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GECAS finishes active first quarter with 45 aircraft placed

GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) announced today that during the first quarter of 2009 ending March 29 it placed 45 aircraft, including 33 aircraft from its existing fleet leased, 9 lease extensions, and 3 sales, representing a strong 15 percent increase over 2008 first quarter placements. Of the 33 new leases, 12 were placed with

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Swiss takes delivery of first A330

Swiss International Air Lines has received its first new A330-300. The aircraft is the first of nine A330-300s ordered in September 2007 to expand the Swiss’ medium to long haul network. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 772B EP engines, the carrier’s first A330-300 is fitted in an all-new, comfortable three-class layout with a total of 236

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BAE Systems Asset Management wins Avianca remarketing mandate

Avianca, the flag carrier of Colombia, has awarded BAE Systems Asset Management an exclusive mandate to remarket eight Boeing MD 83 airliners. The eight Avianca aircraft were all built between 1989 and 1992 and all have Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines. BAE Systems Asset Management has also won an exclusive mandate from Avianca for the

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Flybe takes delivery of 50th Bombardier Q400 airliner

U.K. airline Flybe has taken delivery of its 50th Q400 airliner. Flybe, previously known as British European, placed an initial order for four Q400 airliners in March 1999. Subsequent orders were announced in 2003, 2005 and 2007, confirming Flybe as the largest operator of the aircraft type. Flybe which operates 190 routes in 13 countries,

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Sikorsky Global Helicopters delivers S-300C Helicopter to LD Aviation

Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Sikorsky company, recently delivered an S-300C(TM) helicopter to LD Aviation Prague s.r.o. in the Czech Republic. LD Aviation Prague is a sales distributor for Sikorsky Global Helicopters Light Helicopter Division products in the Czech and Slovak Republics and Hungary. The new helicopter will join two other S-300C helicopters at EHC Service

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L-3 orders seven C-27J JCA aircraft

L-3 Communications, the prime contractor for the U.S. Army and Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program, announced a $203 million order of seven additional aircraft by the JCA Joint Program Office. This January 2009 order brings the current contract total to 13 aircraft. L-3 leads an industry team that includes aircraft manufacturer Alenia Aeronautica,

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Boeing delivers 6,000th 737

Boeing celebrated a special program milestone with the delivery of the 6,000th 737. It was delivered to International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) which will lease the 737 to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. The airplane’s tail features a special decal denoting this milestone. Norwegian Air Shuttle is the largest low-fare airline company in Scandinavia and has

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Aviation Capital Group reports 1Q2009 activity

Aviation Capital Group released its first quarter leasing activity. ACG entered five new leases and extended leases on five other aircraft. New Lessee Aircraft Activity Type Aegean Airlines B737-400 Extension Austral MD-83* Extension Aeroflot-Don B737-400 New Lease Batavia A320-200 New Lease Batavia B737-400 New Lease Norwegian Air Shuttle B737-800 New Lease Olympic B737-400 Extension Omni

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Embraer wins Brazilian Navy contract

Embraer signed a contract to modernize 12 Brazilian Navy jets — nine AF-1s (single-seat) and three AF-1As (two-seat). The ceremony took place during the seventh edition of the Latin America Aero and Defence (LAAD) trade fair, which is being held at Riocentro, April 14-17, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and it was attended

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