Sweden. Serial number 20103 was delivered on 27th October 2008 and is now registered as SE-LJV (previously VT-CAA). The aircraft will enter into service with Swedish cargo operator Amapola in 2009. Although the aircraft is

Falcon Aviation Services (FAS), of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), signed a contract with Embraer to buy two Legacy 500 jets. The total value of the deal, at list price, comes to $36.8 million and first delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2014. This order is already included in Embraer

Comlux Aviation, the VVIP charter division of Comlux The Aviation Group, has ordered a second A320 for its VVIP operation, consolidating its role as the largest operator of the Airbus ACJ Family. The new Airbus A320 will help to meet demand from the important Middle East market, and complements an A318 Elite and an ACJ

Al Jaber Group’s new aviation division, Al Jaber Aviation (AJA) , has placed a new firm order for two Airbus Corporate Jetliners (ACJs) and revealed a previously undisclosed order for two A318 Elites, adding to a previous deal for two A318 Elites. The order makes AJA the largest single customer for the Airbus ACJ Family

British Airways has placed an order for 20 CFM56-3 Advanced Upgrades kits for its 737 Classic fleet. The order is valued at approximately $33 million at list price, and the kits begin delivery early next year. The order could potentially encompass as many as 44 CFM56-3 engines. A fully upgraded 10-aircraft fleet will save British

Embraer has signed a contract with Al Jaber Aviation (AJA), a subsidiary of the Al Jaber Group, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for four Legacy 450 and four Legacy 500 executive jets. The total value of the agreement, at list price, is $134.6 million, based on January 2008 economic conditions. This order is

Kuwait-based charter operator ASAIG Aviation signed an order for two Legacy 500 jets. The total value of the contract, at list price, comes to $36.8 million, based on January 2008 economic conditions, and the first delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013. This order is already included in Embraer

Boeing announced an adjusted schedule for production and delivery of the 747-8 Freighter and Intercontinental airplanes. The revised schedule is based on a production and flight-test plan developed in conjunction with the company’s suppliers that provides additional time for addressing issues that have slowed the program’s progress. Those issues include supply chain delays driven by

Hawaiian Airlines has acquired another new wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft, which joins two other A330s announced two weeks ago. The company has also negotiated delivery of two of the new aircraft in the second quarter of 2010 — beginning Hawaiian’s transition to a new long-range fleet two years earlier than originally planned. The three new