Air Lease Corporation signed a long term lease agreement with Far Eastern Air Transport (FEAT), an international airline based in Taipei, Taiwan, for one new Boeing 737-800. The aircraft is from ALC’s order book with Boeing and will deliver in the second quarter of 2016.
UK based Storm Aviation, one of the leading providers of line maintenance and technical training services in Europe, announced the launch of brand new Airbus A380 B1&B2 technical training as well as General Familiarisation courses, available for both private and corporate customers. In addition, the UK Part-145 and Part-147 organization has opened a new group
Intrepid Aviation announced the selection of Delta Air Lines as the sponsor airline candidate for Skymark Airlines under the Creditors’ Rehabilitation Plan (“Plan”). Intrepid believes this Plan offers the best opportunity to preserve Skymark as Japan’s third-largest independent carrier and is in the best interests of the carrier’s employees, suppliers and creditors. Intrepid has conducted
Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC) announced that a performance fee of US$135.6m is payable to its external Manager, Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA), as a result of outperformance by the Company of its benchmark index over the second quarter of 2015. The fee represents outperformance of MIC’s benchmark of approximately 10.8% during the quarter ended June 30,
At the end of the second quarter of 2015 Embraers firm order backlog reached US$22.9bn, the highest level in the Company’s history. At the end of the previous quarter, in March 2014, the firm order backlog totaled US$20.4bn. During 2Q15, the Company delivered 27 jets to the commercial aviation market and 33 jets to the
Werner Aero Services has acquired a B737NG last operated by Eastar Airlines. The aircraft will enter its disassembly process and all components will be used to support Werner Aero Services’ growing customer base of B737NG operators.
With its rival airlines having associations with Japanese airlines – United has an alliance with ANA, and American has an alliance with Japan Airlines – United are now looking to form an alliance with Skymark by investing in a 20% stake in the beleaguered Japanese airline. This would then give Delta access to much coveted
Airbus Defence and Space is to provide two more Airbus A330 Multi Role Transport Tankers (A330 MRTT) to the Royal Australian Air Force under the terms of a newly signed contract. The two additional aircraft will join the fleet of five A330 MRTTs currently operated by the RAAF which was the launch customer for the
CTS Engines, a leading independent provider of jet engine maintenance services,has completed its 100th full overhaul on a GE CF6 series engine. The engine, a CF6-80A owned by DHL and operated by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, also represented the 17th completed CF6 engine fully overhauled by CTS to date in 2015.
Oman Air has contracted Boeing Services to support the upcoming entry into service of the airline’s 787 Dreamliners and to ensure ongoing efficiency and cost savings for its fleet. Boeing will support Oman Air’s 787s with its Component Services (formerly Rotables Exchange) program, Loadable Software Airplane Parts service and Airplane Health Management. Together, these services
