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Airline lessor Avolon announces positive 3rd quarter

Airline leasing specialist Avolon has announced a positive 3rd quarter of 2023 with a series of new leases and fleet additions. The Dublin, Ireland based lessor says it has completed 43 lease transactions which include new aircraft, lease extensions and follow-ons. This includes 7 brand new aircraft to 7 different [read more]

Airbus handsover the firsdt C295 built for the Indian Air Force at a ceremony in Seville, Spain
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First Airbus C295 delivered to Indian Air Force

Airbus Defence and Space has handed over the first Airbus C295 military transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) this week at Airbus; site in Seville, Spain. The first IAF C295 was equipped in a transport configuration and with an indigenous electronic warfare suite and is the first of [read more]

A USAF F35 Lightning II demonstrates at Farnborough
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Construction begins on German F-35 factory

Construction of an F-35 production facility in Weeze, Germany has begun following a groundbreaking ceremony attended by top officials including the Supreme Commander of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Rheinmetall, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin are working in partnership for the new state-of-the-art factory which will build the centre fuselage [read more]

Airbus A330neo (Image: UK Aviation Media)
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Avolon firms up order for 20 A330neos

Dublin based Aviation leasing specialist Avolon has firmed up an order for 20 A330Neo from Airbus. The deal was originally announced as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Airshow. Avolon was a launch customer for the A330neo the airliner has proved popular with many airlines chosing to upgrade [read more]

ANA's Eevee Jet NH Boeing 777-300ER
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Second ANA Pokemon jet makes first flight to UK

The second Pokemon special livery to be flown by Japanese carrier ANA has made its maiden flight from Tokyo’s Haneda airport to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). The special collaboration between ANA and Pokemon has now been expanded with the new Eevee Jet NH, a Boeing 777-300ER (JA784A). Designed to show that [read more]