Boeing and Saudia, Saudi Arabia’s national airline, announced the triple delivery of two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and a 777-300ER (Extended Range). A third Dreamliner will be delivered to Saudia within the next week. The airline ordered eight 787-9s in 2010. Saudia is no stranger to such large deliveries. In December 1999, Boeing delivered three 777s […]
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announces the delivery of one Airbus A330-300 aircraft to Garuda Indonesia. This delivery is Avolon’s sixth aircraft on lease do Garuda Indonesia.
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Doric issued its first aircraft fund in 2006. The lease agreement with Virgin for this aircraft has been extended by 18 months until July 2018. The initial term was for just over 10 years. Since delivery in 2006 until the end of 2015, the Airbus A340 with the registration number G-VFIZ had completed some 5,077
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Embraer released that actor Jackie Chan has become the first customer in China to take delivery of a Legacy 500. Jackie Chan’s connection with Embraer Executive Jets dates to 2012, when he received an Embraer Legacy 650 as China’s launch customer and became Embraer’s brand ambassador. The Legacy 500 was granted Validation of Type Certificate
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ATR and Iran’s national flag carrier Iran Air signed in Teheran a deal for the introduction of 40 newest generation ATR 72-600s. The agreement includes firm orders for 20 aircraft plus 20 options, and is valued at one billion euro. The signature of the deal follows the commercial discussions held in the last days in
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Rolls-Royce has won a US$2.7bn order from Norwegian for Trent 1000 engines and TotalCare long-term service support for 19 new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The order also includes TotalCare for Trent 1000 engines that will power 11 previously-announced leased Boeing 787s yet to enter service. Rolls-Royce will provide TotalCare with a fully comprehensive Availability Service
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Finnair has excercised an option, under the Letter of Intent signed with BOC Aviation on December 30th, 2015, to lease a further two new Airbus A321-200 narrow-body aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery to Finnair during the winter season 2017/2018. The lease agreements have a minimum term of eight years.
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The Boeing 737 MAX 8 took to the skies for the first time on January 29th. The 737 MAX program achieved the milestone on schedule which begins a comprehensive flight-test program leading to certification and delivery. With the latest technology LEAP-1B engines from CFM International and Boeing-designed Advanced Technology winglets, the first member of the
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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) took delivery of the first 777-300ER (Extended Range). The latest addition to SWISS’ fleet touched down in Zurich on January 29th, following a non-stop 4,545 nautical miles (8,418 kilometers) delivery flight from Boeing’s Everett Delivery Center in Everett, WA. The 777-300ER is the new flagship of SWISS’ long-haul fleet and
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ANA Holdings has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus covering the firm order of three A380s. With this milestone order for Airbus, ANA Group has joined the customer base for the world’s largest passenger aircraft and will become the first Japanese airline to operate the type. ANA Group will take delivery of the aircraft from
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