On November 26th, 2014, the seventh Sukhoi Superjet 100 in its long range version was delivered to the Russian airline Gazpromavia. The SSJ100 with the tail number RA-89048 took off from the Delivery Centre of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, and landed in Ostafyevo International Business Airport, Gazpromavia home base. Gazpromavia is
Ryanair announced that its order to purchase up to 200 Boeing “gamechanger” 737 MAX aircraft (100 firm & 100 options) has been approved by 99.93% of shareholders who voted at its EGM in Dublin on November 28th. When finalised (and if all options are exercised) this deal will be valued at over US$22bn at current
Airbus Helicopters’ newest lightweight military multi-role helicopter, the EC645 T2 (LUH SOF), has successfully completed its first flight. In the presence of representatives of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), which has ordered the first of this new helicopter type, the EC645 T2 demonstrated its capacities at the company’s Donauwörth location in Bavaria. The EC645 T2
Airbus Group SAS and DASSAULT AVIATION have signed an agreement whereby Dassault Aviation acquires a block of its own shares from Airbus and both companies cooperate to implement additional transactions by Airbus of Dassault Aviation shares in 2015 in the form of accelerated book-buildings subject to market conditions. As per the authorization granted by the
Safran/Albany inaugurated a new production plant in Commercy, eastern France, within the scope of the industrial partnership between Safran and Albany. Opened in May 2014, the plant makes parts for new-generation aircraft engines using an innovative composite material technology. The first application of this new technology is the production of fan blades and cases for
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner series has had a bumpy path since its introduction into service. Aeorinside report 44 incidents (not all mechanical) for the twin engine plane, including battery failure and subsequent fire risk, engine de-icing failure and numerous reports of wing proximity sensor failure. It is the latter problem which forced the U.S. Federal Aviation
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, announced delivery of three new leased Airbus A321 aircraft to the Thomas Cook Group. GECAS is scheduled to deliver a total of nine aircraft to Thomas Cook Group’s airlines in 2014 and 2015, as part of Thomas Cook’s previously announced program to renew
ATR and Indonesia’s Lion Group have signed a US$1bn purchase agreement for 40 additional ATR 72-600s, hiking the firm order total for the newest generation ATR turboprops to 100 aircraft. This latest signature marks a milestone in ATR’s history, as Lion Group becomes ATR’s largest customer ever. There are currently three subsidiary airlines in the
Revenues amounted to US$601.2m, compared to US$643.3m during the equivalent quarter in the previous year, a decline of 6.5%. Revenues per passenger declined by 7.3%, mainly as a result of a drop in the yield per passenger-kms, as a result of the negative effects of the ‘Operation Protective Edge’. Revenues from cargo transport increased by
Royal Aero has leased a CFM56-3 engine on a green-time lease to Sriwijaya Air, one of the largest domestic carriers in Indonesia with over 700,000 passengers per month. The special advantage of green-time leasing is the minimal level of inspection at lease return. The leasing period equals the remaining operational life of the engine (green-time),
