Aircraft & Engines

ANA (All Nippon Airways) took delivery of the airline’s 50th 787 Dreamliner during a ceremony at Boeing’s Everett Delivery Center. The milestone marks yet another record for ANA as it becomes the world’s first airline to operate 50 787 Dreamliners. As part of efforts to expand its global network, ANA also announced plans to launch […]

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Boeing B737-800 aircraft to Nok Air. This is the second Avolon aircraft on lease to Nok Air.

BOC Aviation announced the delivery of the first of seven new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Lucky Air. The remaining six aircraft will be delivered by the first half of 2017. All seven aircraft placed are from the Company’s existing order book. Lucky Air is a Chinese low cost carrier (LCC) based in Kunming, Yunnan. Founded

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, has signed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Qatar Airways for five new Airbus A350-900 aircraft to help expand the carrier’s fleet. Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is one of the fastest growing airlines operating one of the

Belavia, the national airline company of Belarus, took delivery of the airline’s first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 purchased directly from the manufacturer. The airplane, featuring a new distinct livery, completed its delivery flight and arrived overnight in Minsk.

AerCap reported the delivery of a second new Airbus A350-900 to Ethiopian Airlines. The first aircraft was delivered in June, marking the first A350 XWB aircraft to be delivered to an African carrier. AerCap has one of the largest Airbus A350 XWB portfolios with a total of six owned and another 23 on order aircraft

Flexjet accepted its first Legacy 450 midsized business jet from Embraer. Flexjet becomes the first fractional fleet provider to take delivery of the Legacy 450, which the FAA certified in August 2015. Additional deliveries of the Legacy 450 are scheduled for later this year, with a total of five expected to be in the Flexjet

BOC Aviation has placed one new Airbus A321-200 and one new A320-200 with Wizz Air from its own order book, adding the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe as a new customer for the Company. The aircraft will be delivered in January and June 2017 respectively.

GKN Aerospace’s Fokker Technologies business unit released that a total of 23 Fokker aircraft were placed with 6 existing Fokker operators and 3 new operators during the first half of 2016 by their respective aircraft owners. These comprise 8 Fokker 50s and 15 Fokker 100s. This compares with 50 placements in 2015. In Australia, Network

Leonardo-Finmeccanica reported that the first flying AW609 prototype has arrived in Philadelphia following a recent resumption of flight testing. With industrialization underway, Leonardo-Finmeccanica has expanded the AW609 TiltRotor program to include the company’s Philadelphia facility. The involvement of the Philadelphia site in the AW609 program represents the anticipated progression towards assembly and certification with the