Aircraft & Engines

A Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) CS100 jetliner from Zurich has made the first revenue flight of a C Series aircraft into London City Airport. From now on SWISS will operate regularly to London City Airport from its main hub in Zurich with a CS100 and from Geneva as of summer 2018. The C Series is […]

Boeing and Air Lease Corporation have finalized an order for 12 737 MAXs first announced at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The agreement also includes two new orders for the 787-9 Dreamliner. The deal includes five 737 MAX 7s and seven 737 MAX 8s, bringing ALC’s total MAX orders to 130. The leasing company has

The United States Air Force (USAF) announced last Friday that two Boeing 747-8s, which were originally destined for the now bankrupt Russian carrier Transaero, have been purchased with a view to using them to replace the aging VC-25 aircraft which entered service back in 1990. According to Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek, “The Air Force

Delta’s newest jet, touched down in Atlanta early morning on August 6, just after 2 a.m. following the trans-Atlantic crossing direct from Toulouse, France, where the aircraft was assembled. On board the widebody jet were a number of employees from TechOps, Fleet Strategy and Transactions, IT, Product Marketing, Flight Operations, On Board Services and others

CommutAir has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with United Airlines to add 21 Embraer ERJ145 aircraft to its existing contract to fly 40 jet aircraft under the United Express brand. These jets will replace Bombardier Dash-8 turboprop aircraft with planned retirements by January 2018. Under the MOU, CommutAir plans to accelerate the retirement of

Air Lease Corporation has signed long term lease agreements with TAP Portugal for four new Airbus A330-900neo and one new A320-200neo aircraft. The A330neo aircraft are outfitted with latest-generation Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, and the A320neo is outfitted with the latest CFM LEAP1A engines. All five aircraft are from ALC’s order book with Airbus, and

CFM International’s advanced LEAP engine is setting new industry standards for fuel efficiency and asset utilization as the company celebrates the one-year anniversary of its entry into commercial service. The first LEAP-powered commercial flight happened on August 2, 2016 on a Pegasus Airlines flight from Istanbul to Antalya. Since then, more than 75 LEAP-powered aircraft

BOC Aviation Limited has placed an order for 10 new Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, following the announcement on June 19, 2017 by Boeing of a memorandum of understanding signed at the Paris Air Show. Following this latest purchase agreement, BOC Aviation’s cumulative outstanding orders, purchases and deliveries to date for Boeing aircraft total 348

CHC Helicopter will today take delivery of its first H175 for use in offshore oil and gas operations. The aircraft has been delivered in full offshore passenger transport configuration, allowing CHC to begin training and adjustment from the operator’s base at Aberdeen, ahead of operational launch in August 2017. Based at CHC Helicopter’s site in

Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways (Silver) has signed a letter of intent to renew and expand its fleet with up to 50 new ATR-600 series aircraft. This is a significant strategic accomplishment for the airline and a transaction valued at up to US$1.1bn. The initial order is for 20 ATR-42-600 aircraft and the agreement also provides