GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), has delivered seven new leased Boeing 737-800s to Scandinavian Airline Systems (SAS) to expand and modernize the carrier’s fleet. The aircraft were delivered during the period April 2012 to May 2013 and came from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing. Additionally, GECAS is scheduled to deliver two new leased 737-800s
Regional airline LIAT Limited has started its fleet upgrade with the first new ATR 72-600 aircraft delivered on June 13th. This first ATR in LIAT’s fleet is being leased from the lessor GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services). This is the first of a total of eight ATRs (four 68-seat ATR 72-600 and four 48-seat ATR
StandardAero Business Aviation has been certified as an authorized testing facility for the Honeywell TFE731-50 engine. The new testing capability is being offered at StandardAero’s Houston, Texas (IAH) facility. StandardAero conducted its first TFE731-50 engine test in April. The TFE731-50 is the most recent engine certified by Honeywell. StandardAero is the only facility, other than
Liebherr-Aerospace and Brit Air have signed a Repair-by-the-Hour agreement for components of the integrated air management systems (ATA 21, 25, 30, 36) on board the airline’s CRJ 700/1000 regional aircraft. Brit Air is a fully owned subsidiary of HOP, Air France’s regional carrier based in Morlaix (France). The five-year agreement ensures Brit Air component availability,
Aviation Finance Corp. (AFC) and Natixis have completed the first ever multi tranche debt capital market $263m Pre-Delivery Payment (PDP) financing for 8 Airbus A330 aircraft to Synergy Group, majority owner of Avianca a leading Latin America airline conglomerate. Airbus will deliver eight A330-200s to the airlines. The aircraft will operate in the groups’ expanding
Delta TechOps, the maintenance division of Delta Air Lines, has received the Approved Organization Exposition (AOE) certificate of the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), creating opportunities for Delta TechOps to offer its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to operators licensed by the JCAB. The JCAB approval covers Turbine Engines (initially CFM56-5B series and CFM56-7B
WheelTug reported the execution of a Slot Purchase Agreement with Icelandair. With the new reservations the order book of WheelTug aircraft drive systems grows to 573 delivery slots reserved by eleven airlines from Europe, America, the Middle East and the Far East. Icelandair becomes the first carrier to reserve WheelTug Delivery Slots for 737MAX aircraft.
Airbus confirms that the A350 XWB first flight is planned for this Friday, 14th June, based on current visibility of the programme and the flight test status. Weather conditions permitting, the A350 XWB “MSN1” will take off from Toulouse-Blagnac airport at around 10:00 am local time. The A350 XWB flight test teams are now carrying
AWAS has delivered an Airbus A330-300 from its current portfolio to Air Europa, a well-established Spanish charter and scheduled service airline. The airline will use this modern widebody aircraft to enhance trans-Atlantic service to its passengers. Air Europa’s network covers a large part of the Spanish territory, as well as destinations in Europe, Western Africa
Boeing projects a demand for more than 35,000 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at $4.8 trillion. The company released its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) on June 11th, in Paris, forecasting the world fleet to double over the next two decades. Both passenger traffic and cargo traffic are expected to grow 5%
