Aircraft & Engines

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, will acquire a portfolio of 45 aircraft from GECAS. The 45 aircraft, which are scheduled to deliver to Avolon in the second half of 2016, are on lease to 29 airlines in 15 countries. Avolon is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Bohai Capital. As of 31 March, 2016, Avolon’s […]

Lhasa based Tibet Airlines has received its first widebody aircraft, an A330-200 with increased 242 tonne maximum take-off-weight (MTOW), following a handover in Toulouse, France. The increased MTOW, the first A330-200 in China, allows airlines to operate from the most demanding high altitude airports where take off performance, additional range and improved operating costs are

Swiss International Air Lines has taken delivery of the first C Series aircraft. The first CS100 aircraft is scheduled to enter service with SWISS on July 15, 2016 with its maiden commercial flight taking passengers from Zurich to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. SWISS will gradually replace its Avro RJ100 fleet with the C Series aircraft. Additional

AerCap has delivered a new Airbus A350-900 to Ethiopian Airlines, the first of two new A350-900 aircraft deliveries on long-term lease from AerCap’s order book with Airbus. The aircraft was transferred to Ethiopian Airlines at a ceremony in the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, and is the first A350 XWB aircraft to be delivered to

CommutAir, operating as United Express, has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to add the ERJ 145XR Regional Jet to its operating certificate, a key milestone in the company’s growth plans as it expects to take delivery of forty jets over the next two years. The first ERJ145 is expected to enter commercial service at

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Air Canada have finalized a firm purchase agreement consistent with the Letter of Intent (LOI) announced in February 2016. The purchase agreement includes a firm order for 45 CS300 aircraft and options for an additional 30 CS300 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2019 and extend to 2022. At

NetJets announced its upcoming delivery of its first Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft at Textron Aviation, headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. NetJets CEO Adam Johnson received the keys to NetJets’ first fractional Latitude aircraft from Textron Aviation President and CEO Scott Ernest. Coming off a successful demonstrator tour this winter and spring, NetJets is taking delivery of

Dassault Aviation’s new flagship, the 6,450 nm Falcon 8X, has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), preparing the way for service introduction of the big new trijet. Receipt of the approval is right in line with the established program schedule. FAA certification is expected in the coming weeks, with entry into service

BOC Aviation announced its operational transactions for the first quarter 2016, ended March 31. BOC Aviation had a portfolio of 271 owned and managed aircraft, with an average aircraft age of 3.2 years and an average remaining lease term of 7.3 years for owned aircraft fleet, weighted by net book value. The order book of

An agreement has been signed after Boeing company representatives paid several official visits to Iran and held effective talks with Iranair officials. If approved by both governments, Boeing will sell Iranair 100 aircraft mainly from the new-generation Boeing 737 family, as well as 300ER & 900 aircraft from the 777 family, in a deal worth