Aircraft & Engines

Airbus has announced a new lower weight variant of its versatile A330-300 wide-body aircraft that is optimised for use on domestic and regional routes in high growth markets with large populations and concentrated traffic flows. China will be one of the most important markets for this new version of today’s world’s most efficient and reliable […]

BOC Aviation announced an order with Airbus for 25 A320 Family aircraft, including 12 NEOs, scheduled for delivery from 2015 to end of 2019. The order comprises A320 and A321 variants for both CEOs and NEOs. This comes on following an earlier order for 50 A320 family aircraft, signed in December 2012. BOC Aviation will make

ICBC Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), has entered into an agreement under which IAE International Aero Engines AG’s V2500 engines will power 17 firm and three option A320 series aircraft. This brings the total number of V2500 engines ordered by ICBC Leasing to 37. The new deal

As aviation becomes increasingly accessible in all parts of the world, future Journeys will increasingly be made by air particularly to and from emerging markets. According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) in the next 20 years (2013-2032), air traffic will grow at 4.7% annually requiring over 29,220 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued

FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, has purchased another brand new Boeing B737-800 aircraft. The aircraft is on a long-term lease to a leading Asian airline. The purchase was financed with FLY’s unrestricted cash and its acquisition facility.

Jet Asia Airways has accepted delivery of its fifth Boeing 767-200ER series aircraft, registered HS-JAF at its main base in Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Intl Airport. The aircraft completed a C — Check at Boeing Shanghai’s maintenance facility at Pudong Int’l Airport. The delivery of the aircraft, configured with 235 economy class seats is line with Jet

Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of five DHC-8-Q300 aircraft. The aircraft have been acquired from Caribbean Airlines by a US based investor. One of the five aircraft, serial number 487, was originally sold to Caribbean Airlines by Austrian Airlines in a transaction arranged by Airstream in 2002. Airstream has had a very successful

Santos Dumont, the aviation technical consultancy and asset manager, announced that it is to redeliver eight aircraft on behalf of LOT Polish Airlines (‘LOT’). Santos Dumont is a leading provider of aircraft redelivery services and has redelivered over 120 aircraft for airlines and lessors around the world. Santos Dumont will redeliver four Boeing 737-400 and

Following a recommendation by the Deutsche Lufthansa AG Executive Board headed by Dr Christoph Franz, the Supervisory Board approved the purchase of 59 ultra-modern aircraft for the Group at its meeting on September 18th. 34 Boeing 777-9Xs and 25 Airbus A350-900s will be added to the Lufthansa Group’s wide-body fleet. The first of these new