Continental Express has ordered 25 Beech 1900Ds. The contract is worth $105 million with deliveries due to start in July and continue through to mid-1996.

Qantas has ordered three B737-400s and two 767-300ERs, worth $325 million.

Maersk Air has ordered six Boeing 737-500s with options on seven more aircraft. The order is valued at $186 million and deliveries will begin in early 1996.

Airlines of Britain Holdings, the parent company of British Midland, has leased two ATPs to Air Ostrava, the Czech Republic independent.

Air Wisconsin has bought another BAe 146 to add to its fleet, through the British Aerospace Asset Management Organisation. AMO has also placed two 146-200s with

Jersey European Airways, which has just renewed leases on its existing 146 fleet. Finally, US start-up TriStar Airlines will lease three BAe 146-200s from AMO.

Air Afrique has leased two A300-600Rs from International Lease Finance Corporation, for use on its Africa-Europe routes.

Swedish regional airline Skyways has ordered two Fokker 50s.

New US start-up Sierra Expressway has ordered 13 Jetstream Super 31s through JSX Capital.

Aeroflot will lease a DC-10 freighter from McDonnell Douglas. The aircraft is due to be delivered in July.

Finnair has sold five DC-9-41s to Australian Aircraft Sales for an undisclosed price.

Aircraft Leasing and Management has arranged the sale of four F27-700s from Viking Air of Norway to Elbee Airlines of Bombay. Elsewhere, ALM has arranged the leasing of an MD-83 to Centennial Airlines of Palma, Spain on behalf of Nordic Aircraft Management.

Citicorp Aircraft Management has arranged the sale of one of its owned B727-225s to DHL Airways.

 

Source: Airline Business