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December
Airfinance Journal asked appraisers to assess the value of a 2007-vintage E190 powered by CF34-10E engines.
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Conversion house operators say now is the time to convert older passenger aircraft into freighters at affordable prices. However, finding the financing is the challenge, writes JoAnn DeLuna.
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Ryanair will reduce growth and distribute a dividend to shareholders.
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INV 747-320 Leasing Company mandated Cabot Aviation to remarket three Boeing 747-400s.
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BAE Systems to remarket one Boeing 737-500.
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United Airlines ordered its first aircraft since 1998.
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Air Algérie orders four ATR 72-500s valued at $82 million.
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Korean Air orders five 747-8 Intercontinental jetliners worth $1.5 billion.
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American Eagle increases its firm orders for 22 CRJ700 regional jets.
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November
PT Aviastar Mandiri purchases a BAe 146-200 to be operated by Transnusa Air Services.
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The UK’s Ministry of Defence will lease one BAe 146-300 from UK lessor Titan Airways for a short period.
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Austrian airline Niki increases its firm orders for Embraer 190 jets.
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Airstream to remarket four Airbus A321-200s.
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Deferment is part of plan to improve liquidity by $150 million for year-end 2009.
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Sale arranged by Meridian Aerospace Group.
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The parts wholesaler goes into administration last week but is attracting potential buyers.
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US lessor Gecas leases a 777-300ERs to Philippine Airlines for a relief mission.
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The national airline of Nepal signs an MOU worth £250 million for one A330 and one A320.
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Two airlines select CFM56s for narrowbody orders at the Dubai Airshow.
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Ethiopian Airlines signs a deal for A350s and Yemenia Airlines signs an MOU for A320s.
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Macquarie AirFinance will lease the aircraft on a medium term basis to flydubai.
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The deal worth $600 million also includes options for 15 ATR 72-600s.
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The aircraft is the second delivered as part of Tiger’s 66 firm orders with Airbus.
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The Russian airline has taken delivery of two A321s in November.
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Turkish Airlines places an order for another three Airbus aircraft.
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Gill Group acquires an Avro Business Jet for corporate use.
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DVB to remarket three 777-200ER.
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The flag carrier also placed purchase options for 11 more A320s.
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Astraeus acquires first Airbus from DVB Bank.
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October
Calyon and Natixis Transport Finance jointly arranged the financing.
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Jet Values 2 makes valuing aircraft accessible to investors 24-hours a day.
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The aircraft were remarketed from Cargolux and delivered to United Parcel Service (UPS).
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Airfinance Journal asked appraisers to assess the value of a 2000-vintage A330-200 powered by Trent 772B-60 engines.
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Calyon and SMBC were jointly mandated for the financing.
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Airstream International Group will remarket nine Dornier 328 Jets.
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The manufacturer’s Chinese joint venture has opened a new MRO facility at Pudong Airport
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The Brazilian jet maker has sold two ERJ 135s and an ERJ 145 to the African start-up through subsidiary ECC Leasing Company
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The aircraft was delivered by Air Saint Pierre and was ordered in 2008 by SAEMAI
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Focus Aviation has been appointed remarketing agent for the sale of two 767-300ERs
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Chief executive Michael O’Leary says he is looking to conclude an order with either Boeing or Airbus for 200 aircraft by the end of the year
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The delivery is part of a contract the Russian carrier signed with Financail Leasing Company for ten of the aircraft type
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The 18.8% increase compared to last year’s quarter was helped by growing demand for the Phenom 100
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The monthly figures bring to 358 the number of aircraft delivered in the first nine months of the year
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The charge is mainly due to increased production costs for its 747 programme.
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The charge is due to increased production costs for its 747 programme.
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The Arbor Finance owned 767-200ER was previously operated by Kras Air
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The deal for two 42-500s marks the first time ATR enters the Libyan market
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September
The French aircraft manufacturer said that emerging economies, low cost carriers and mega-cities would drive new passenger demand
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The two maintenance companies have teamed up to provide AOG repair services for the aftermarket aviation industry
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Boeing cannot blame outsourcing for the mess surrounding the latest delay in the 787, writes Adam Pilarski, senior vice- president, Avitas, in his monthly column.
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The delivery is the sixth and final aircraft financed under a commercial loan facility arranged by DVB Bank, Natixis and BNP
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The broker claims innovative, international marketing strategies
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Cessna delivers business jet retrofitted with winglets
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Boeing’s deliveries for the month of August fell 22% compared with last year and its orders dropped by 11%, but the manufacturer says it is on track to deliver between 480-485 aircraft by the end of the year
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The delivery is part of an E-Jet order by BA for subsidiary BA CityFlyer
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BAE Systems Asset Management will remarket one of Titan’s BAe freighter 146s and is optimistic about selling in regional markets such as Asia, Africa and Latin America despite the downturn in the airfreight industry.
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Boeing has installed the new GEnx-2B engine on the freighter, which is expected to make its first flight in the fourth quarter
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The aircraft are part of a sale/leaseback deal for four 737-800s
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The aircraft makes BA the first to offer transatlantic services from London City Airport
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The aircraft makes BA the first to offer transatlantic services from London City Airport
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Scott Carson, head of commercial jets, steps down to be succeeded by head of defence business Jim Albaugh
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Bombardier Aerospace has released its second quarter results and said a fall-off in business jet deliveries accounted for a drop in revenues
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The national carrier orders three Next Generation 737-700s worth $192 million
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August
The landmark delivery of an A319 to Brazilian flag carrier TAM is marked by an act of charity which will see goods for handicapped children distributed in Brazil.
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The regional aircraft manufacturer has 59 ATR series orders
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Bombardier Services Corporation has signed a spare parts agreement with Magellan Aircraft Services, initially covering 10 CRJ100s
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Cabot Aviation has arranged the sale of a Dornier 328-100 to DASI, Innsbruck
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The agreement will see Lufthansa Technik provide engineering and repair and overhaul services to the Republic of Yemen carrier
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The manufacturer says the first flight of the Dreamliner is expected by the end of 2009 with first delivery in the fourth quarter of 2010
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The airline has signed a sale/leaseback deal with Gecas for three A320s which will deliver in 2010
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The Italian cargo operator takes delivery of the fourth Fokker50Freighter from AircraftConversions
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The French carrier closes on financing after starting its search in March
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The German jet charter company becomes a new Embraer operator
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WestJet orders 14 Boeing Next-Generation 737-700s, boosting its orders to 54
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Bombardier has taken delivery of a fuselage test barrel for its CSeries from Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in China
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Eclipse Aerospace will purchase the company after a bankruptcy judge approved the deal
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The Canadian manufacturer has terminated an order agreement with Jet Republic for 110 Learjet 60 XRs
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Russia’s state bank will finance ten Sukhoi Superjets for Aeroflot through its leasing subsidiary as the state ramps up its support for the aerospace industry
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Gecas has delivered an A320-200 to Wizz Air in a sale/leaseback deal
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A new report says Airbus can “leapfrog” Boeing into a position of market leadership – as long as it delivers the A350 on time
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Airbus will be given £340 million by the UK government to help fund its A350 XWB programme.
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The Volgograd-based carrier will start operating two used CRJ200 LRs acquired from a third party
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The Canadian manufacturer has terminated its firm order purchase agreement with Italy’s MyAir.com owing to uncertainty regarding the airline’s future
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Dublin and Monaco based company, Avinco, has been mandated to remarket and sell young vintage A320s.
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Air Exchange is arranger of the lease of a 757-200ER to Astraeus on behalf of GKL
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Airfinance Journal asked appraisers to assess the value of a 1999-vintage A340-300 powered by CFM56-5C4/P engines
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The manufacturer has agreed an order with an undisclosed carrier for five Q400 NextGen turboprops
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July
As Boeing hails the landmark widebody delivery, rival Airbus celebrates the 1,000th delivery of an aircraft from the A330/A340 family with a ceremony in Toulouse
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The Karachi-based airline is leasing the aircraft from KAL Aviation, which purchased seven 737-200s from Aerotrans Leasing in a deal arranged by Cabot Aviation
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The European manufacturer will deliver a landmark 1000 widebody aircraft when Thai Airways takes delivery of an A330
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Etihad Airways has issued a request for proposals for two 777-300ERs and one A330-300.
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Qatar has mandated a pool of five banks for the commercial debt financing of one 777-300ER and one 777-200LR.
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The manufacturer said a “technical solution” has been found for the side-of-body problem which caused further delay to the long-awaited Dreamliner, but failed to give a new date for a test flight. Meanwhile, its commercial aircraft division recorded a 30% drop in operating revenues for the first half of the year.
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Paul Clark becomes group director, claims, whilst David Bickerton is appointed principal surveyor.
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Asset management company, Avinco, has arranged the sale of three A320-200s, despite complex market conditions.
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Jetlink Express becomes the first Kenyan carrier to operate the BAe 146.
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The engine manufacturer has signed an order to power Air New Zealand’s 787-9s with Trent 100 engines.
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The Algerian carrier said a deal to acquire three E190s had been cancelled
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Aircraft Purchase Fleet Limited signs $400 million engine order with GE Aviation to power 12 A330s.
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Airbus racked up 58 new orders in June, mostly stemming from the Paris Air Show, but the number of aircraft sold this year is way down compared to the first half of 2008.
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The Brazilian manufacturer delivered 56 aircraft in the second quarter of 2009, showing a slight increase from this time last year - owing, in part, to the new Phenom 100.
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Vought Aircraft Industries will sell its South Carolina plant where it makes component parts of the Dreamliner to Boeing for $580 million in a deal which Moody’s says will improve its liquidity position.
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According to figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, deliveries of aircraft fell by 41.1% for the first three months of 2009.
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The deal will support the restructuring initiative of the airline, which aims to reduce its fleet size, as the Jamaican government pushes ahead with plans to privatise the national carrier.
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BAE sells regional jets to Nusantara Air Charter and Aviastar Mandiri.
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Dubai’s first low cost carrier has agreed a sale/leaseback deal with Gecas for four 737-800s.
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June
Porter Airlines of Toronto has placed a firm order for two Q400 NextGens, valued at $54 million.
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Irish aircraft leasing company AWAS has signed a lease agreement with Colombian airline Aires for a 737NG
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The Australian flag carrier cancels 15 787 orders and delays delivery of a further 15, days after Boeing said it was again postponing the aircraft’s first flight.
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The Hungarian airline has acquired the aircraft through a sale/leaseback deal with Gecas
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The A320-200 is one of 31 aircraft Gecas leases to the Russian carrier.
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Boeing has postponed the first test flight of the 787 because it needs to reinforce a side-of-body section of the aircraft, with a new flight schedule not available for several weeks.
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The first A320 assembled at the Final Assembly Line China, Tianjin, was today delivered to Dragon Aviation Leasing, which will lease the aircraft to Sichuan Airlines.
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The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will help domestic airlines finance Airbus aircraft assembled in China.
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The British-based carrier has signed a firm contract to purchase six A330-300s and will lease a further from AerCap.
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The five A330-300s and two A330-200s will be used on regional and long-haul routes.
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The manufacture has signed an order with MIG Aviation 3 for eight Q400s, to be operated by Pantheon Airways.
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The Indian airline will use the aircraft to launch international operations from South India.
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The five A330-300s and two A330-200s will be used on regional and long-haul routes.
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The Hungarian low cost carrier has signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 50 A320s which will be used to expand its central and eastern European network.
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The long haul affiliate of Air Asia has ordered ten A350-900s to expand its international footprint, with founder Fernandez hailing the deal as the realisation of his vision.
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The deal makes Royal Air Maroc the first operator of the ATR’-600 series in the Mediterranean. The Moroccan flag carrier will use the aircraft to expand its regional operations and promote national tourism.
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In addition to the order for 16 A321s, valued at $1.4 billion, the airline signed an MOU for two A350 XWBs.
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Airfinance Journal asked appraisers to assess the value of a 2002-vintage 747-400F powered by CF6-80C2 engines.
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The aircraft are being sold to the Evsen Group for short haul operations in the Middle East.
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Boeing has revised down its 20-year market forecast because of the impact of the downturn. Whilst the expected market value over the next two decades remains unchanged from last year at $3.2 trillion, the number of new deliveries forecast has shrunk to 29,000.
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AeroGroup has appointed Jim Ziegler to build its business
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May
The deal with a subsidiary of Argentina’s recently nationalised flag carrier is being 85% financed by Brazilian state bank BNDES and marks the first time the country will operate E-jets.
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The remarketing firm has leased an ERJ 145 to a Spanish airline, and has been mandated to re-market an ATR 42-500.
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Boeing has completed assembly of the forward fuselage of the first 747-8 Freighter.
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Wideroe has taken delivery of Bombardier’s latest turboprop , the first of a six aircraft order
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The FALC-assembled aircraft took off from Tianjin to complete a maiden flight ahead of Dragon Aviation Leasing taking delivery of the A320 in June.
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Gross profit for the first quarter of 2009 at Airbus has plunged to €83 million ($113 million) as orders dry up, and the company anticipates supporting customer financing in 2009.
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Austria’s NIKI, owned by former Formula One driver Niki Lauda, has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190 regional jet.
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The American firm is to disassemble and remarket the first ever 767-300s, having already recycled one million tonnes of aircraft metal in a record first half.
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AeroLogic takes delivery its first of eight 777Fs from Boeing in Seattle
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The deal marks the first 70-seater turboprop to be introduced to Romania
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Cabot Aviation has been mandated to remarket KLM’s remaining 737 Classics and a fleet of Fokker 50s. The British remarketer has also sold a 737 for an undisclosed seller to an unknown buyer.
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In response to customer deferrals the European aircraft manufacturer is to alter its A380 delivery schedule for 2009 and 2010.
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The airlines has ordered five 777-300ERs, valued at $1.36 billion.
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The Chinese airline has cut its order for ERJ 145s from 50 to 25 and pushed the delivery date to 2011
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Leasing companies are looking at the RFP, with BNP Paribas understood to be interested in providing debt once a lessor has been mandated.
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April
As the business jet market suffers in the recession Cessna puts its next generation high-end project on hold.
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Gulf Air will power its new A320s with CFM56 engines in a deal worth $270 million.
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Global airline capacity is set to decline 3% in April, with a 6% fall in the number of flights. But the latest figures from the OAG also point to a growing polarisation between Europe and the US on the one hand and the Middle East and Africa on the other.
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Boeing Capital Corporation’s revenue and income are down from last year but the company will meet its customers’ needs
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The Bahrain based carrier was due to dry lease 4 777-300ERs once their wet leases from Jet Airways expire, but has abandoned the plan after upping its 787 order
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The British remarketing company is to place two MacAir Saab 340s, and closes a deal on its 100th Fokker.
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The airframe manufacturer reports quarterly net income of $610 million, and revises down its full year earnings forecast.
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With cargo growth plunging dramatically over the last few months, the bottom of the market will likely be reached by the third quarter with a recovery thereafter.
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Colombian carrier Avianca has mandated BAE Systems to remarket a 767 and a fleet of eight MD83s.
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Irish aircraft leasing company acquires Airbus aircraft on lease to Thomas Cook Scandinavia
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Airstream International has been mandated by Braathens Leasing to remarket an RJ-70 which is currently operated by Transwede
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The manufacturer said it will cut 777 production by two a month and is scrapping a planned increase in 747-8 and 767 production due to “unprecedented global economic conditions”.
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The Brazilian manufacturer, which recently said it will cut 20% of its workforce and revised down its delivery forecast for 2009, delivered five fewer jets in the first quarter compared to last year.
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Saudi Arabian Airlines will operate Trent powerplants on up to 12 new A330s.
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Eclipse Owners Group is looking to buy the assets of the fallen VLJ manufacturer and has signed a maintenance agreement with HBC to keep the aircraft flying prior to a purchase
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The Italian conglomerate has bought 25% plus one share in the Russian manufacturer.
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The new facility in Xiamen will be operational by 2010 and will have an expected capacity of 300 engines per year.
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The flight simulator manufacturer closes three deals with first-time customers, and the Canadian government is to part fund a C$700 million investment in research and development.
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Aircraft Leasing & Management has sold a BAe 146 to Star Perú, one of six aircraft the firm is remarketing on behalf of Flybe. ALM is also remarketing Comair’s fleet of Bombardier CRJs.
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Bombardier Aerospace is cutting 3,000 jobs worldwide as deteriorating economic conditions force production cuts
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The MRO provider is to wind down operations at its Dublin Airport base, where it employs 1,135 workers.
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March
According to a new OAG report, the US will be worst affected but Asian operators’ market share will increase by 2018, marking a shift in aircraft utilisation trends.
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The Moroccan flag carrier has placed an order for six ATR regional aircraft for its new start up, Royal Air Maroc Express.
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GA Telesis has bought a Boeing Capital 737-300 to be disassembled and remarketed.
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Jeju Airlines has mandated Airstream International to sell the carrier’s four Bombardier Q400s as it upgrades to a jet-only fleet.
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Lufthansa, launch customer for Bombardier’s CS100, has made a firm order for 30 of the new aircraft, with 30 further options.
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Manufacturer Embraer cuts its 2009 delivery forecast and plans to shed a fifth of its workforce in response to the global economic downturn.
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association reports shipments down for the first time in five years, with business jets set to follow a 20% drop in piston aircraft deliveries.
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February
Several new aircraft types could enter the regional aircraft market in the next five years. Geoff Hearn looks at whether the industry can support another three manufacturers.
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Manufacturers set to reduce output amid falling demand and escalating deferrals, says head of ILFC
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Russia's second-largest passenger carrier redeems bond and looks to future loans to fund expansion
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January
Aircraft financiers planning to repossess aircraft or expecting them returned should be prepared. New research suggests that aircraft will be parked for between three months to over a year, on average, and cost owners more than $780,000 before they earn new lease rentals. Sophie Segal reports.
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The past 12 months were not the best of times, although aviation can largely claim its innocence in the financial catastrophe.
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