Bristol Associates (Washington, DC) completed the sale of 1997 vintage B777-222ER (Msn 26943; Reg # N790UA) on behalf of the Seller, U.S. Bank Trust NA, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee, to T7 Aviation Leasing (Nevada) as Buyer. The aircraft will be operated by Omni Air International (Tulsa, OK).
The first of two EMBRAER 190 jets has been delivered to Air Astana, the national flag carrier of Kazakhstan. The airline will operate the airplane on a lease agreement from Jetscape, the Florida-based aircraft leasing company. Air Astana also signed a lease agreement with Air Lease Corp. for two additional aircraft, which are scheduled to
Rolls-Royce has won its first order from Taiwanese airline TransAsia Airways. The airline has selected Trent 700 engines and TotalCare long-term service support worth a total of $150 million. The engines will power two Airbus A330 aircraft to be delivered in 2012/2013.
The Russian air carrier UTair has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-500 aircraft, which is also the first one of this type to be operating in Russia. UTair and ATR recently announced an order for 20 aircraft, estimated at $ 426 million. The remaining ATR 72-500 aircraft will be delivered in 2011 and 2012.
Lufthansa Cargo and Boeing have finalized an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters. The order is valued at $1.35 billion, based on Boeing list prices. The airplanes will help Lufthansa Cargo in its initiative to modernize and expand its fleet. Lufthansa Cargo previously indicated its intention to order the freighters in March 2011.
Sikorsky Aircraft has delivered three VVIP S-92 helicopters to the Royal Thai Air Force, introducing the first high-end LifePort medical system into an S-92 aircraft. Sikorsky helicopters have been in use by Thailand military forces since 1996 including those being flown by the Royal Thai Navy, which flies SEAHAWK helicopters and S-76 helicopters. In addition,
Bombardier Aerospace has delivered a Challenger 605 aircraft to Mr. Ahmed Al Jarallah, based in Kuwait City, State of Kuwait. This aircraft will be operated by Gulf Wings and is the fourth Challenger aircraft in their fleet.
Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney’s first PW1200G family engine — the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) — is well under way. The engine, the first of an eight-engine validation and certification program, has completed nearly 16 hours of testing to date. The PW1217G engine test program will run a total of
