Aircraft & Engines

Boeing and ANA finalize order for three 787-10 Dreamliners

Boeing and All Nippon Airways finalized an order for three 787-10 Dreamliners, valued at approximately US$900m at list prices. With this order, originally announced as a commitment in January 2015, ANA becomes Boeing’s newest 787-10 customer and first airline in Asia to operate the entire family of 787 Dreamliners. ANA, the launch customer of the […]

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Embraer sells up to 34 additional E-Jets to Air France/KLM Group

Embraer announced a firm order for 15 E175s and two E190s from KLM Cityhopper, KLM’s regional subsidiary. The contract for the 17 E-Jets also includes an option for 17 additional E-Jets for KLM Cityhopper or Air France regional subsidiary HOP! The firm order, which will be included in Embraer’s 2015 first-quarter backlog, has an estimated

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Finnair finalizes sale and leaseback of six ATR 72 aircraft

On December 30th, 2014, Finnair signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Doric Asset Finance GmbH for the sale and leaseback of six ATR72 aircraft. The transaction has now been concluded. The value of the transaction was approximately €80m and it has a positive impact of approximately €30m on Finnair operating profit in 2015. The

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Avolon delivers second Boeing 737-800 to Aeromexico and one Boeing 787-9 to Virgin Atlantic

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, delivered a second Boeing 737-800 to Aeromexico. The delivery is the second of four B737-800 aircraft scheduled for delivery to Aeromexico by Avolon. Avolon also delivered the first of four Boeing 787-9 to Virgin Atlantic.

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Bombardier delivers first Learjet 75 aircraft to be operated out of Poland

Bombardier has delivered its first Learjet 75 aircraft to an undisclosed customer based in Poland following certification by the authorities of the country’s Civil Aviation Authority. “Learjet has a heritage than spans more than 50 years and remains a standard for high-performing business jets,” said Valeria Kolyuchaya, Regional Vice President, Sales, Eastern Europe, Russia and

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RwandAir selects the A330 for fleet growth and modernisation

RwandAir, the national flag carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for two A330s. The agreement makes RwandAir a new Airbus customer and the first airline in East Africa to order the A330. RwandAir’s A330s will be delivered in the second half of 2016 and will be equipped with

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Airbus celebrates delivery of its 9,000th aircraft

Airbus has celebrated the delivery of its 9000th aircraft at a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany on 20th March 2015. The aircraft is the first A321 to be delivered to Vietnamese carrier VietJetAir and will join the carrier’s all-Airbus A320 Family fleet flying on its fast-growing Asia-Pacific network. VietJetAir first took to the skies at the end

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Finnair finalizes sale and leaseback of three Embraer 190 aircraft

Finnair signed on December 17th, 2014 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GOAL German Operating Aircraft Leasing GmbH for the sale and leaseback of three Embraer 190 aircraft. The transaction has now been concluded. The value of the transaction was approximately 60 million euros at current market value and the transaction will not have a

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