Aircraft & Engines

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced the delivery of one Airbus A320-200Neo aircraft to Garuda. This is the ninth Avolon aircraft on lease to Garuda.

Waypoint Leasing has committed to acquiring an additional 16 Airbus rotorcraft, adding to their fleet of more than 140 aircraft, 45 of which are manufactured by Airbus Helicopters. The agreement, for more than €100m, covers the purchase of 16 aircraft including supplementary H135s and H145s and adding the H175 for the first time to Waypoint’s

Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has leased three Leonardo AW169 helicopters to Airlift, the Norwegian subsidiary of NHV Group. The three AW169s will be leased from LCI to support Airlift’s sea pilots transfer operations in Norway, with first deliveries are expected by the end of June this year. Airlift

HeliFlite announced the continued expansion of its fleet with the addition of its 10th twin engine/dual piloted helicopter, an AgustaWestland AW139. The aircraft will be finished with a luxury executive cabin, providing ample room for as many as nine VIP passengers. The aircraft will operate from the firm’s home base at Newark Liberty Airport where

Independent global helicopter leasing company Waypoint Leasing (Ireland), has entered into a lease agreement with Shanghai Skyway General Aviation Company (Skyway), a provider of helicopter transportation and related support services in China, for one new Airbus H135 helicopter, which will be used for emergency medical services. Separately, Waypoint announced that it has agreed to lease

Milestone Aviation Group, a global leader in helicopter leasing, has placed a €200m firm order with Airbus Helicopters including H145, H135 and H175 helicopters. Delivery of the aircraft on order is scheduled to begin in mid-2017 with deployment into emergency medical service and other parapublic segments. Milestone’s current helicopter fleet includes over 60 Airbus Helicopters

Bombardier Business Aircraft reported that the Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft program’s second flight test vehicle (FTV2) completed its initial flight. FTV2, named, “The Powerhouse,” is designed to test aircraft systems, including propulsion, electrical and mechanical systems, all of which were fully functional during the 4 hour, 28 minute flight. FTV2 took off from

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed long term lease agreements with Aer Lingus for seven new Airbus A321neo LR aircraft to operate on transatlantic and other routes. The aircraft are from ALC’s order book with Airbus. “The lease of the A321neo LR aircraft from ALC is the culmination of a long relationship with Aer Lingus.

Milestone Aviation Group, a leader in helicopter leasing, has leased two Sikorsky S-92 and five Sikorsky S-76D helicopters to be operated by Thai Aviation Services (TAS). Of the seven aircraft, six were newly delivered from Milestone’s order book, and the seventh was sourced from Milestone’s existing fleet. TAS will utilize the helicopters to provide crew