Aircraft & Engines

Embraer has signed a contract with LOT Polish Airlines to convert four EMBRAER 175 firm orders to the EMBRAER 195 model. In the fourth quarter of 2007, the Polish airline placed an additional firm order for 12 EMBRAER 175 jets (at that time, the company operated six EMBRAER 170s and four EMBRAER 175s). Four aircraft […]

Nesma Airlines, based in Cairo, Egypt leased two used Airbus A320-200 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft will deliver in May 2010. Nordwind Airlines, based in Moscow, Russia leased one used Boeing 767-300ER aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft delivered in April 2010.

AWAS has delivered a Boeing 737-400 to Mistral Air based in Rome, Italy. This is the second aircraft which AWAS has leased to Mistral Air. This aircraft will operate on both domestic Italian and international charter flights

Bombardier Aerospace confirmed that a firm order for five Q400 NextGen aircraft and options for another five, which was previously announced on August 3, 2009, was placed by All Nippon Airways of Tokyo, Japan. As previously announced, based on the list price for the Q400 NextGen aircraft, the firm order contract is valued at approximately

Southern Air and Malaysia Airlines Cargo (MASkargo) have entered into a multi-year, multi-aircraft wet lease agreement. Southern Air initially will provide MASkargo with three Boeing 747 Freighter aircraft along with crew, maintenance and insurance. MASkargo also has an option to lease up to five aircraft, which will provide it additional flexibility to meet its customers’

Embraer received the type certificate for the Phenom 300 from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which was granted on April 29. This approval came in on schedule, as the program steadily advances. The overall certification campaign involved five aircraft that performed more than 1,200 flight test hours, certifying the aircraft for RVSM (Reduced Vertical

AELIS Group is pleased to announce that DOT of Lithuania and DrukAir of Bhutan entered into a long term agreement for the operations under ACMI of an ATR42-500 (reg. LY-DAT), in a lease arranged by AELIS Group.

RwandAir announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-800s. Based in Kigali, Rwanda, the airline is renewing and expanding its fleet to broaden its network. RwandAir currently operates a fleet of regional jets.

GE Honda Aero Engines continues to make steady progress toward certification of the HF120 engine. The HF120 engine has undergone a comprehensive test program in an altitude chamber at GE Aviation’s Evendale, Ohio, facility. Testing has included operation to 46,000 feet altitude and high mach, as well as testing for performance, transients, air starts, and

Embraer has signed a contract for the sale of one Legacy 650 large executive jet to an undisclosed customer from Jordan. The announcement was made on May 4th at the 2010 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2010), in Geneva, Switzerland. The aircraft will be managed on behalf of the owner by private jet