Aircraft & Engines

AgustaWestland has built and delivered from the Philadelphia assembly line the 15th AW119Kx for Life Flight Network, the latest addition to their Pacific Northwest-based fleet of aircraft. The AgustaWestland engineering and production teams acheived tremendous success by integrating the Garmin G1000HTM flight deck system into the proven AW119 platform, certifying the new avionics suite, and […]

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, reported that its engine leasing unit completed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with TUI Travel for two new GEnx engines. The engines will be used as spares to support the TUI Travel airlines’ Boeing 787 fleet.

AWAS has delivered a second 757-200 freighter aircraft on lease to Cargojet, a leading Canadian cargo airline that recently celebrated its 10th year of service. The aircraft is from AWAS’ existing portfolio. Cargojet, the most awarded cargo airline in Canada, is a leading provider of time sensitive overnight air cargo services and operates a network

Intrepid Aviation delivered one new Airbus A330-300 to Skymark Airlines. The aircraft is equipped with Rolls Royce Trent 772-B engines and is subject to a long-term lease to the Japanese carrier. This marks the fourth aircraft to be delivered from Intrepid Aviation on lease to Skymark.

Amedeo announced the acquisition of its first owned A380. The aircraft bearing Manufacturer’s Serial Number (MSN) 157 was delivered to Emirates as part of a sale and leaseback transaction on 4th September at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Hamburg and was placed on a 12-year operating lease. The financing was a combination of senior and

The Japan National Police Agency (JNPA) has ordered one AW109 Power light twin helicopter which will be operated by Kyoto Police. The AW109 Power helicopter will replace an ageing B206 model and will be delivered to the customer in December 2015. The helicopter will be configured for law enforcement missions with role equipment such as

From the Golden Gate Bridge to Tower Bridge, British Airways’ customers can now travel on the luxurious new Airbus A380 aircraft. In service from April 2015, this is the first time that an A380 will be available for customers traveling between San Francisco International Airport and London Heathrow. The Bay area will become the third

Bristow Group announced the acceptance of an S-92 helicopter by Bristow Helicopters. The helicopter, configured for search and rescue service, was accepted during a ceremony at the Sikorsky facility in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Bristow Helicopters is affiliated with Bristow Group. In March 2013, Bristow Helicopters was awarded the contract to provide search and rescue helicopter service

Ryanair announced its commitment to purchase 200 LEAP-1B engines to power 100 Boeing 737 MAX 200. Boeing formally launched the airplane, a variant of the MAX 8 that can accommodate up to 200 passengers, on September 8th, with this order. Once finalized, the firm engine order is valued at more than $1.3bn at list price.