Aircraft & Engines

Porter Airlines receives two more Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft

Porter Airlines accepted two new Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, bringing the company’s fleet to 26.  Porter, one of the largest operators of Q400 aircraft, placed the $61m order for the two aircraft in March 2011. Porter has four outstanding options for Q400 NextGen aircraft, which it anticipates exercising within two years.

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Eurocopter delivers first of six EC145s ordered by the Republic of Kazakhstan

Eurocopter delivered the first of six EC145s ordered to date by the Kazakh Ministries of Defense and Emergencies. A total of 45 of the helicopters are to be purchased, and will be assembled by the new joint venture Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering, in which Eurocopter and Kazakhstan Engineering have a 50/50 share.

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ALC signs lease agreements for 13 additional aircraft

Air Lease Corporation announced that it has signed lease agreements for 13 additional aircraft. ALC placed the following new aircraft from its order book: Two Embraer 175s leased to Belavia (Belarus). Four ATR 72-600s leased to Passaredo (Brazil). Two Airbus A320-200s leased to S7 Airlines (Russia). Additionally, ALC leased the following aircraft from its fleet: One

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American chooses Airbus A319, A321 variants as part of fleet transformation plan

American Airlines announced another milestone in its fleet transformation plans by selecting the Airbus A319 and A321 variants to be a part of its A320 family fleet order, which was announced in July 2011 . These new aircraft, which American expects to begin taking delivery of starting in 2013, build upon the airline’s efforts to

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AMS Aircraft arranges lease of two Bombardier CRJ-100ER aircraft

RUSLINE, Russia, has taken delivery of the second of two Bombardier CRJ-100ER aircraft, MSN 7108, from “MG 7108 Leasing Limited”, Ireland, in a deal arranged by AMS Aircraft Limited, UK. Sister CRJ-100ER aircraft, MSN 7106, was delivered in July of this year. AMS was mandated exclusively as remarketing agent to the lessors, both subsidiaries of

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Volaris signs MOU for 44 A320 Family aircraft

Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 44 eco-efficient Airbus A320 aircraft, comprising of 30 A320neo and 14 A320 Family aircraft. The order makes Volaris the first airline to order the A320neo in Mexico. Engine selection will be announced by the airline at a later date. Since starting operations in 2006,

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MTU picks up orders for more than 240 engines at Dubai Airshow

MTU Aero Engines has wrapped up a successful appearance at this year’s Dubai Airshow and announced the receipt of a number of orders on the final day of the event. “The value of the deals concluded amounts to over €400m in business for us. These new contracts are again proof that the geared turbofan is successfully establishing

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