A new Irish-based leasing company, Corvette Aviation, has bought two Yakovlev Yak-42Ds from Russian financial group Interros. The two secondhand aircraft are on short-term lease to Moscow-based Bykovo Avia. After refurbishment and overhaul, they will be leased to Air Moldova International, with delivery of the first aircraft slated for June and the second for July.
Source: Flight International
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is ordering another five Boeing 777Fs, doubling its outstanding orders for the freighter model.
Airbus is estimating demand for 42,430 new aircraft deliveries over the next two decades, with a higher proportion – some 44%, compared with last year’s 42% – set to serve as replacements.
UK investigators have disclosed that a vintage glider was damaged in collision with a small drone being flown by a young operator. The Slingsby T21B – built in 1947 – has a high-wing configuration and an open cockpit, with two seats arranged side-by-side. It had been carrying a pilot and ...
