Aircraft & Engines

AviaAM Leasing, a Warsaw Stock Exchange listed aircraft leasing company, has recently handed in two brand-new Airbus A320s to the Russian flag carrier Aeroflot. The buyer and lessor of the Airbus A320-214s aircraft is SkyCo International Financial Leasing. In November, two deliveries of Airbus A320-214s (MSN 7902 and MSN 7932) were arranged by AviaAM Leasing. […]

Air Transport Services Group has announced the signing of a new lease agreement with Air Incheon for one Boeing 767-300 converted freighter and an option for a second, both for 2018 delivery, along with the expansion of its dry-leased 767-300 freighter fleet with three deliveries in November. The company said that its ATSG West Leasing

Final assembly of the newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has started and is on track for the first flight planned in mid-2018. The A330-800 complements the A330-900, the largest member of the A330neo Family. With its 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) as base variant, the A330-800 can operate routes of up to

Norwegian has taking delivery of its 150th aircraft from Boeing since 2008. Norwegian’s 150th brand new aircraft, a 787-9 Dreamliner adorned with the Jonathan Swift tailfin hero, a celebrated Irish author, arrived at Oslo airport last week, closely followed by a brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This is the last new aircraft the company will

CemAir of South Africa and Bombardier have concluded a firm purchase agreement for two new Q400 turboprops. CemAir has also signed the lease of a used Q400 aircraft that was delivered this month, paving the way for the new aircraft to be delivered afterwards. The letter of Intent (LOI) from CemAir, which was signed on

Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft. The three companies together announced the groundbreaking collaboration, bringing together some of the world’s foremost experts in electrical and propulsion technologies, at the Royal Aeronautical Society

Turboprop manufacturer ATR has reported that the ATR 72-500 aircraft has received its certification from Transport Canada, the Canadian airworthiness authority. This will enable Canadian airlines to operate ATR 72-500s either in passenger or cargo configuration. “Obtaining this certification will allow us to expand the operational scope of our family of aircraft”, stated Alessandro Amendola,

GE Aviation and United Engine Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore turboprop engine business opportunities, as well as identify areas of synergy for growing a turboprop portfolio in the Russian market. With its large, remote areas and high demand for domestic connectivity, the Russian territory – is a good environment for turboprop