Fleets
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NewsStart-up Global Airlines’ A380, with partial livery, departs EFW facility after maintenance
UK-based start-up Global Airlines’ first Airbus A380 has arrived in the Portuguese city of Beja, having departed Dresden where the aircraft has been undergoing heavy maintenance. The jet has been housed at the EFW facility since early October last year, following initial servicing at Prestwick in Scotland. Formerly delivered to ...
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NewsAvolon completes Castlelake acquisition as it foresees robust leasing market
Irish-based lessor Avolon has completed the acquisition of fellow lessor Castlelake Aviation, an agreement initially unveiled last year. Avolon will acquire 106 aircraft in the lease portfolio. It will also take over orders and commitments for 10 addition aircraft, which it describes as “new technology” models. Avolon’s fleet will expand ...
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NewsEmirates expands SkyCargo 747 freighter fleet to six to address capacity demand
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates’ SkyCargo division has taken its Boeing 747 freighter fleet to six, as the company continues to weigh its future cargo aircraft options. Emirates says it has reached a “multi-year lease” agreement with Bulgarian-based Compass Air Cargo, which operates 747-400 freighters as well as 737 cargo jets. ...
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NewsAir New Zealand receives first PW127XT-powered ATR 72
Air New Zealand’s first ATR 72-600 with Pratt & Whitney’s new PW127XT engine has entered commercial operations.
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NewsFiji regional operation lifts capacity with ATR 72-600s
Fiji Airways has expanded its regional fleet with a pair of ATR 72-600s, which it will use to extend connectivity in the South Pacific. It received one of the turboprops on 29 December and a second on 5 January. The airline says the fleet development will support its bid to ...
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NewsAir Baltic shows off commemorative livery design as it takes A220 fleet to 50
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has shown off the colour scheme which will feature on its latest Airbus A220-300, delivery of which will bring its fleet of the type to 50. Air Baltic will receive the aircraft (MSN55329, YL-ABX), which underwent 18 days of painting at Montreal Mirabel, in February. The ...
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NewsRiyadh Air set to receive leased 787-9 for training role
Saudi start-up Riyadh Air will soon receive a leased Boeing 787-9 that it will use for training purposes and as a ’technical spare’.
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NewsSouthwest executes sale-leaseback deal involving dozens of older 737s
Southwest Airlines has entered a sale-leaseback transaction involving 36 of its Boeing 737-800s with US lessor Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management.
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NewsStarlux doubles A350 freighter order
Starlux Airlines has firmed up options for five additional Airbus A350 freighters, doubling an initial order placed in 2024.
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NewsLessor DAE to expand fleet through Nordic Aviation Capital acquisition
Middle Eastern lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has agreed to acquire Nordic Aviation Capital, whose fleet includes over 250 aircraft. The agreement – under which DAE will take the entirety of Nordic’s share capital – will expand the Dubai-based company’s fleet to some 750 owned, managed or committed airframes. Nordic specialises ...
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NewsMesa to raise $230m with sale-leaseback of 18 E175s to United
United Airlines has agreed to purchase 18 Embraer 175 regional jets from partner Mesa Airlines in a sale-leaseback deal that will raise some $230 million for the regional carrier.
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NewsAir Incheon outlines US route expansion as it absorbs 747 fleet through Asiana deal
Korean cargo carrier Air Incheon is seeking authorisation to open services to several US destinations from mid-2025. The expansion has emerged from its planned acquisition of Asiana Airlines’ cargo operations as part of last year’s merger between Asiana and Korean Air. Air Incheon, which was founded in 2012, started services ...
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NewsMaldivian introduces A330 to embark on long-haul services
Indian Ocean carrier Maldivian is embarking on widebody operations after introducing an Airbus A330-200 to its fleet The carrier states that the twinjet represents a “significant expansion” for the airline, 25 years after it emerged with a small fleet of two aircraft. Maldivian’s A330 – fitted with 264 seats – ...
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NewsBrussels Airlines bringing in more A320neos to replace A319s
Brussels Airlines is intending to introduce three more Airbus A320neos by summer 2026, as part of a fleet-renewal programme. The decision will take the A320neo fleet of the Lufthansa Group carrier to eight. Brussels Airlines received its first A320neo in November last year, the first time it had taken delivery ...
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NewsAir Canada grows A220 order book by signing for five more jets
Air Canada has signed for five additional Airbus A220-300s on top of an already-sizeable order of incoming single-aisle jets.
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NewsLufthansa Group agrees to purchase more A350-1000s
Lufthansa Group has disclosed that it is purchasing another five Airbus A350-1000s, taking its overall commitment to 15 of the variant. The aircraft will be delivered over the course of 2028-30. They will bring overall A350 orders for the German group to 75 – including 60 of the smaller A350-900. ...
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NewsPegasus signs for up to 200 Boeing 737 Max 10s
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 10s, with options for up to a further 100 of the type.
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NewsChina Airlines opts for A350-1000s and 777Xs, including Boeing freighters
Taiwanese carrier China Airlines is to order 24 widebody aircraft, splitting the agreement between the Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777-9, and the 777-8 freighter. The airline will order 10 of each passenger model plus four of the cargo aircraft, it states. China Airlines values the agreement at around $11.8 billion, citing ...
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NewsTwo initial Aer Lingus A321XLRs flown to Dublin
Aer Lingus’s first Airbus A321XLR has been delivered, having flown to Dublin from the airframer’s Hamburg Finkenwerder plant – one of two transferred to the Irish capital on the same day. The airline had originally been poised to be the first operator to receive the long-range twinjet variant. But this ...
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NewsIsrair negotiates purchase of A320 on lease
Israir Group is negotiating the purchase of an Airbus A320 from one of its lessors, in exchange for an extension of the lease on the twinjet. The Israeli company states that the discussions have led to a draft agreement under which Israir would pay around $16.5 million for the aircraft ...