Aircraft & Engines

Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has won a new A319neo order, from an Asian customer. The order means that new and existing customers have now placed a total of nine orders – three ACJ319neo and six ACJ320neo – for the new ACJ320 family. Customers include Acropolis Aviation, Comlux, K5 Aviation and undisclosed clients. Deliveries of the […]

During the third quarter of 2017, Embraer has delivered 25 jets to the commercial aviation market and 20 jets to the business aviation market, of which 13 were light jets and seven were large jets. On September 30, Embraer’s firm order backlog totaled US$18.8bn, above the US$18.5bn of the previous quarter. The main highlights of

China Express Air has become the newest operator of CFM International’s CFM56 engines. The airline took delivery of the first of 11 CFM56-5B-powered Airbus A320ceo aircraft; the remaining aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in 2018 and 2019. The airline is operating the aircraft routes from its base in Chongqing to such destinations as Liuzhou,

AviaAM Leasing has announced the delivery of one Airbus A321-211 to its long-standing partner Yamal Airlines. The aircraft was leased to the carrier under an operating lease agreement for the term of 6 years. Prior to the aircraft delivery, AviaAM Leasing has conducted a comprehensive set of works, including a 12 year check, cabin refurbishment

Embraer unveiled the Phenom 300E light jet, its newest business aircraft, at the 2017 NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new aircraft is designated “E” for “Enhanced” in reference to its entirely redesigned cabin and the addition of nice® HD CMS/IFE (Cabin Management System/InFlight Entertainment) by Lufthansa Technik. Originally launched in 2005, the Phenom 300

London-based Zenith Aviation, a private jet charter provider, has purchased two additional Learjet 75 aircraft. Zenith Aviation, whose team has been flying Learjet aircraft since 1999, acquired its first two new Learjet 75 business jets just over a year ago. The latest two Learjet 75 aircraft will be UK-based, with several airports being considered for

The ground-breaking PurePower PW800 turbofan engine is entering the key final steps as it proceeds towards entry into service, Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) announced on October 9. The PurePower PW800 recently reached the milestones of 16,600 hours and 16,800 cycles, including both ground testing and flight testing on P&WC’s flying test bed and Gulfstream

Leonardo has sold a further two AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters to customers in the UK for corporate/VIP passenger transport. Over 30 AW139s are currently operating in the UK. One aircraft will be managed and operated by Fairoaks Airport-based Starspeed, part of Luxaviation Helicopters – the world’s largest operator of VIP and VVIP helicopters. Starspeed already

DAE Capital and Indian full-service carrier Jet Airways have completed lease agreements for three Boeing 737-800 aircraft. These latest additions will assist the carrier as it looks to bridge capacity to their Boeing 737 Max aircraft order, which is expected to be added to the Jet Airways fleet, commencing in 2018. The Dubai-based lessor has

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, issued an update for the third quarter of 2017. Following another active quarter, Avolon’s owned, managed and committed fleet at the end of the third quarter was 915 aircraft. At the end of the third quarter Avolon owned and managed a fleet of 567 aircraft, with total orders and