Air Lease Corporation (AL) has entered into 12 year long term lease agreements with Air China for 13 new jet aircraft delivering in 2013 and 2014 which consist of nine new Boeing 737-800s and four new Airbus A321-200s. This is one of ALC’s largest lease placements and validates ALC’s strong airline market presence in Asia.
SkyWest reported that it entered into an agreement on May 23rd, to sell its 26% ownership (20% common and 6% preferred) in the Brazilian airline Trip Linhas Aereas S.A. (“TRIP”) for a price of US$42m. SkyWest has agreed to sell its TRIP shares to Trip Investimentos Ltda., a Brazilian limited liability company affiliated with TRIP.
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) announced delivery of three new Airbus A320 aircraft to Airphil Express in March, April and May to help the carrier expand its fleet. All three aircraft are part of GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus. The airline carried 4 million passengers in 2011, recording a year-on-year increase of 122%.
Bingo Airways, a new Polish charter airline, has started flight operations with its first Airbus A320 aircraft. The fleet will grow to three aircraft by the end of 2012. The new A320s, powered by IAE V2500 engines, are configured in an all economy 180 seat configuration. The airlines’ network is focused on flights to the Mediterranean
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has taken delivery of its first A380, becoming the eighth operator of the largest and most eco-efficient airliner. The aircraft was handed over to MAS Group Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya by Airbus Chief Operating Officer Fabrice Brégier in Toulouse on May 29th. Malaysia Airlines has ordered six A380s. Powered by
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) recently completed a heavy maintenance C Check on behalf of UK based AirTanker Services, on one of its A330 Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA). The C Check was accomplished at MAEL’s base maintenance facility at Manchester International Airport. AirTanker Services was awarded the 27 year FSTA contract by the UK Ministry
Thales has been selected by the South African Department of Defence, South African Air Force and ARMSCOR (Armaments Corporation of South Africa Ltd) for a five years Through Life Support [TLS] of all Thales avionics equipment on-board several fleets of aircraft. Under the terms of the multi-year contract signed with Armscor, Thales will support a
Somon Air, Tajikistan’s first private airline, has chosen A J Walter Aviation to provide power-by-the-hour support for its current fleet of B737NG aircraft. This five-year agreement for four aircraft is AJW’s first contract with Somon Air. The agreement includes the location of a Main Base Kit in Dushanbe Airport to support the airline’s operational efficiency.
Veteran Avia, the newly formed Armenian airline, has selected ADSoftware’s aviation dedicated software AIRPACK to manage its worldwide operating cargo fleet. To assist its expansion plans, the cargo airline Veteran Avia has seen the need for a powerful maintenance software to manage its expanding number of aircraft, bases and stocks. ADSoftware has already started the
On behalf of Braathens Aviation of Norway, Skyworld Aviation announced the sale of an Avro RJ70 aircraft to British defence technology company QinetiQ. Serial number E1254, now registered as G-BVRJ, was ferried to MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire on Monday 19th March. The acquisition of this aircraft comes after QinetiQ purchased an Avro RJ100 in
