Aircraft & Engines

Transat A.T. has signed a seven-year agreement with Thomas Cook Group Airlines for the exchange of aircraft on a seasonal basis. Under the terms of the agreement, Thomas Cook will make available every winter to Air Transat a number of narrow body Airbus A321s and will receive at least one wide-body Airbus A330-200 in return. […]

Air Partner’s Aircraft Remarketing division has successfully leased one Embraer 145 to a European operator on behalf of Portugália – Companhia Portuguesa De Transportes Aéreos, S.A. (Portugália). The aircraft, which has the serial number 145036 and was delivered on September 20, 2017, will initially be operated under a sublease agreement by Maleth-Aero AOC Limited on

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has concluded a firm purchase agreement with SpiceJet of Gurgaon, India, for up to 50 Q400 turboprop airliners, making it the largest single order ever for the Q400 turboprop aircraft program and bringing total Q400 firm orders to over 600 aircraft. Upon delivery, the airline will become the first in the world

In less than six years of service, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner family has already surpassed 1 million passenger flights, faster than any twin-aisle jet. Connecting the world with over 150 new nonstop routes, the Dreamliner family has flown more than 190 million passengers while saving 18 billion pounds of fuel since its first delivery in

The fourth Global 7000 flight test vehicle took off from Bombardier’s facility in Toronto earlier on September 28, under clear conditions. Equipped with a cabin interior, FTV4, also known as the “Architect,” will be used for interior validation testing and to confirm the unparalleled comfort, connectivity and productivity that Bombardier customers will experience.

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Airbus A320-200N aircraft to Tianjin Airlines. This is the fourth Avolon aircraft on lease to Tianjin Airlines.

Boeing and Qatar Airways have announced an order for two 747-8 Freighters and four 777-300ERs (Extended Range), valued at US$2.16bn at list prices. The orders were previously unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. The airline also received the first of its 747-8 Freighters at a delivery ceremony.

M.K. Aviation, the global aircraft and engine leasing company, has recently concluded five new transactions including the purchase and lease of two CF6-80 engines, one PW4060 engine, and two RB211-535 engines. These engine customers join M.K. Aviation’s growing portfolio, which stretches worldwide. “Thanks to these successful transactions and its strong and stable credit history, M.K.

Sunrise Airways has ordered a next generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft, continuing the Haiti-based carrier’s aggressive expansion. The second jet aircraft to be added to the Sunrise Airways fleet in 2017, the 168-seat Boeing 737 is being acquired through a wet lease agreement with Travel Service, the largest aviation company in the Czech Republic. Sunrise Airways