Air Transport Services Group released that Cargo Aircraft Management, (CAM), its aircraft leasing subsidiary, has delivered a second Boeing 767 wide body freighter to RIO Linhas Aéreas, S.A., of Brazil. RIO will dry-lease the Boeing 767-281 special freighter from CAM for 59 months and have access to engine maintenance services through CAM’s contract with Delta […]
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced continuing lease placements and acquisitions of 12 additional Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. ALC and XL Airways Germany signed a long term lease for ALC’s Boeing 737-800 (MSN 32920), currently on lease to Air Berlin, for delivery in March 2012. In addition, ALC has acquired the following 11 aircraft: Two Boeing 737-800s (MSNs
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Turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR announced the delivery of the first two ATR 72-600s to Royal Air Maroc. Royal Air Maroc will be the first operator of the new ATR “-600” series. The 70-seater aircraft will allow the Moroccan national airline to reinforce its domestic and its nearest international network. In 2009 the airline ordered four ATR
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Boeing received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification on August 19th for the new 747-8 Freighter, passing two of the final landmarks on the airplane’s journey to entry into service. The FAA granted Boeing an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) and an Amended Production Certificate for the 747-8 Freighter, while the
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Rolls-Royce reported that the RR300 engine has received certification from the Russian airworthiness authority IAC-AR, enabling flight operations for the Robinson R66 helicopter and opening up future growth for the versatile aircraft.The RR300 engine, which powers Robinson’s first gas-turbine aircraft, received flight certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration in October 2010 and is in
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On August 16th the first A380 for China Southern Airlines took to the skies for the start of a final phase of flight and ground tests. The tests are being carried out from Airbus’ facilities in Hamburg, where the aircraft has undergone painting and full cabin furnishing. During the upcoming programme of flights, all cabin systems
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Bombardier released that a European airline, which has requested to remain unidentified at the present time, has signed a firm order for four Q400 NextGen high-speed turboprop airliners. The transaction includes options on an additional four Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on the Q400 NextGen aircraft list price, the firm order is valued at approximately $126 million.
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Japan Coast Guard, Eurocopter Group and Eurocopter Japan have signed a contract for the supply of three additional EC225 helicopters to the Japan Coast Guard. These aircraft will be the first civilian helicopters to be equipped with the most advanced mission system, to be deployed for search and rescue as well as law enforcement missions.
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JetBrokers Europe, the Farnborough-based European arm of JetBrokers Inc, reports the best month on record in July in terms of pre-owned aircraft sales activity. In addition to sales of smaller aircraft, the JetBrokers team completed transactions for two mid-sized jets in July, a 2008 Cessna Citation Sovereign S/N 680-0189 and a 2004 Cessna Citation X
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Thai Airways International (THAI) finalized a firm order for six 777-300 Extended Range (ER) airplanes. The order completes an agreement to purchase Boeing 777-300ERs announced during the Paris Air Show in June. At list prices, the order is valued at $1.7 billion. THAI currently operates nearly every 777 model produced, including the 777-200, 777-200ER, 777-300 and 777-300ER.
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