Aircraft & Engines

Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group, reported the delivery of the first Leonardo AW169 helicopter to Elitaliana SpA. The AW169 is the first of three such aircraft that will be leased from LCI to support Elitaliana’s emergency medical services (EMS) and search and rescue (SAR) operations in Italy. LCI […]

Cessna Aircraft Company announced the successful first flight of its Citation Longitude super-midsize jet. The flight comes less than a year after the company unveiled new details for the revolutionary aircraft – the company’s latest example of continued investment in its family of larger business jets. The Longitude took off from the company’s east campus

Leonardo-Finmeccanica reported that five firm orders have been signed for AgustaWestland AW169 helicopters by different Brazilian corporate and private customers. The announcement comes following an official presentation of the new generation model to nearly 100 pilots from across Brazil and held at the end of August, introducing capabilities, avionics and interior options available to AW169

Boeing and Qatar Airways signed an order for 30 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 777-300ERs, valued at US$11.7bn at list prices. The airline also signed a Letter of Intent for up to 60 737 MAX 8s, valued at US$6.9bn at list prices. This latest announcement builds on Qatar Airways’ current fleet of 84 Boeing aircraft, a

Intrepid Aviation has concluded a revised agreement with the Boeing Company in respect of its purchase commitment for six firm B777-300ER aircraft. Under this revised agreement, the first two aircraft will continue to deliver new on long-term lease to Philippine Airlines later this month and in December this year, as first announced in June 2015.

AerCap Holdings has confirmed placement of three Embraer E190-E2s and two E195-E2s to Turkish carrier, Borajet Airlines. The aircraft, on long term lease from AerCap’s order book with Embraer, will begin delivering to Borajet Airlines in 2018. The announcement was made at the Istanbul Airshow. AerCap is the launch lessor customer of Embraer’s E-Jets E2

Embraer announced the first flight of its first Legacy 450 mid-light business jet assembled in Melbourne. The Legacy 450 performed as expected and all flight test procedures were successfully completed. The Legacy 450 is the third business jet model to be assembled at the Company’s recently expanded Melbourne facility, where the midsize Legacy 500 will

Low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus has taken delivery of its first A320neo, becoming the latest operator of Airbus ultra-efficient single-aisle aircraft in Latin America. Viva Aerobus became an Airbus customer in 2013 when it placed the biggest order for Airbus in Mexican history for 52 A320 Family aircraft, including 40 A320neo. Today, Viva Aerobus operates 20

China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the ninth airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient twin engine widebody airliner. CAL’s A350-900 is configured with a premium three class layout with a total of 306 seats, comprising 32 in Premium Business class, convertible to fully lie-flat beds, 31 in