Aircraft & Engines

TAT Group

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a contract to purchase eight Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners, and has taken options on four additional Q400 NextGen aircraft. Including this transaction, the Dash 8/Q-Series aircraft program has recorded firm orders for a total of 1,001 aircraft. Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen airliner, the value of the

Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. has taken delivery of its 15th Embraer 190 aircraft. The acquisition of the Brazilian-made Embraer brings Copa’s fleet total to 42 aircraft, and maintains its position among the youngest fleets in the region, with an average age of 4.2 years. In addition to its 15 Embraer jets,

ATR and Indonesia

BAE Systems has sold an Avro Business Jet (ABJ) to Casino Rodos. The aircraft, which is a BAe 146-200 (msn E2079), will be delivered early in the New Year and will be operated on behalf of Casino Rodos by GainJet, a Greek VIP aircraft charter, management and sales company based in Athens. Conversion of the

Embraer signed a contract with Passaredo Linhas A

Skyways Aviation has arranged the sale of one Fokker 50 from Crescent Air Cargo of India to Largus Aviation of Sweden. Serial number 20103 was delivered on 27th October 2008 and is now registered as SE-LJV (previously VT-CAA). The aircraft will enter into service with Swedish cargo operator Amapola in 2009. Although the aircraft is

Embraer has signed a contract with Al Jaber Aviation (AJA), a subsidiary of the Al Jaber Group, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for four Legacy 450 and four Legacy 500 executive jets. The total value of the agreement, at list price, is $134.6 million, based on January 2008 economic conditions. This order is

Kuwait-based charter operator ASAIG Aviation signed an order for two Legacy 500 jets. The total value of the contract, at list price, comes to $36.8 million, based on January 2008 economic conditions, and the first delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013. This order is already included in Embraer

Falcon Aviation Services (FAS), of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), signed a contract with Embraer to buy two Legacy 500 jets. The total value of the deal, at list price, comes to $36.8 million and first delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2014. This order is already included in Embraer