Aircraft & Engines

Avion Group, Iceland, signed a contract for the purchase of four 777 Freighters with Boeing. The airplanes are in addition to an order for four 777 Freighters that Avion Group placed with Boeing last September. The four new orders were previously posted as unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. The new cargo planes will […]

Bangkok Airways decided to acquire six Airbus A350s for operation on new long range services from Thailand to Europe commencing in 2012. The airline currently operates a fleet of seventeen jet and turboprop aircraft on a network of services to destinations in Thailand and across Asia. This decision by Bangkok Airways takes total firm orders

Continental Airlines announced that it has given notice to withdraw 69 of 274 regional jet aircraft from its capacity purchase agreement with ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. and ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. ExpressJet is currently the exclusive operator of regional jet services for Continental Airlines. Continental will request proposals from numerous regional jet operators to provide regional jet

AirAsia has initiated a total fleet renewal with the delivery of the first of sixty A320s. The A320s will over time completely replace the Boeing 737-300 fleet currently operated by the AirAsia Group (comprising AirAsia in Malaysia, Thai AirAsia in Thailand and AWAIR in Indonesia). AirAsia holds options to purchase a further 40 A320s under

Inter Airlines, based in Turkey, will lease two used Airbus A321-231 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 968 and 974 will be powered by V2533-A5 engines and are scheduled to deliver in March 2006. The lease terms are for 4 years each.

Air Malta will lease one new Airbus A320-200 aircraft from ILFC. This aircraft will be powered by CFM56-5B4/P engines and is scheduled to deliver in March 2007. The lease term is for twelve years.

Shanghai Airlines will lease eight new Boeing 737-800 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft will be powered by CFM56-7B26 engines and are scheduled to deliver between January 2007 and August 2008. The lease terms are for ten years each.

Bravo Airlines will lease one used Boeing 767-219ER aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 24150, is powered by CF6-80A2 engines and is scheduled to deliver in January 2006. The lease term is for three years.

Maxjet will lease one used Boeing 767-205EM aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 23057, is powered by JT9D-7R4D engines and is scheduled to deliver in December 2005. The lease term is for three years.

Airblue, Pakistan will lease two used Airbus A321-200 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 1199 and 1218 are powered by V2533-A5 engines and are scheduled to deliver in December 2005. The lease terms are for 5 years each.