Friday, February 25, 2011

Aircraft News






Airbus on Thursday announced it has rolled out the first Korean Air Airbus A380 bearing the airline's livery. The paint work was done in Hamburg. The aircraft is one of 10 ordered by the carrier, which will become the sixth A380 operator when it takes delivery of its first in the second quarter (ATW Daily News, Jan. 19).

Boeing reached agreement with UPS to expand its Airplane Health Management coverage to include its 38 MD-11 Freighters. UPS’ 13 747-400Fs already utilize the solution.

AJW Aviation will base its new Aircraft Engine Services division in Wales. It anticipates “beating our initial target of a $50 million business within the first 12 months.”

Air Lease Corp. mandated KfW IPEX-Bank as arranger and sole lender in a six-year commercial debt financing of one new Airbus A320-200 operated by Air New Zealand, part of ALC's order for 51 A320 family aircraft. The aircraft were previously operated by an airline that ceased operations at the end of 2010.

GECAS signed a purchase and leaseback transaction with AviancaTaca for two new Airbus A330-200s and four new A320s. Two of the A320s will be operated by Taca, the remainder by Avianca.

Airstream International placed one Embraer ERJ-145 with bmi Regional, which will operate in the UK and Europe.

Air Arabia took delivery of the third and fourth of 44 A320 aircraft it ordered from Airbus. Including the two new A320s, Air Arabia operates a fleet of 27 A320s. A total of six aircraft are expected to be delivered in 2011.

Germania took delivery of the first of nine Airbus A319s, which it will use to replace Boeing 737s by 2013. Five of these A319s were ordered directly by Airbus, two are leased from Doric Asset Finance, and two A319s are on long term lease from Austrian LCC Niki.



By

NEHA JAIN

      

   

     



            
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