Indonesian airline Sky Aviation is carrying out pre-delivery inspection of Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Ulianovsk (Russia). Sky Aviation, being the first SSJ100 customer in the Southeast Asia market, made an order of twelve Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to be delivered in 2012-2015. Late November 2012 interiors installation and painting of the first Sukhoi Superjet 100
Airbus has successfully completed the main structural assembly and system connection of A350 XWB ‘MSN-001’ – the first flight-test aircraft. The aircraft was shown on its wheels for the very first time moving out of the main assembly hall (Station 40) at the recently inaugurated “Roger Béteille” A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse. It
Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, has taken delivery of its first A330-200 becoming a new operator for the type. This will be the first Airbus widebody aircraft to be operated by Iraqi Airways. The carrier already operates two A321 aircraft. Accommodating a two-class configuration of 24 business and 264 economy seats, the aircraft
Boeing reached a record for year-to-date 737 deliveries with the delivery of the 377th Next-Generation 737 on December 4th. The delivery of the airplane, a 737-900ER (Extended Range) with Boeing Sky Interior for United Airlines, topped the previous record of 376 deliveries set in 2010. In October, the 737 also broke its own record for
Qatar Airways and Airbus have signed an amendment to convert its existing firm order for twenty (20) A350-800s, forty (40) A350-900s and twenty (20) A350-1000s to forty three (43) A350-900s and thirty seven (37) A350-1000s. Qatar Airways’ total order for A350 XWB aircraft remains at eighty (80) aircraft.
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) delivered a new leased Airbus A330-300 aircraft to XL Airways France. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus and expands the airline’s fleet. This is the first A330-300 joining the XL Airways France fleet.
The delivery of Doric’s 18th Airbus A380 under management on November 30th concluded the aircraft acquisitions for the Doric Alpha EETC transaction closed in June this year. Doric’s aviation portfolio now comprises 35 aircraft valued at about $7bn. Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha Limited (Doric Alpha) took delivery of its fourth and final Airbus A380
NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company, took delivery from Bombardier of its first NetJets Signature Series Global 6000 aircraft – the first NetJets Signature Series aircraft to enter the marketplace. NetJets formally accepted the aircraft at a special ceremony in Montreal at Bombardier’s Global Completion Centre, and then the aircraft flew to NetJets corporate headquarters in
GE Capital Aviation Services has delivered four new leased Airbus A320 aircraft to Volaris. All four aircraft are part of a purchase and leaseback transaction with the airline to expand its fleet. The aircraft come from the airline’s existing orderbook with Airbus.
BOC Aviation has signed agreements for the purchase and leaseback of eight new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to be leased to GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL). The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered from first quarter of 2013 through to third quarter of 2014. GOL is the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America.
