Aircraft & Engines

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft officially welcomed Investec Bank to the family of Q400 aircraft lessors as Thai premium low-cost carrier Nok Air and the international bank and asset manager closed the sale and leaseback of two extra capacity Bombardier Q400 NextGen airliners. The 86-seat aircraft recently joined the carrier’s fleet as part of a purchase agreement […]

Azul Brazilian Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for 35 A320neo Family aircraft. The airline, which is also leasing another 28 A320neo aircraft, has chosen the A320neo Family to carry out domestic long haul flights and high density routes, including Campinas – Salvador and Campinas – Recife. For Azul, an important driver for selecting the

On November 26th, 2014, the seventh Sukhoi Superjet 100 in its long range version was delivered to the Russian airline Gazpromavia. The SSJ100 with the tail number RA-89048 took off from the Delivery Centre of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, and landed in Ostafyevo International Business Airport, Gazpromavia home base. Gazpromavia is

Ryanair announced that its order to purchase up to 200 Boeing “gamechanger” 737 MAX aircraft (100 firm & 100 options) has been approved by 99.93% of shareholders who voted at its EGM in Dublin on November 28th. When finalised (and if all options are exercised) this deal will be valued at over US$22bn at current

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, announced delivery of three new leased Airbus A321 aircraft to the Thomas Cook Group. GECAS is scheduled to deliver a total of nine aircraft to Thomas Cook Group’s airlines in 2014 and 2015, as part of Thomas Cook’s previously announced program to renew

ATR and Indonesia’s Lion Group have signed a US$1bn purchase agreement for 40 additional ATR 72-600s, hiking the firm order total for the newest generation ATR turboprops to 100 aircraft. This latest signature marks a milestone in ATR’s history, as Lion Group becomes ATR’s largest customer ever. There are currently three subsidiary airlines in the

Royal Aero has leased a CFM56-3 engine on a green-time lease to Sriwijaya Air, one of the largest domestic carriers in Indonesia with over 700,000 passengers per month. The special advantage of green-time leasing is the minimal level of inspection at lease return. The leasing period equals the remaining operational life of the engine (green-time),

The Aviation Register of Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC AR) issued a Supplemental Type Certificate for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100), permitting the usage of Vertical Navigation (VNAV) functionality at all stages of flight. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 represents the first Russian built aircraft to achieve VNAV certification at all stages of flight. IAC AR confirmed

Intrepid Aviation delivered one new Airbus A330-300 to Sichuan Airlines. The aircraft is powered by Rolls Royce Trent 772C engines and is subject to a long-term lease to the Chengdu-based airline. Intrepid Aviation is a privately held commercial aircraft lessor, which owns commercial aircraft leased to airline operators worldwide. Intrepid Aviation focuses primarily on twin-engine