Aircraft & Engines

Chorus Aviation has delivered the first of four Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jets to Air Nostrum, Lineas Aereas Del Mediterraneo, S.A. (‘Air Nostrum’), officially launching its regional aircraft leasing transaction with the European carrier. On November 9, 2016, Chorus announced a plan to purchase and lease four new CRJ1000 regional jets to Air Nostrum. The remaining […]

Milestone Aviation Group, a GE Capital Aviation Services company and a global leader in helicopter leasing, has leased a Sikorsky S-92 to Omni Táxi Aéreo S.A., to support Petrobras’ offshore operations in Brazil. Milestone has provided the S-92 to Omni on a flexible one-year lease to support their operations. This is the 12th aircraft that

Embraer has signed a firm sale for 24 E175 jets with United Airlines. This order represents a transfer of 24 E175 jets previously placed with Republic Airways Holdings, currently in Embraer’s backlog, which will be cancelled. The 24 aircraft ordered by United Airlines are scheduled for delivery in 2017. The contract has a total value

ATR and the South-American company Synergy Aerospace have announced an order for the purchase of 12 firm ATR 72-600s, plus 6 options. The aircraft are to be operated by the group’s new subsidiary in Argentina, Avian Líneas Aéreas, branded as Avianca Argentina under a license agreement. The ATR 72-600s will be configured with 72 seats

Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of a second DHC-8-Q311 aircraft to CemAir, South Africa. The aircraft sale was arranged on behalf of a global investor. The aircraft, MSN 467, was delivered at the beginning of November and has followed MSN 571 which was delivered in late May 2016 and both have joined CemAir’s

AerFin has sold one Embraer 170 aircraft, MSN 0093, to Austrian operator People’s Viennaline. MSN 0093 enters People’s Viennaline regional operation as the second aircraft supporting the operator’s links between Altenrhein and Vienna providing 23 weekly flights. Latest route extensions include Altenrhein – Friedrichshafen and Cologne Bonn which commenced on 2nd November. The airline will

The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and the Mexican carrier Aeromar  have signed a contract for the purchase of 8 firm ATR -600 series aircraft (6 ATR 72-600s and 2 ATR 42-600s). The deal also includes options for 6 additional ATR 72-600s. The ATR 42-600s will be configured with 48 seats and the ATR 72-600s will

BOC Aviation has signed lease agreements for five new Airbus A321-200 aircraft with Juneyao Airlines. All five aircraft are scheduled for delivery to Juneyao in 2017. Juneyao Airlines is a subsidiary company of Shanghai Juneyao (Group), one of China’s Top 100 Private Companies. Shanghai is the operating and maintenance base of JuneYao Airlines whose hubs

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, reported the delivery of none Boeing B787-9 aircraft to Hainan Airlines. This is the sixth Avolon aircraft on lease to Hainan Airlines.

Chorus is seeking opportunities to increase its regional aircraft leasing activity outside of the CPA as management recognizes regional aircraft leasing as a growing market segment with few established providers. Chorus (through a subsidiary) plans to purchase and lease four new CRJ1000 regional jets to Air Nostrum, and has secured a letter of offer from