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ILFC to lease six Airbus A330-300 aircraft to AirAsia X

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) released that AirAsia X, a low-cost, long-haul affiliate of AirAsia, has signed a letter of intent with ILFC for the lease of six Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2013 and 2014, and will be operated on the airline’s expanding network in Asia Pacific, which includes

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Thai announces first flight of GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER

Thai Airways announced the entry into service of its first GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft leased from BOC Aviation. THAI operates five leased Boeing 777-300ERs, and this new Boeing 777-300ER is one of eight that are being leased from BOC Aviation. In addition to these leased aircraft, THAI holds six GE90-115B-powerd Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on order.

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GECAS and Emirates sign purchase and leaseback transaction

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), signed a purchase and leaseback transaction with Emirates airline for three new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and seven spare engines. The first aircraft from the airline’s existing order book with Boeing was delivered on May 30. The other aircraft are scheduled for delivery later in 2012. The leaseback of seven spare

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Silkair to order up to 68 new Boeing aircraft

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 68 new aircraft from Boeing. The order is the largest in SilkAir’s history and remains subject to the negotiation of a final purchase agreement. It will comprise firm orders for 54 aircraft and purchase rights for another 14.

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Reliance Aircraft International acquires 757-200ER and 737-300 for disassembly

Reliance Aircraft International, Austin, Texas acquired ex-Delta 757-200ER and ex-Southwest Airlines 737-300 for disassembly and parts resale. Formed in 2011, RAI specializes in aircraft purchase for disassembly, inventory parts consignment and inventory evaluation of all fleet types. “RAI has exceeded projections and expectations for revenue and acquisitions (seven aircraft; A300-600, 757, 737-300/400 and MD82) in

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Xiamen Airlines to purchase 40 Next-Generation 737s

Boeing released that Xiamen Airlines has agreed to purchase 40 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. The airline plans to use the airplanes for more international routes to meet growing passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and China. The order, which is valued at $3.5bn at list prices, requires Chinese Government approval and Boeing will work with Xiamen Airlines to

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Avation Plc takes delivery of first ATR 72-600 in Asia Pacific region

The first ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft destined for the Asia Pacific Region was delivered to the leasing company Avation Plc, as part of an agreement with Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines and Virgin Australia. The aircraft was received by Avation’s Chief Operating Officer, Rod Mahoney, at ATR’s manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France.  Avation Plc has

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First Lineage 1000 spreads its wings in Mainland China

Embraer’s Lineage 1000 ultra-large executive jet will spread its wings for its first mainland China customer with the delivery to China’s Xinjiang Guanghui Industry Investment Group Co. “We welcome Xinjiang Guanghui Group to join Embraer’s increasing customer base in China,” said Guan Dongyuan, President of Embraer China. “We believe that the Lineage 1000, the flagship

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Boeing and EL AL finalize order for two additional 737-900ERs

Boeing and EL AL announced that the Israeli national carrier has finalized an order for two additional Next-Generation 737-900ERs (Extended Range), adding to EL AL’s previous order in March 2011, bringing the total number to six 737-900ERs on order. The two-airplane order is valued at approximately $179.2m at current list prices.

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WestJet firms up order for up to 45 Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace released that the conditional order placed by WestJet on June 28, 2012, has been converted to a firm purchase agreement for up to 45 Q400 NextGen airliners. The transaction includes 20 firm-ordered Q400 NextGen aircraft and options on an additional 25 of the aircraft. WestJet’s letter of intent to acquire these aircraft was

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