Aircraft & Engines

Following its shareholders’ approval, easyJet has firmed up the purchase of 135 Airbus A320 family aircraft (100 A320neos and 35 A320ceos). The initial agreement was announced earlier in June. The agreement was concluded following a thorough technical and economical evaluation. The order by easyJet sustains nearly 2,500 jobs as well as some 7,500 in the […]

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has completed 125 lease transactions during the January through June timeframe of 2013. These transactions include extensions, new leases of used aircraft as well as placements of new aircraft from ILFC’s aircraft portfolio, which today supports a worldwide network of approximately 200 airline customers across more than 80 countries. ILFC

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the national airline of Azerbaijan, received the first of four EMBRAER 190s on order. The aircraft will be deployed on the carrier’s international network from Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD). The three remaining aircraft are scheduled for delivery by the end of the year. The four E190s are part of an

Avinco, the aircraft investment manager and remarketing specialist, has placed a 1998 vintage A321-200 aircraft, MSN852, on lease to Kolavia-Metrojet on behalf of a subsidiary of TUI Travel. The aircraft was delivered to the Russian charter airline on June 5th, on a 5 year operating lease. The aircraft has been operated by Thomsonfly (UK) since

Firefly, Malaysia Airlines’ subsidiary carrier has taken ownership of its first brand-new ATR 72-600. The aircraft is the first of 20 latest generation firm ATRs, plus 16 options, ordered by Malaysia Airlines in December 2012. Firefly currently operates 12 ATR 72-500s, and with the arrival of the new ATR 72-600s will almost triple its exclusively

Hainan Airlines took delivery of the airline’s first 787 Dreamliner, which is the first of 10 787s for the airline. Hainan Airlines will first operate the Dreamliner on a domestic route from Beijing to Haikou. Thereafter, the airline will deploy the 787 on its North America routes, increasing the frequency of its Beijing-Seattle, Beijing-Toronto and

Syphax Airlines, a new Tunisian based airline, has confirmed its order to buy three A320neo. The order is the first time an African based carrier has ordered the NEO and marks a significant breakthrough for Airbus in one of the world’s fastest developing markets. Syphax have also ordered three A320ceo aircraft. The aircraft will be

British Airways is the first UK carrier to take delivery of the A380, the world’s largest commercial jet. British Airways is also the first airline in Europe to operate both the A380 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the first two of which landed at Heathrow in the last week of June. The airline announced that

Regional Express (Rex) has purchased seven latest generation Saab 340Bplus aircraft. The aircraft were originally operating in the Rex fleet under a lease which expired on 2nd July 2013. The acquisition was funded by Rex’s operating cash flows. The purchase brings the number of Saab 340 aircraft owned by Rex to 33.

AgustaWestland reported that the Italian Police has taken delivery of its first two AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters on schedule. These helicopters will be operated by the 1st Aviation Unit of the Italian Police and based at Pratica di Mare, close to Rome. Additional aircraft will be delivered to the customer in the coming months.