Mexican flag-carrier Aeromexico has reached an agreement to increase its fleet with a total of 28 new Boeing aircraft. The deal includes 24 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, both 737-8 and the slightly larger 737-9, as well as four 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft as part of the airline’s restructured agreements with the manufacturer and certain lessors
IndiGo secures sale-and-leaseback deal on 14 new Airbus A320neo family jets
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has come to a sale-and-leaseback agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for 14 LEAP-powered Airbus A320neo-family aircraft. Under the agreement, seven A320neo and seven A321neo aircraft are scheduled to be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2021 and the middle of 2022. Currently India’s largest airline (by both passengers carried
Comment: NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter flight on Mars opens up new frontiers in space exploration
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, York University Assistant Professor Jesse Rogerson discusses the future possibilities of space exploration in light of the Mars helicopter’s first flights. History has been made on Mars: NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter just achieved the first powered and controlled flight on another planet. Ingenuity is a small, lightweight, drone-like helicopter that
KLM regional subsidiary KLM Cityhopper took delivery of its first of 15 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft from US lessor Aircastle. The aircraft was delivered to the Dutch carrier from American lessor Aircastle’s order book with Embraer. The next E195-E2 is expected to be delivered by Aircastle before the end of April 2021. According to Aircastle, the
DAE announces new order for 15 Boeing 737 MAX jets
Boeing and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) have announced the Middle Eastern aircraft lessor is growing its 737 MAX portfolio with an order for 15 737 MAX 8 jets. DAE had been investing in the 737 MAX by buying jets from existing customers and leasing them back to the carriers. The new order is DAE’s first
The Lockheed Martin subsidiary’s S-97 RAIDER aircraft have taken flight at a US Army base in support of its bid for the FARA program. Two Sikorsky Technology-built S-97 RAIDER aircraft have taken flight before US Army officials and personnel at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The demonstration was aimed at supporting the firm’s bid for
