Lessors sometime don't get the press they deserve in aviation terms - least of all, you'll more than likely never see a plane in their own colours - rather in the colours of a customer. However, they are some of the biggest customers of planes - with Avolon Leasing of Dublin firming up an order with Airbus for order for 75 A320neo and 25 A321neo aircraft. Avolon Leasing … [Read more...]

... in a word. No. China Eastern have gone for a lovely Eurowhite with some branding on the newest of their fleet - an Airbus A350-900. China Eastern Airbus A350-900 in its exciting and different Eurowhite livery - Image, Airbus.  This is China Eastern's first A350-900 - which will be split into a four-class cabin (which is rare for an A350-900). The breakdowns … [Read more...]

Today Airbus delivered to TAP Air Portugal the very first A330neo – an A330-900. The first TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-900 - part of the A330neo family. Image, Airbus. This is the first out of 21 aircraft to be delivered to the airline. If you’ve been looking at the blog for some time, you know we’ve been following the progress of the A330neo project, with the … [Read more...]

EasyJet continues to have confidence in the Airbus A320neo programme, with the airline converting 17 held options into orders. EasyJet Airbus A320neo - Image, Airbus The conversion of the options to orders will allow Airbus to continue deliveries to EasyJet through to 2023. The airline now holds orders for 147 A320neo family aircraft - 30 of which are the A321neo. It also … [Read more...]

It seems the appetite for the Boeing 737 MAX isn't slowing down, with Jeju Air of South Korea placing an order today. The order calls for an order of 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, with options for a further 10 - a total of up to 50 aircraft. At list prices, the order is worth up to US$5.9 billion. Jeju Air is a low-cost carrier, based out of Jeju Island. The airline started … [Read more...]

It seems there is more continued good news for the A330neo programme, with Delta Air Lines adding another 10 Airbus A330-900 aircraft to their fleet. The order takes Delta from 25 to 35 A330-900, whilst the airline defers 10 Airbus A350 to 2025-26 in order to accomodate the airline’s long-term growth strategy. On the order and changes, Ed Bastian - Delta Chief … [Read more...]

Arkia Airlines of Israel has become the first operator of the Airbus A321LR, with the airline taking delivery of the very first of the newest member of the Airbus A320neo family yesterday. Arkia Airbus A321LR - Image, Airbus. The variant Arkia will use is powered by twin CFM Leap engines. In terms of seat count, the plane has been delivered in a 220 seat count in a … [Read more...]

Swiss International Air Lines and Helvetic Airways have had a long relationship - with Helvetic providing aircraft for services on behalf of Swiss. It seems the partnership they have will be extended, with Helvetic Airways to provide up to 8 Embraer E-190-E2 aircraft on the Swiss route network from 2019 onwards. Helvetic Airways E-190-E2, Image, Embraer.  The … [Read more...]

Bombardier is shedding more of its aviation business, with the manufacturer selling on the Dash 8 Programme onto Viking Air and its owner Longview Aviation Capital Corp. Sold to Longview Aviation! - The Dash8-Q400 - Image, Bombardier. The sale will cover the entire Dash 8 Programme (including assets and intellectual property), covering: -100 Series -200 … [Read more...]