Aircraft & Engines

Premier Aviation- delivers on new livery for Spirit Airlines

On Monday September 15th, the first in a series of Spirit Airlines Airbus A319 aircraft was re-delivered to Spirit at Premier’s Rome, New York heavy maintenance and paint facility, with a brand new look. Spirit’s Vice President Supply Chain commented: “Spirit’s new livery is consistent with our new branding — which is fun and different, like […]

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A320neo Family sets new standards with 20% reduced fuel burn

The A320neo Family is reaching new heights, with increased fuel burn savings per seat further improved to 20% across the entire family by 2020. The 20% fuel burn saving is achieved through Airbus’ latest cabin innovations reinforced by further engine efficiency improvements. Without compromising passenger comfort, Airbus is offering airlines the option of higher seat

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Garmin completes first flight of the Beechjet 400A featuring G5000

Garmin International celebrated the maiden flight of the Beechjet 400A featuring the G5000 Integrated Flight Deck. This marks a significant step towards completion of the G5000 upgrade for the popular Beechjet 400A and Hawker 400XP. The G5000 modernizes the cockpit, increases aircraft utility, provides additional weight savings, exceeds NextGen requirements and solves parts obsolescence, giving

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Transat A.T. signs agreements to lease four Boeing 737s for winter 2014–2015

Transat A.T. has signed two agreements for the seasonal leasing of Boeing 737 narrow-body aircraft, to be provided during the winter months by Europe Airpost, a French airline that is a subsidiary of the ASL Aviation group, as well as Czech carrier Travel Service Airlines. The agreements cover the leasing of two B737-700s and two

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Airstream arranges purchase and onward lease of one ATR42-500

Airstream International Group has arranged, in collaboration with a large US based lessor, the purchase and onward lease of one ATR42-500 to Hevilift Group. MSN497, previously owned and operated by Danish Air Transport, Denmark, will be used on dedicated mining contracts in Papua New Guinea. This is the second ATR aircraft transaction that Airstream has

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GECAS completes purchase and leaseback with Philippine Airlines for two Airbus A321s

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, today announced the completion of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Philippine Airlines involving two new Airbus A321 aircraft. The two aircraft — one delivered in August, and the other earlier this month — will be used to expand the airline’s fleet. Philippine Airlines,

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Recycled cooking oil powers Finnair flight to New York

Finnair will operate its flight from Helsinki to New York on September 23rd, with an Airbus A330 using environmentally sustainable biofuel, coinciding with the UN Climate Summit taking place in New York on the same day. As a leader in the sustainable development of commercial aviation, the airline believes strongly in proactive measures to manage

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Ethiopian Airlines signs order with Boeing for 20 737 MAX 8s

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announced an order for 20 737 MAX 8s. The order, previously unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is worth more than $2.1bn at list prices and also includes options and purchase rights for a further 15 737 MAX 8s. The order represents the largest single Boeing order by number

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AWAS delivers long-haul fleet solution for customer Boliviana

AWAS has placed three widebody 767-300ER passenger aircraft with current customer Boliviana as part of the airline’s plan to commence long-haul service from Cochabamba to Miami in the US, and Madrid, Spain. Two of the three aircraft will be placed into immediate service to launch the Miami and Madrid destinations, while the third will be

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