Aircraft & Engines

Gulfstream Aerospace announced its Gulfstream G550 aircraft has been selected to launch state-of-the-art medevac services in Beijing. The Gulfstream aircraft will be outfitted with top-of-the-line medevac equipment in support of the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center. The G550 medevac will be used for disaster relief and air rescue services. The aircraft will feature in-flight […]

Bombardier delivered the sixth CS100 aircraft, the smaller variant game-changing C Series platform, to Swiss. Bombardier has now delivered a total of eight C Series aircraft; six CS100 to SWISS and two CS300 to airBaltic. The C Series continues to demonstrate strong operational performance with both SWISS and airBaltic and have now accumulated over 5,500

South Korean start-up carrier KAIR Airlines has announced that it has selected the A320 Family to launch its new low cost operation, with a firm order for eight A320ceo. The new airline will be based in Cheongju in central South Korea and will focus primarily on services to international destinations in North East Asia. “We

Boeing and CDB Aviation Lease Finance (CDB Aviation) announced an order for 30 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The order, valued at US$3.3bn at current list prices, was previously unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. Both sides agreed to take this opportunity to broaden communication and strengthen cooperation in various fields, bringing the partnership to

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has completed the purchase of a portfolio of ATR 72-600 aircraft from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). This purchase brings the total number of owned and committed ATR 72-600 aircraft in DAE’s fleet to 57, making DAE one of the largest lessors of the ATR 72-600 worldwide. In addition, DAE has

Avpro reported the signing of eight remarketing agreements at Heli-Expo. Four EMS configured EC135 P2/T2+’s and one Utility A109E Power with International Technology Corporation Group (ITC); ITC-AeroLeasing. Additionally, Avpro entered into two exclusive remarketing agreements on a Sikorsky S76C+ and an S92A with two major financial institutions and one Agusta Grand with an undisclosed Middle

Intrepid Aviation has delivered an A330-300 on long-term lease to Turkish Airlines. This is the third of seven Rolls-Royce powered A330 aircraft to be delivered to the Istanbul based flag carrier.

Air Partner’s Aircraft Remarketing division (formerly Cabot Aviation), a leading aircraft remarketing agent, has arranged the sale of two B737-700 aircraft on behalf of Kenya Airways. The aircraft were sold to an undisclosed lessor and leased back to Kenya Airways for continued operation. The aircraft, serial numbers 32371 and 32372, were originally delivered new to

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the 737 MAX 8 airplane for commercial service. Boeing is now in the final stages of preparing for the first 737 MAX 8 delivery to customers in the coming months. To earn certification for the 737 MAX 8, Boeing undertook a comprehensive test program that began just

AerFin continues its acquisition of Boeing 737-800 aircraft for spares with the purchase of MSN 29039 from the Investec Global Aircraft Fund (IGAF). The aircraft was manufactured in Sept 1999 and like the sister ship of MSN 29041 (acquired by AerFin in February) will be used to build on AerFin’s well established support for the