Boullioun Aviation Services and Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) have completed the sale and lease-back of two Airbus A319s delivered to Sabena in July. SALE leased three A320s to Sabena earlier this year. Austrian regional Rheintalflug has exercised an option for an Embraer ERJ-145 for delivery next February. The deal takes the airline's firm orders to four aircraft. Amsterdam-based lessor debis Air Finance has purchased two Boeing 737-500s from French charter operator Euralair International, which are on lease to LOT Polish Airlines. Angel Airlines, a new Romanian regional airline, has taken delivery of the first of five second hand British Aerospace Jetstream 32s on lease from the manufacturer's aircraft services arm. BAE Systems is also providing maintenance as part of the deal and the remaining aircraft will be delivered by the end of the year.
The company disclosed its March order and delivery figures on 8 April, saying FedEx signed a deal covering eight 777 Freighters last month and that unnamed customers ordered 21 737 Max, three 777Fs, 20 of the in-development 777X and 33 787s.
United Aircraft’s re-engined Yakovlev Superjet 100 has carried out flight at cruise altitude as part of the test programme for its Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplant. The aircraft is serving as a PD-8 testbed to support development of the SJ-100, a version of the Superjet which features a higher proportion of domestically-sourced ...
Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease has reached an agreement to provide eight Airbus A320neo-family jets to Turkish Airlines. The carrier has already taken delivery of two of the twinjets, and the other six are set to arrive over the course of this year. “This partnership supports Turkish Airlines’ growth plans and ...