GE Capital Aviation Services has delivered four new leased Airbus A320 aircraft to Volaris. All four aircraft are part of a purchase and leaseback transaction with the airline to expand its fleet. The aircraft come from the airline’s existing orderbook with Airbus.
BOC Aviation has signed agreements for the purchase and leaseback of eight new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to be leased to GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL). The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered from first quarter of 2013 through to third quarter of 2014. GOL is the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America.
FADEC International (a BAE Systems and Sagem jointly-owned venture) has established a joint venture with GE to develop, produce, and support the full-authority digital electronic control (FADEC) for aircraft engines and related specialized technologies. A FADEC — a system consisting of a digital computer, called an engine control unit, and its related accessories — controls
AAR and its joint venture partner have entered into an agreement to sell 10 Boeing 737-400 aircraft to Malaysian Airline System Berhad (MAS). The aircraft have been on lease to MAS since they were acquired by the joint venture in July 2007. The sale is consistent with the Company’s stated goal to reduce its investment
Corsair has taken delivery of the first of two A330-300s ordered from Airbus. This new A330-300 is part of TUI’s commitment to invest in today’s greenest aircraft and to strengthen services from Paris across the Atlantic Ocean, to the French West Indies, Canada and West Africa and to the Indian Ocean destinations. The aircraft is
Starspeed Ltd. of the UK has signed a preliminary sale contract with AgustaWestland, for one AW169 light intermediate helicopter plus an option for an additional aircraft. The helicopter will be used to perform VIP transport missions in the United Kingdom. The order marks the entrance of the all new AW169 into the important UK VIP
ACE Aviation Holdings released third quarter results for 2012. In the third quarter of 2012, ACE recorded an increase in net assets in liquidation of $8m. This increase is primarily due to the increase in the market value of the shares of Air Canada held by ACE as at the end of the third quarter
Comlux Aviation Services has been appointed by Embraer Executive Jets as the first independent Lineage 1000 Authorized Service Center (ASC) in North America in addition to being approved as a Legacy 600/650 ASC. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Comlux Aviation Services will support Embraer Executive Jets’ large executive jets fleet by providing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance,
AWAS has delivered the second of two new Airbus A320 aircraft to Philippine Airlines (PAL) from its new order pipeline. The new A320s will support the airline’s ongoing fleet modernization program in response to regional demand and expansion opportunities.
The Bangladesh Army has marked its formal service introduction of two new Eurocopter AS365 N3+ Dauphin helicopters, which will be deployed on United Nations humanitarian missions and operated in multi-role transport duties for the republic. Supplied through the Eurocopter South East Asia subsidiary, these are the first Eurocopter-built rotorcraft to join the Bangladesh Army’s aviation
