CDB Aviation executes US$650 million portfolio secured financing

CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing) has announced on the side-lines of the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Asia Pacific 2022 conference that the company has entered into a facility agreement for a US$650 million (£565 million) secured portfolio financing. The seven-year facility is secured with a […]

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Satair and China Eastern Airlines sign support agreement

Satair, an Airbus services company and a leader in the commercial aerospace aftermarket, and Eastern Airlines Technic Co., have signed an agreement covering a selected scope of part numbers. The agreement will optimize Eastern Airlines Technic’s inventory by leveraging on the availability of local inventory in Satair’s Beijing warehouse, increasing the dispatch rate of materials

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Embraer delivers ten commercial and 23 executive jets in third quarter of 2022

Embraer has delivered 33 jets in the third quarter of 2022, of which ten were commercial and 23 were executive jets (15 light and eight midsize). The volume of deliveries is 10% higher compared to the 30 jets delivered in the same period in 2021, when the company delivered nine commercial and 21 executive jets.

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IAI granted European permit to fly unmanned aircraft in civil airspace

On the recommendation of EASA, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, the Greek civilian aviation authority has for the first time issued a permit allowing IAI’s Heron 1 UAV to be flown in Greece’s airspace. The permit allows the system to be used in the operational activities of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency,

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China Eastern and China Southern sign extended Fleet Hour Agreement with IAE for 100 P&W V2500 engines powering 50 Airbus A320ceos

China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern) and China Southern Airlines (China Southern), two of China’s largest carriers, have signed maintenance support contracts at the China International Import Expo 2022. The agreement will cover engine and component MRO including spares support as well as diagnostics and engine monitoring for over 100 Pratt & Whitney V2500 engines that

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Air New Zealand launches ambitious programme for zero-emissions aircraft

Air New Zealand has announced Mission Next Generation Aircraft – an accelerator programme to progress two ambitious goals: firstly, to fly its first commercial demonstrator flight from 2026 and secondly to begin replacing its Q300 domestic fleet with a more sustainable aircraft – likely green hydrogen or battery hybrid systems – from 2030. These goals follow the

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Gulfstream delivers G600 to Thrive Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it has delivered a Gulfstream G600 to private jet charter company Thrive Aviation. The addition of the next-generation Gulfstream aircraft marks Thrive’s expansion into the long-range, on-demand private charter market. This G600, designed and built in Gulfstream’s advanced manufacturing facility at its worldwide headquarters in Savannah, was outfitted at Gulfstream’s

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