Nordic Aviation Capital confirmed that it has purchased one Bombardier Dash 8-Q300 (MSN 565) from All Nippon Airways Trading Co. and purchased one ex Mac Air ATR 42-500 (MSN 571) from Transtate Airlines Investments Pty (Receivers and Managers Appointed). It has also leased one ATR 42-320 (MSN 337) to TACA and sold one Fokker 50 (MSN 20178) to
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing group, has leased five Boeing 737-800s to Ryanair and four Airbus A320 aircraft to AirAsia. Seven of the aircraft deliver this week with two delivering in early 2012. Avolon’s committed fleet now stands at 88 aircraft with 25 customers in 18 countries. Avolon also announced that it has increased its
Lufthansa Technik has been chosen to provide component support for Japan Airlines (JAL) – one of the first Boeing 787 customers that have 35 of the aircraft on order. LHT has concluded a Total Component Support (TCS) contract with JAL for a term of ten years and will provide material support, including repairs and logistics services,
Jackson Square Aviation (“JSA”) delivered the second of three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Emirates Airline, in connection with a long-term operating lease. Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Abu Dhabi National Leasing L.L.C., and Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.) provided funding for the aircraft.
Delta TechOps has received certification from the International Standards Organization (ISO) for its Engine Maintenance and Landing Gear shops. Delta TechOps is one of only a few airline maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service providers to achieve this certification, which is an internationally tested framework designed to manage an organization’s processes and help generate a
The Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has passed a series of key tests in the last week as the aircraft continues to progress towards civil and military type certification. On 17th September the aircraft (Grizzly 1) successfully performed the high-energy rejected take-off test which confirms the capability of the braking system to stop the
The Police of the Province of Guangxi in China has taken delivery of an AW139 medium twin helicopter. This aircraft will be used to perform a number of roles including law enforcement and civil protection/disaster relief across the province. The AW139 joins an AW109 Power light twin helicopter already in service with the Nanning Public
airBaltic, the Latvian national airline, filed for legal protection on September 21st, and submitted a plan to the court to continue operations. The two main shareholders of the airline, the Latvian government ( which owns a 52.6% share), and Baltic Aviation Systems (BAS), the company owned by the airline’s president and CEO Bertolt Flick (47.2%), failed to
United Technologies has reached agreement to purchase Goodrich Corporation for $127.50 per share in cash. This equates to a total enterprise value of $18.4 billion, including $1.9 billion in net debt assumed. United Technologies expects to finance the transaction through a combination of debt and equity issuance. The equity component is expected to approximate 25% of
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, notified Boeing that it has exercised its contractual termination rights with respect to three early production 747-8 freighters after lengthy delays and performance considerations. These three early production freighters were previously scheduled to be Atlas Air’s first deliveries in 2011. Subsequently,
