Aircraft & Engines

Sunwing Airlines takes delivery of Next-Generation 737

Toronto-based Sunwing Airlines took delivery of a Next-Generation 737-800. The third new Next-Generation 737 to be delivered to Sunwing and the first to be operated on lease from lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG), the airplane is equipped with performance-enhancing Blended Winglets. Sunwing will lease a second new 737 from ACG in 2009, at which time

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Avantair sells 18 Embraer Phenom 100 to Executive AirShare

Avantair has entered into a purchase agreement with Executive AirShare Corporation pursuant to which Executive AirShare will purchase 18 of Avantair’s 20 Embraer Phenom 100 aircraft for cash proceeds of approximately $3.2 million. The 18 Embraer Phenom 100 aircraft will join Executive AirShare’s existing order of 10 Phenom 100’s, augmenting the Company’s strong presence in

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SAA and Alafco sign agreement for sale and lease of 17 Boeing and Airbus aircraft

On June 26th Saudi Arabian Airlines and Kuwait based Alafco Aviation Lease and Finance Company announced their agreement for the sale and lease of 17 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to Saudi Arabian Airlines to be delivered during the period from 2009 until 2015. The Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Alafco Aviation Lease and Finance

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Hawaiian expanding interisland fleet with four Boeing 717-200

Hawaiian Airlines has announced that it will expand its interisland fleet with the addition of four Boeing 717-200 aircraft to better meet the needs of Hawaii’s interisland travelers in the wake of the shutdown of Aloha Airlines on April 1. Two of the aircraft are expected to enter service in September, while the remaining two

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Blue Air and Boeing reach agreement on order for three Boeing 737-900ERs

Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air announced an agreement on an order for three Next-Generation 737-900ER jetliners. Earlier this year, the Bucharest-based airline ordered two 737-800s. Today’s order is worth $238.5 million at current list prices. The airplanes will be equipped with performance-enhancing Blended Winglets. Blue Air started operations in December 2004 as the first Romanian

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Japan Airlines expands Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag on 777 fleet

Boeing and Japan Airlines International (JAL) announced that the airline will equip its entire current and future fleet of Boeing 777 jetliners with the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), following a validation trial conducted over the past year. JAL has 40 777s in service and has been operating the EFB on two 777s

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