PR: Avolon, a leading global aviation finance company, has placed a firm order for 110 Airbus aircraft, comprising 35 A330-900 and 75 A320neo Family aircraft. This incremental order takes Avolon’s total for the A330-900 to 114 aircraft and the A320…
IAI has completed the first flight of its Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion program. The first Airbus A330-300BDSF, with the BDSF standing for Bedek Special Freighter, adds to IAI’s portfolio of Boeing conversions in its passenger-to-freighter conversion business. An Airbus A330-300BDSF can…
There is a fascinating story that captures the messy realities of cost, geopolitics, and corporate rivalry for India’s new aerial tanker fleet. For over two decades, the Indian Air Force struggled with aging Russian Il-78MKI tankers. Multiple attempts to buy…
Ethiopian Airlines is committed to two Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) 777-300ERSF freighters from AerCap that will be delivered in 2028. AerCap is a partner with IAI on the 777-300ER passenger to freight (P2F) conversion program. The aircraft will be delivered…
Last week’s Dubai Airshow passed without any orders for full freighters, but that doesn’t mean freighters were absent. In fact, there were three converted freighters on static display that attracted significant attention. The largest was the Boeing 777-300ERSF , converted…
UPDATE – AerCap, the world’s largest leasing company, expects to recognize an impairment on its assets leased to Russian airlines that have not been returned following the sanctions on Russia. The exact amount hasn’t been determined, but the impairment will…