American Airlines is 2017 ATW Airline of the Year

American Airlines has been named the recipient of the 2017 ATW Airline of the Year, taking the top honor of the 43nd annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards. American Airlines was selected by ATW"™s editorial board in recognition of the phenomenal achievements by American"™s leadership and employees this past year. The integration of American and […]

TrueNoord commits to purchase six Embraer E190 aircraft with leases attached

The portfolio is made up of globally operated aircraft with leases attached and this significant investment marks the start of a highly targeted on-going development and growth strategy for the TrueNoord fleet under lease, following investment from private equity firm Bregal Freshstream. Commenting on the substance and scale of the purchase TrueNoord CEO, Anne-Bart Tieleman, […]

Airbus achieves targets proving ramp-up readiness in 2016

Airbu"™ commercial aircraft deliveries in 2016 were up for the 14th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 688 aircraft delivered to 82 customers. Deliveries were more than eight percent higher than the previous record of 635 set in 2015. These included 545 single aisle A320 Family of which 68 were A320neo, […]

Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines: Shaping the future together

After Lufthansa and the shareholders of SN Airholding agreed on the terms of the complete takeover, Deutsche Lufthansa AG"™s Executive Board decided yesterday to exercise the call option for the outstanding 55 percent of the shares. The call option comes into effect by December 31, 2016. The transaction will close by the beginning of January […]

ICAO Council President inspires COP22 with positive updates on international aviation emissions

ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu brought an inspirational message of hope and progress on environmental action to help kick off COP22 in Marrakesh this week, citing the momentum generated by the landmark international aviation emissions mitigation decisions forged this October at ICAO"™s 39th Assembly. "The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation […]

Brazil"™s Azul receives first Airbus A320neo from GE Capital Aviation Services

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, has announced delivery of a new, leased Airbus A320neo to Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A to expand and modernise the carrier"™s fleet. The Airbus A320neo aircraft, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines, is the first of eight scheduled for delivery to Azul by […]

ALTA Commends ICAO and Governments on Adoption of Historic Aviation Climate Agreement

ALTA (the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) commends and congratulates the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its member states on the adoption of the historic aviation climate agreement known as the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). The CORSIA agreement, reached by 191 ICAO member states during the 39th […]

Embraer flies first Legacy 450 assembled in Melbourne

Embraer announced today the first flight of its first Legacy 450 mid-light business jet assembled in Melbourne. The Legacy 450 performed as expected and all flight test procedures were successfully completed. "We are very satisfied to have successfully completed this important milestone and we are on track to deliver this aircraft in December," said Marco […]