Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 15, 2011
Cebu Pacific Air, now the largest airline in the Philippines, said Friday it signed six-year operating lease agreements with Dublin-based RBS Aviation Capital for two new Airbus A320 aircraft, which will be delivered in March 2012.
Jul 15, 2011
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise's DAE Capital aircraft leasing unit continues its dramatic climb down from its ambitious 2007 launch. It followed its recent Airbus order cancellations by axing orders for 35 Boeing 737NGs valued at $2.8 billion at list prices. Boeing confirmed the cancellation Friday.
Jul 14, 2011
AerCap Holdings had a busy second quarter in which it signed new lease agreements for 16 aircraft, delivered seven, purchased one Airbus A330 and one A320, and sold one A321 and one Boeing 737-400. It also inked contracts for the sale of another four aircraft from its owned portfolio (two A320s, one 737-300, one 757-200), and four aircraft from its managed portfolio (one 737-400, three 737-500s).
Jul 13, 2011
Air Lease Corp. announced that UK-based Thomas Cook Airlines signed long-term lease agreements for six new Airbus A321-200s powered by CFM56 engines. Two of the aircraft will be delivered in 2013 and four in spring 2014. The aircraft are part of ALC’s existing order book with Airbus, it said.
Oct 11, 2016
New Omani low-cost carrier (LCC) SalamAir will begin its operational life with Airbus A320s, rather than the previously mooted Boeing 737s, the airline said Oct. 11.
Oct 11, 2016
Turboprop manufacturer ATR CEO Patrick de Castelbajac has confirmed he is leaving and will be succeeded by senior Airbus Group executive Christian Scherer.
Oct 11, 2016
Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Tigerair is preparing to resume fleet growth in 2017, as closer cooperation with sister carrier Scoot boosts the prospects of both airlines.
Oct 11, 2016
Spirit Airlines has received its first Airbus A320neo, making the Florida-based carrier the first in the US to take delivery of the type.
Oct 11, 2016
A Polar Airlines Antonov An-26-100, en route from Yakutsk to Belaya Gora, made a heavy landing at Belaya Gora Airport on Oct.11.
Oct 11, 2016
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has agreed to a deal with Boeing to convert nine 767 passenger aircraft into Boeing converted freighters (BCF).
Oct 11, 2016
New deals are creating bigger combinations in the leasing world, which provides about half of the aircraft industry’s orders.
