Cargo Aircraft Management orders four more Boeing 767-300BCF converted freighters
Air Transport Services Group, the world’s largest owner and operator of converted Boeing 767 aircraft, announced today that its leasing… Read More »
Russian airlines allowed to fly $10 billion worth of foreign-owned planes domestically
Foreign aircraft lessors seeking to recover some $10 billion worth of planes from Russia were dealt a new blow Monday… Read More »
Nigeria’s Rano Air secures four E145s
Nigerian startup Rano Air reportedly has secured four EMB-145LRs for a planned debut in 2022, according to Francophone aviation news… Read More »
Malaysia’s MYAirline targets A320s
Previous reports that MYAirline (Kuala Lumpur Int’l) is looking at Airbus A320s for its fleet requirements have been confirmed by… Read More »
PIA Pakistan to auction off A310s and seizes A300
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) has put two of its derelict/mothballed A310-300s up for sale alongside… Read More »
Taiwan’s EVA Air to convert three Boeing 777s into freighters
EVA Air (BR, Taipei Taoyuan) will convert three of its B777-300(ER)s into dedicated freighters with Israel Aerospace Industries enlisted to… Read More »
Irish lessor applies to have Hong Kong Airlines liquidated
A Stellar Aircraft Leasing special purpose vehicle has applied to the Hong Kong High Court to have Hong Kong Airlines… Read More »
Global Crossing Airlines selects PacSim A320 FTD
Global Crossing Airlines Group has announced that it has selected New Zealand based Pacific Simulators (PacSim) to provide them with… Read More »
Bamboo Airways and AFI KLM E&M lay the foundations for extensive cooperation
AFI KLM E&M and Bamboo Airways have set a basis for new cooperation over the long-term future, via a MOU… Read More »
Rolls-Royce reach key milestone with Ultrafan technology
Rolls-Royce has reached another key milestone in its UltraFan™ technology demonstrator programme as the world-leading power gearbox (PGB) is dispatched… Read More »
Global lessors face legal quagmire on $10 billion Russian jet repos
Global leasing companies staring at an imminent sanctions deadline to repossess more than 400 jets worth almost $10 billion from… Read More »
Hypersonic aircraft start-up Hermeus raises $100 million to finish prototype
Hypersonic aircraft startup Hermeus on Thursday Mar. 10 announced a $100 million round of funding that it says will help… Read More »
An-124 of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr seized at Toronto, Canada
An An-124-100 freighter belonging to Russian cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VI, Ulyanovsk Vostochny), carrying Covid-19 testing kits previously ordered from… Read More »
Canada’s Cargojet grows Boeing 777 freighter backlog
Cargojet Airways (W8, Hamilton, ON) has increased its B777 commitments during the course of this year with six converted freighters… Read More »
Latvia’s SmartLynx to add six A330-300P2Fs
SmartLynx Airlines (6Y, Riga) says it will lease six A330-300(P2F)s from Air Transport Services Group on six-year contracts with the… Read More »
Avianca orders 88+50 A320neo family jets
Avianca Holdings has confirmed its pre-existing commitment with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for eighty-eight A320neo Family jets with options for… Read More »
Trump asking supporters to fund new plane after emergency landing
Former President Trump is asking his supporters to help fund his new “Trump Force One” private plane just days after… Read More »
Business aviation continues to see strong growth
The Corporate Jet Investor event took place in London this week, where the business aviation community explored the current trends… Read More »
Boeing is yet to see any respite from 787 deliveries freeze
Boeing is yet to see any respite from a freeze in deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner – but that has… Read More »
U.S. FAA finalizes Boeing 777 Pratt & Whitney engine safety directives
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday Mar. 9 it is finalizing three safety directives for some grounded Boeing… Read More »
Finnair detects GPS interference with its planes near Russia’s Kaliningrad
Finnair said on Wednesday Mar. 9 it had noticed interference with its planes’ GPS signals near Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave, while… Read More »
Russia roils plane-backed bonds by keeping $10 billion of jets
Russia’s decision to block foreign owners from seizing hundreds of planes worth about $10 billion is roiling a market where… Read More »