Aircraft & Engines

BOC Aviation has taken delivery of its 250th aircraft from Boeing. The aircraft is a Boeing 737-800 aircraft delivered to a Chinese airline. “The delivery of our 250th aircraft from Boeing speaks to the close cooperation that has characterised our two companies,” said Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BOC Aviation. “We […]

Rolls-Royce has won an order from aircraft lessor AerCap for Trent 1000 engines to power ten Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The deal is valued at US$450m at list prices. In addition, AerCap has options for a further five Trent 1000-powered 787s. The aircraft will be powered by the latest version of the Trent 1000, the

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has delivered the 100th B737-400SF freighter conversion. The re-delivery honor goes to Dublin, Ireland-based ASL Aviation with the 11-pallet position B737-400SF (MSN 25097). This aircraft represents the 13th AEI B737-400 converted freighter that has been re-delivered to ASL over the last several years. ASL currently has an additional four AEI B737-400SF freighters

As the E190-E2 new generation narrow-body jet approaches certification, Embraer has released some final results from flight tests confirming that the aircraft is better than its original specification and even more efficient than other single aisle aircraft. In fuel consumption, the E190-E2 proved to be 1,3% better than originally expected, which represents a 17,3% improvement

ATR has signed its first deal in 2018 which sees the introduction of the ATR -600 series in the US, to be operated by Silver Airways. The airline will introduce 20 ATR -600 aircraft into its fleet, of which 16 will be ATR 42-600s and four will be ATR 72-600s. This follows a deal between

International aircraft leasing company Aergo Capital has acquired two A330-300 aircraft (MSN 1779 and MSN 1792) from Airbus Financial Services. Both aircraft are on long term operating leases with South African Airways and take Aergo Capital’s current portfolio to 42 aircraft. Commenting on the transaction, Fred Browne, CEO, Aergo Capital said, “We are delighted to

Airbus Helicopters has delivered 409 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 350 helicopters (net: 335) in 2017, with a strong commercial performance on the heavy and super-medium segments. The company booked 54 orders for helicopters of the Super Puma family and 19 orders for the super-medium H175, confirming those types as best-sellers on their respective

BOC Aviation will lease seven Airbus A320NEO aircraft to Chongqing Airlines, with all aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2018. “We are pleased to welcome Chongqing Airlines as a new airline customer, and to support the growth in its fleet as we deliver the first of its new technology A320NEO aircraft,” said Robert Martin, Managing Director

Boeing has received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 787-10 Dreamliner, clearing the airplane for commercial service. The awarding of ATC caps a successful flight test program that began in March 2017 and involved three flight test airplanes that accumulated about 900 test hours. Boeing’s flight test

Rostrum Leasing, a recently formed Ireland based aircraft and engine leasing company, is acquiring 39 B737-300 classics as well as 34 CFM56 spare engines from Southwest Airlines in a transaction arranged by Bristol Associates.