Aircraft & Engines

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) will lease four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. as part of a purchase and leaseback transaction. Delivery of the first aircraft from the airline’s existing order book with Boeing is scheduled for December 2012.

FlairJet, the London Oxford Airport-based business charter and management company, completed its 20th Embraer aircraft acceptance and delivery at the end of September. Since 2009, FlairJet has taken the responsibility for delivery flights or acceptances of eight Phenom 100s, ten Phenom 300s, a Legacy 600 and an Embraer Lineage for themselves and third party customers.

Macquarie AirFinance, a global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland, has finalised contracts with Tyrolean Airways for the lease of five A320-200s and for the acquisition of three of Tyrolean’s 737-800s. Macquarie AirFinance is well advanced in the process of placing the 737-800s with new customers for delivery in spring 2013.

BOC Aviation has signed agreements for the lease of three new A320-200 aircraft to China Southern Airlines. All three aircraft, to be equipped with IAE V2527-A5 SelectOne engines, are scheduled to be delivered in the first half of 2014.

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing group, issued a trading update announcing that its fleet now exceeds 160 aircraft and that total capital raised has reached $5bn. The highlights from April to September 2012: Avonlon delivered 24 aircraft, valued at over $1.1bn to twelve customers across the globe including seven new customers. The company announced an

Doric’s aviation portfolio reached 33 aircraft last on October 12th, after the addition of its 16th A380 under management. The superjumbo with the manufacturer’s serial number (MSN) 107 was acquired by Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha Limited (Doric Alpha), a wholly owned subsidiary of Doric Nimrod Air Two Limited (an LSE listed aircraft investment company).

GE Capital Aviation Services announced delivery of two new Boeing 737-800s to China Eastern Airlines. Deliveries were completed in July and September and were part of GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing.

Embraer reached a significant milestone, with the delivery of its 900th E-Jet, an EMBRAER 190, to Kenya Airways in a ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. “The delivery of the 900th E-Jet is a great achievement for Embraer, and we are very pleased to deliver this aircraft to Kenya

At ITP headquarters (Zamudio, Bizkaia), ITP and Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines, signed a collaboration agreement for manufacturing, engineering and maintenance work for the PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine. This will mean estimated sales of more than €2.5m over the life of the program. As put forward in their strategic plan 2011-2015, ITP has entered