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.
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 30 aircraft over the first quarter of this year, including seven commercial models. Embraer handed over three E195-E2s and four E175s during the three months to 31 March. The manufacturer complemented these airliner deliveries with 23 executive jets. These comprised nine mid-sized models – Praetor 500s ...
Aircraft parts supplier Unical Aviation has acquired “a fleet” of used Airbus A320neos that it intends to disassemble and sell for parts, a plan it says marks the “first dedicated disassembly programme for the [A320]neo-family aircraft”. Unical intends to start acquiring the jets this month, it said on 1 April. ...
US Senator Ted Cruz has torn into the US Army, suggesting the service is hiding policies related to the use of ADS-B on its helicopters and warning that another mid-air collision caused by one of its rotorcraft could amount to “murder”.