Aircraft & Engines

Embraer has delivered its 1,100th business jet on May 4. The milestone aircraft is an Phenom 300 and the customer is NetJets, a private aviation company, with a portfolio of services that includes fractional ownership, jet cards, aircraft management and charter.

Beijing 999 Emergency Rescue Center (Beijing 999), a subsidiary of Beijing Red Cross Foundation, signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters for the purchase of one H145, the first of its kind to be configured with a hoist for medical and search and rescue (SAR) in China. The rotorcraft is scheduled for delivery by 2019. Beijing

BOC Aviation has reported the delivery of its 500th aircraft comprising aircraft manufactured by Airbus and Boeing. The aircraft was an A320-200 delivered to China Eastern Airlines at the end of April. “This delivery is a significant milestone in our fleet development,” said Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BOC Aviation. “It

AerCap has signed a lease agreement for a Boeing 777-200ER with Austrian Airlines. The aircraft is scheduled to deliver in January 2018. Manufactured in 2001, the aircraft was operated by Aeromexico. AerCap President and Chief Commercial Officer Philip Scruggs said, “The 777 remains a work-horse of the industry. This transaction proves the continued demand for

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has produced its 100,000th engine this month, as a testament to P&WC’s longevity and leadership in the global aerospace market. P&WC has 60,000 in-service engines operated by 12,300 customers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Its engine families span across general aviation, regional turboprops, business aviation, civil helicopters

AviaAM Leasing, a Warsaw Stock Exchange listed aircraft leasing company, has reported that its joint venture with the Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company (HNCA) – AviaAM Financial Leasing China – has acquired three newly-built Airbus A320 aircraft. All three aircraft came in 8 business and 150 economy seats configuration and in the livery

Airbus Helicopters has completed deliveries of three H135s, the latest version of its family, for emergency medical services (EMS) operations by SAF Group. The first aircraft is in service in Toulouse while the second and third helicopters are destined to perform EMS missions in Alençon and Besançon. These helicopters are the very first H135s to

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Airbus A321-200 aircraft to VietJet. This is the fourth Avolon aircraft on lease to VietJet.

WestJet has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Boeing for up to 20 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. This agreement includes commitments for 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft to be delivered between the first quarter of 2019 and December 2021, with options for an additional 10 aircraft to be delivered between 2020 and 2024. The airline also