Aircraft & Engines

GE Aviation is announcing a $60 million investment to purchase and refurbish a Boeing 747-400 aircraft and turn it into a new flying test bed that will test the next generation of jet engines-starting with the LEAP-X engine. The recently purchased 747 aircraft features GE’s CF6-80C2 engines and will be home-based at GE’s Victorville, California […]

AirAsia X, the long haul low fare affiliate of the Malaysia-based AirAsia Group, has placed a firm order with Airbus for three A330-200s. Scheduled for delivery from 2014, the aircraft will be operated on the carrier’s expanding network, offering low fare service to destinations in Europe, Asia and the Pacific. The latest contract brings AirAsia

The first A380 for Korean Air has been rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg bearing the airline’s distinctive livery. The aircraft is the first of 10 A380s ordered by the airline. Korean Air will become the sixth operator of the A380 when it takes delivery of its first aircraft in the second

Embraer

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) delivered one new Airbus A320 to Air Berlin as part of a purchase and leaseback transaction. Air Berlin, the third-largest low-cost airline in Europe, operates a fleet of 170 aircraft to more than 168 destinations in 40 countries.

European turboprop manufacturer ATR, Indonesia

United Continental Holdings unveiled the largest aircraft in its fleet, the 374-seat Boeing 747-400, in the new United livery. With the first 747-400 rebranding completed, the carrier now has at least one of each of its mainline fleet types painted in the new United livery. The company has completed painting 309 mainline and regional aircraft,

Turkish Airlines announced on their webpage that it has decided to exercise its optional right on 15 Boeing 737NG aircraft from Boeing, to be delivered in the year 2013-2015.

Nordic Aviation Capital confirmed that it has purchased 1 factory new ATR72-500, MSN 921 from ATR for lease to Air Mauritius. This is the second occasion on which NAC has purchased factory new aircraft from ATR for lease to an airline operator. Air Mauritius operates international routes to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, Indonesia

Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) recorded 30 transactions, including 10 sales, 18 leases (either new or extensions), and two third-party placements for 2010. Some 23 were Saab 340 transactions, which comprises the largest share of SAL’s portfolio. The Saab 340 transactions included 10 sales, two extensions and 11 new leases. Of the seven Saab 2000 transactions,