Aircraft & Engines

Special Purpose Companies led and managed by New York-based Perilune Group and Ziki Slav of SHZ Aviation, have sold nine 2013-14 vintage A319s (s/n’s 5327, 6085, 6154, 6263, 6277, 6310, 6349, 6384 and 6393) on lease to American Airlines, to a Dublin, Ireland-based lessor. In connection with the acquisition, the buyer also assumed the structured […]

Middle East Airlines (MEA) confirmed at the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation (MEBAA) show in Dubai the purchase of a second Embraer Legacy 500 business jet for its private-jet affiliate, Cedar Executive. The second aircraft is expected to enter into service in mid-2017. Cedar Executive is based at Rafic Hariri International Airport –

Airbus Corporate Jets has won another commitment for an ACJ320neo. The latest deal adds to the seven orders already won by the ACJ320neo Family, taking total orders and commitments to eight, comprising six ACJ320neo and two ACJ319 neo aircraft. Capitalising on new-generation engines and Sharklets at the wingtips, plus other improvements, the ACJ320neo Family delivers

Embraer reached another milestone on December 2. with its E-Jets program – the delivery of the 1,300th aircraft. The E-Jet, an E195, was handed over to China’s Tianjin Airlines in a ceremony at the factory in São José dos Campos. This delivery brings the Tianjin Airlines E-Jet fleet to 45, the largest in Asia. During

Hawaiian Airlines will add three new aircraft to its fleet with the purchase of one A330-200 and the lease of two additional A321neos. The newly ordered planes will enable Hawaiian to early retire its fleet of Boeing 767 aircraft by the end of 2018 while supporting measured, sustainable growth of its unique medium and long-haul

AerCap Holdings has announced the delivery of the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner for Air France. The 787-9 airplane will be deployed on Air France’s Paris to Cairo route, starting in January 2017. The aircraft, on long-term lease to Air France from AerCap’s order book with Boeing, is the lessor’s 50th Dreamliner.

Embraer said it has revised its initial projection of certification and entry into service of the E175 E2 jet from 2020 to 2021. This rescheduling is based on the following two factors: continued interest in the current generation E175 jet in the North American market; and recent negotiations between the major US airlines and their

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, reported the delivery of one Airbus A320-200 aircraft to Air Berlin. This is the tenth Avolon aircraft on lease to Air Berlin.

Apollo Aviation Group (together with its affiliates, Apollo Aviation), a multi-strategy aviation investment manager, reporte that since the second quarter of 2016 it has contracted to purchase 27 commercial aircraft and five aircraft engines for a total gross purchase price of US$750 m. All flight equipment is being purchased with leases attached to airlines in

As part of the Floreat Aviation Portfolio, the first Airbus A330-200 was purchased on November 30, 2016. This aircraft is on lease to Virgin Australia. Three more A330s are expected to be added to the portfolio in December 2016, resulting in an investment volume of up to US$400m. Aside from the commercial debt procured by Doric,