Detroit-based Spirit Airlines is leasing two McDonnell-Douglas MD-81s from Safair for eight years. The MD-81s were previously leased to now defunct African carrier Sun Air. Air Liberté of France is leasing two ex-Austrian Airlines MD-82s from Safair. Kingston, Jamaica-based Air Jamaica Express is leasing two Bombardier Dash 8-100s from AeroCentury. Cabot Aviation is remarketing a former Thai Airways International Airbus A310-200. The aircraft, which was one of the last A310-200s to be built, has recently undergone a C-check and landing gear overhaul. El Al has appointed Fortis Aviation to remarket a Pratt &Whitney PWJT9D-7J-powered Boeing 747-200 convertible.
Embraer has formed a single new executive team charged with overseeing both sales of E-Jets to lessors and sales of cargo aircraft under its E-Jet Freighter programme.
The aerospace industry is scrambling to secure exemptions from steep new tariffs being imposed by the Trump administration, saying the taxes will drive up prices and could cause years of disruption to an already fragile supply chain.