Frontier Airlines has placed a firm order for nine Airbus A321ceo (current engine option) aircraft. This is the first time Frontier has ordered the largest member of the Airbus A320 Family. The airline currently flies a fleet of 35 A319ceo, and 20 A320ceo aircraft. In addition, Frontier has on its order backlog 80 A320neo (new
FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, has purchased and leased back three new Airbus A321 aircraft with a leading Asian airline. FLY is taking delivery of six brand new aircraft this quarter,” said Colm Barrington, CEO of FLY. “Along with the recently announced addition of three new Boeing 737-800s, the acquisition
Trans States Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trans States Holdings, has finalized an agreement with American Airlines to operate at least 15 Embraer E145 aircraft under the American Eagle brand. Deliveries are slated to begin in April of 2015 at a rate of two per month until all aircraft are in place. Trans States
International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) has been awarded EASA Part M, subpart G, CAMO approval with the addition of the ATR 72, Gulfstream G450, Gulfstream G550 and Gulfstream G650. IBA are particularly proud to have been awarded the Gulfstream G650 as this is a new and exciting aircraft type and IBA is the first stand-alone
The propeller-bladed regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has obtained certification for the very latest innovations developed for the avionics of the ATR 42-600s and ATR 72-600s from the European Aviation Safety Agency. The new certification concerns the LPV (Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance), RNP-AR 0.3 (Required Navigation Performance with Authorization Required) and V-NAV (Vertical Navigation) approach
Ethiopian Airlines has secured a US$41.4m 7-year junior loan facility from ING Capital for the acquisition of two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft. The senior debt is supported by Ex-Im Bank and was provided by another financial institution with ING as their co-arranger. The junior lender benefits from a second priority interest in the security package
It has taken nearly two years to come to a decision, but one has finally been made regarding the future of Myanmar’s second largest airport, located at Mandalay. Back in early 2012 when landmark elections were won by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, it was identified early on that with the opening
Boeing released that Kuwait Airways has announced its intent to purchase 10 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes worth US$3.3b at current list prices. The order will be posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website when finalized.
Singapore Technologies Engineering announced the appointment of senior management personnel to new key management positions in the Group with a view to further strengthen its leadership team. Mr Lee Fook Sun, currently President of Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics) and President, Defence Business of ST Engineering, will assume additional responsibilities as Deputy CEO of ST
Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by the French Ministry of Defence to supply 12 A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the French Air Force. The first delivery is foreseen for 2018, followed by the second in 2019, and then at a rate of one or two per year. The contract agreed
