It seems that Avolon (an aviation leasing company) has brought itself an early Christmas present, by them ordering a further 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft.  The additional order will take its total order for the A321neo to 190 aircraft, securing its medium-term delivery pipeline of single-aisle aircraft. A delivery timeline was not announced With this latest agreement, … [Read more...]

Cathay Group will be adding further Airbus A350s to its fleet - in the form of the cargo variant, the A350F. The aircraft will operate under the group's cargo division - Cathay Cargo. This order covers the purchase agreement for six aircraft. The A350F is currently under development. It is planned to carry a payload of up to 111 tonnes and fly up to 4,700 nautical miles … [Read more...]

Porter Airlines of Canada is building on its success with its Embraer E195-E2 deployment, by placing a follow-on order for the type. Porter Embraer E195-E2 - Image, Embraer. The Canadian airline has exercised purchase rights to place a firm order for 25 Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets, adding to their 50 existing firm orders. Porter will use the new aircraft to … [Read more...]

It seems the post-show orders are trickling in with SMBC Aviation Capital planning to add additional Airbus single-aisle aircraft to its portfolio. The lessor is planning to add a further 60 A320neo Family aircraft taking its total for the type to nearly 340 aircraft purchased directly from Airbus. This order, along with others the lessor holds will ensure a pipeline … [Read more...]

ITA Airways continues to expand its fleet, with the airline taking delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. ITA Airways Airbus A321neo - Image, Airbus.  The aircraft is being delivered on a lease from Air Lease Corporation, with it being handed over at Airbus’ Hamburg production facilities. This latest addition continues to follow ITA Airways' all-Airbus … [Read more...]

It's a very big day for Brussels Airlines, as they take delivery of a factory-fresh aircraft for the first time. OO-SBA leaving Toulouse - Image Airbus.  And arriving at Brussels Airport to a water cannon salute - Image, Brussels Airlines.  The aircraft in question is an Airbus A320neo - OO-SBA. ​ The new plane landed for the first time today … [Read more...]

Air Niugini, the national carrier of Papua New Guinea, has signed a firm order with Airbus for the Airbus A220 family of aircraft. The airline will sign for six single-aisle A220-100s, which will be ordered with Airbus directly. they will also acquire three A220-300s and another two A220-100s from third-party lessors, bringing a total of 11 aircraft to the fleet. The A220 … [Read more...]

It seems that intrest in the Embraer E170/E175 aircraft is still high, with Skywest ordering more aircraft. United Airlines E175 for Skywest - Image, Embraer Embraer and SkyWest have agreed to the sale of 19 new E175 jets to SkyWest. These will be operated by SkyWest for United Airlines. These 19 aircraft will join the existing 90 E175 jets SkyWest already operates … [Read more...]

American Airlines has signed a firm order with Embraer for four new E175s as they continue to expand their regional fleet. The aircraft will be operated by American’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Envoy Air. With all deliveries in Q4 2024, Envoy’s all-E-Jet fleet will grow to over 150 aircraft by the end of 2024. The contract value is US$230.6 million at list … [Read more...]

Copa Airlines has unveiled a special livery on one of their new aircraft to highlight the need to check for both breast and prostate cancer. Copa Airlines has joined the Pink Ribbon initiative through the “Get Tested Early” campaign. This year, the airline renews its commitment to Breast Cancer Awareness Month to raise awareness about the importance of early … [Read more...]