Embraer and SkyWest have signed a firm order for an additional 19 E175s jets. The aircraft will be flown by SkyWest Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SkyWest, under a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with Delta Air Lines. The transaction will be included in Embraer’s 2015 fourth-quarter backlog. Delivery of the first aircraft is expected for […]
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Embraer Executives Jets celebrated the delivery of the 300th Phenom 300 business jet. The commemorative aircraft was accepted by an undisclosed US customer at Embraer’s facility in Melbourne, Florida, on October 15th. The Phenom 300 is in operation in 28 countries and has accumulated over 250,000 flight hours. In six years of operation, the Phenom
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CityJet, the Irish regional airline, has selected the 98-seat Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) as the aircraft for its fleet renewal and network development programme. An agreement has been signed by SCAC, SJI and CityJet Airlines for 15 aircraft plus 10 options. Based on the list price, the value of the agreement is worth over US$1bn,
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Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has received EASA approval (Supplemental Type Certificate #10055029) for the MD-80SF freighter conversion. The original FAA STC (ST02434LA) for the MD-80SF was received in February of 2013. The AEI MD-80SF comes with an Ancra Cargo Loading System capable of carrying twelve (12) 88” x 108” containers and depending upon the particular aircraft
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BOC Aviation signed an agreement to sell a portfolio of 24 aircraft to Shenton Aircraft Investment I Ltd. and affiliates (“SHNTN 2015-1”). To finance a portion of the purchase of the aircraft portfolio, SHNTN 2015-1 has issued two tranches of notes, comprising US$747.4mn of 4.75% Series A notes (A, Standard & Poor’s / Fitch Ratings)
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Gulfstream Aerospace released that the G500 has achieved several flight-test milestones, including surpassing more than 100 hours of flight. The accomplishments come just 12 months after Gulfstream announced the all-new G500 and G600 aircraft programs in an Oct. 14th, 2014, ceremony at its Savannah headquarters. As of Oct. 13th, 2015, the G500 flight test aircraft
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Avolon (AVOL), the international aircraft leasing company, announced the delivery of one Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Malindo Air. This is Avolon’s second aircraft on lease to Malindo Air.
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Embraer delivered 21 jets to the commercial aviation market and 30 to the business aviation market, for a total of 51 aircraft. The number is 50% higher than in the same period last year, when 34 aircraft were delivered – 19 commercial and 15 executive jets. On September 30th, 2015, the company’s backlog totaled US$22.8bn.
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Boeing reported that Taipei-based EVA Airways intends to purchase up to 24 787-10 Dreamliners and two additional 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners, which is valued at more than US$8bn at current list prices. EVA Airways will join the 787-10 launch customer team and will be one of the first airlines in the world to introduce the
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The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its passenger-cargo “combi” version of the ATR 72-600. The new cabin configuration of the aircraft allows combining increased cargo volume for over 19 m² in volume and nearly 3,000 kg in weight with up to 44 passenger seats section. By replacing
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