Aircraft & Engines

Bombardier Business Aircraft has received a firm order for 20 Challenger 350 aircraft. For competitive reasons, the customer will remain undisclosed at this time. Based on the 2016 list prices for standard-equipped aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately US$534m.

On March 31st, Lufthansa has received another A320neo. The aircraft with the registration D-AINB is therefore the second A320neo in the Lufthansa fleet. The aircraft flew to its future base airport, Frankfurt am Main. The first scheduled commercial flight is planned for April 1st and will fly as LH072 to Dusseldorf, making Dusseldorf another destination

CIT Aerospace, a global leader in aircraft finance, has delivered a new Boeing 737-800 to China Eastern Airlines. The aircraft, MSN 41583, is powered by CFM56-7B26 engines. This aircraft delivery continues to build CIT’s relationship with China Eastern Airlines.

Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC) of Okinawa, Japan unveiled two of its Q400 Cargo-Combi aircraft during a special ceremony held at the Japan Transocean Air Maintenance Center at Naha Airport, Okinawa. RAC, the launch customer of the Q400 Cargo-Combi aircraft, is a member of Japan Airlines Group (JAL) and the Q400 aircraft unveiled are the first

According to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF), Latin America will need 2,540 new passenger and freighter aircraft between 2015 and 2034, to meet long term growth in the region. This demand includes 1,990 single-aisle and 550 widebody like the A330, A3350 XWB and A380, worth an estimated US$330bn. This demand will mean that

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced the delivery of one Airbus A320-200 aircraft to Vietjet Air and one Airbus A330-300 aircraft to Garuda Indonesia. This is the second Avolon aircraft on lease to VietJet Air and the seventh Avolon aircraft on lease to Garuda Indonesia.

Dassault Aviation’s new flagship, the Falcon 8X, is entering the final stages of its flight test and certification program as work proceeds to prepare the ultra-long range trijet for initial delivery. FAA and EASA certification of the 6,450 nm/11,945 km 8X is expected by midyear and entry into service by late summer. The three aircraft

Embraer Commercial Aviation released during FIDAE (Feria del Aire y del Espacio), its market outlook for Latin America, which forecasts that the region will take delivery of 720 new jets in the 70 to 130-seat segment over the next 20 years, representing 11% of the worldwide demand for the segment in the period. The 70

Cabot Aviation, a division of Air Partner plc and a leading aircraft remarketing agent, reported that the second former Kenya Airways B777-200ER has been delivered to Omni Air International, a US based airline providing global passenger ACMI, wet lease and charter programs. The aircraft, MSN 33681, was originally delivered to Kenya Airways in 2004 and

Nordic Aviation Capital has sold one ATR 42-500, MSN 503, to First Air, Canada. Nordic Aviation Capital A/S is a global aircraft leasing company dedicated to the worldwide sale, purchase and financing of turboprop aircraft and commercial jets.