FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, has sold one Boeing 737-700 and two Airbus A320-200s from its portfolio. The B737-700 was manufactured in 2001 while the A320s were both manufactured in 1995. “These dispositions are in line with our strategy of selling older aircraft and reinvesting in younger models to maintain
THAI Smile, the new light premium regional sub-brand of Thai Airways International (THAI), has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, in Hamburg, Germany on Friday 28th June. The delivery sees the THAI group become a new operator of the A320 Family, which joins an existing fleet of widebody Airbus aircraft flying with
AWAS has delivered the second of two planned Boeing 737-700 passenger aircraft to Enerjet, a passenger charter operator in Canada. The aircraft come from AWAS’ current fleet portfolio. “Enerjet is a growing and important player in the Canadian charter market, and we are proud to add them as a new customer,” said Ray Sisson, President
The German Federal Police formally accepted its remaining two EC155 B1 helicopters from Eurocopter to complete an extensive fleet upgrade program involving 20 of these versatile, multi-role, twin-engine rotary-wing aircraft. A ceremony at Blumberg, Brandenburg marked the service entry of the 19th and 20th EC155 B1s, joining others that are deployed at German Federal Police
GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine has received type certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation agency (ANAC) and the Argentine aviation authority (Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil). These certifications follow type certifications for the H80 engine from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. GE Aviation Czech will manufactured the H80
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) announced it will lease 10 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to China Southern Airlines as part of the airline’s fleet renewal program. The 10 aircraft come from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing and are scheduled for delivery in 2014.
Philip Morris Capital Corporation, Stamford, CT, (PMCC) has sold six B757-200 aircraft. SkyWorks Leasing, LLC advised PMCC and arranged the sale. SkyWorks Leasing LLC is a leading independent aircraft remarketing firm and provides turn-key third party portfolio asset management, remarketing and technical advisory services for owners and operators of commercial aircraft. SkyWorks professionals manage a
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced that it delivered a Boeing 737-700 aircraft to Eznis Airways, the largest Mongolian privately owned airline. The new aircraft will expand Eznis Airways’ international operations and be used to better serve the country’s rapidly growing air traffic demand. As of the first quarter of 2012, inbound and outbound international
Silver Airways has accepted delivery of its seventh Saab 340Bplus aircraft, continuing its comprehensive fleet upgrade. The Fort Lauderdale-based airline expects to integrate a total of 12 Saab 340Bplus aircraft into its fleet by September 2012.
JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) and Transaero Airlines, Russia’s second largest airline, signed a contract for six Sukhoi Superjet 100/95B aircraft with ten options. The firm order is valued at US$212.4m at list prices. The deal could reach US$566.4m if options are converted into firm orders. The SSJ100 aircraft for Transaero will feature a comfortable
