Aircraft & Engines

At the end of January 2010 RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH in Oberpfaffenhofen got the official approval by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as production organization of the Do 228 NG (New Generation). With this approval all requirements are met to produce and deliver the first customer aircraft still this year. The new Do 228 […]

Dushanbe, Tajikistan-based Somon Air announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-900ERs (Extended Range). The order is valued at $163 million at list prices. The order represents Somon Air’s first direct purchase of airplanes from Boeing. Somon Air is the country’s first private full service carrier. The airline currently operates two 737-800s and flies from Dushanbe

Cargo Aircraft Management, (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has delivered the first of two efficient, Boeing 767 wide body freighters to Amerijet International. Amerijet, which operates throughout Miami and Central America, has been a long-term ACMI customer of ABX Air, an ATSG cargo airline. Under the seven-year lease agreement, Amerijet will

Embraer delivered two EMBRAER 170 jets to Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. These aircraft are subject to a lease agreement signed by Embraer and Gulf Air just after the Bahrain International Airshow, last January.

Boeing has delivered two 777 Freighters to Southern Air Holdings, the first 777s to join the Norwalk, Conn.-based cargo carrier’s fleet. Southern Air has entered into an agreement to operate the two 777 Freighters on behalf of Thai Airways International. Thai Airways will utilize the full capacity of the 777 Freighters, becoming the first carrier

Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI), has completed the first Boeing licensed 3rd party STC passenger to freighter conversion under Boeing

The Joint Administrators of The Globespan Group plc have appointed the International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) as the exclusive sales agent for a range of aviation assets formerly the property of FlyGlobespan. These include a B737-600 aircraft and an inventory of spare parts. The aircraft offered for sale is a 1999 vintage Boeing 737-683 series,

AWAS has delivered two Airbus A320-200s to Viking Hellas Airlines who are headquartered in Athens, Greece. Viking Hellas Airlines, the newest airline in the Viking Group, is a new customer for AWAS as well as a new operator for the Airbus A320. The airline focuses on leisure and tourist traffic and has recently expanded its

STAR AIRWAYS, based in Tirana, Albania, leased two used Airbus A320-200 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 415 and 112, is scheduled for delivery in April and May 2010. The lease term is for 3 years.

Australian low cost airline Virgin Blue has reached an agreement to order up to 50 Boeing 737 single-aisle jets. The order announcement came as the airline reported improved profitability in the six months ending December 2009. Virgin Blue reported net income of A$62.5 million during that period compared with a net loss of A$101.4 million