ISSN 1718-7966 November 5, 2018/ VOL. 665 www.avitrader.com Weekly Aviation Headline News WORLD NEWS Lion Air data recorder found Indonesian navy divers have found a black box and a piece of landing gear from the Lion Air 737 Max 8 that plunged into the Java Sea killing all 189 people on board reports The Guardian. At the time of this writing searchers where are still looking for the cockpit voice recorder. Both instruments will be critical in the investigation to try and understand what brought down a brand-new aircraft and its passengers. SIA will Kenya Airways launches direct increase A350-900 service to New York capacity to Kenya Airways has inaugurated its US markets. much-anticipated new nonstop route Photo: SIA connecting New York JFK and Nairobi, Kenya. The direct service linking New York City and Nairobi is, of course, a his- Singapore Airlines to add Seattle operations toric milestone for Kenya’s national car- And becomes fifth US city in SIA network rier. The new flights will run daily from Kenya to John F. Kennedy International Seattle will become the fifth US city our commitment to expand our op- diverse economy. Seattle is home Airport, and the national carrier hopes in Singapore Airlines’ route network erations in the important US mar- to the headquarters of a large num- they will help drive a rebound in profit. – and the fourth to be served non- ket and grow our network reach. ber of major US corporations and It will be the first direct flight from the stop from Singapore - when new The new services will also further the city is a popular venue for start- region to the US and will be operated flights are introduced next year. strengthen the Singapore hub by up businesses. Seattle also ranks by the airline’s 787-8 fleet. providing customers faster and highly for job growth and has a The non-stop steadily increasing Pobeda distributes globally Singapore-Seattle population. Known under Hahn Air Systems flights are due to be “Our new non-stop flights to Seattle are affectionately as Hahn Air Systems and Pobeda Airlines launched on 3 Sep- the “Emerald City”, signed an agreement allowing the another demonstration of our commit- Russian low-cost carrier to be distrib- tember 2019 and Seattle is also a uted under the H1 code in all major will initially be op- ment to expand our operations in the popular tourist des- GDSs worldwide. Travel agencies erated three times important US market.” tination, famous for worldwide can now issue the Hahn Air per week before its lush evergreen Mr Goh Choon Phong, Singapore Airlines CEO Group’s 12th Russian partner on the increasing to four forests and parks, insolvency-safe Hahn Air ticket using times per week in vibrant arts and the standard GDS ticketing process. October 2019. Airbus A350-900 more convenient connectivity from cultural scene as well as the gate- Pobeda Airlines, a wholly owned sub- aircraft will be used on the route, key markets such as Southeast Asia, way for cruises to Alaska. sidiary of Aeroflot, is based at Vnuko- fitted with 42 Business Class, 24 South Asia and Australasia to North vo International Airport (VKO) in Mos- Premium Economy Class and 187 America,” said Singapore Airlines The new Seattle flights will comple- cow. Founded in 2014, Pobeda serves Economy Class seats. CEO, Mr Goh Choon Phong. ment Singapore Airlines’ existing 78 destinations across 13 countries in services to the US cities of Houston, Asia and Europe. Pobeda’s fleet con- “Our new non-stop flights to Seat- Seattle is one of the fastest growing Los Angeles, New York (both JFK sists of twelve B737-800 aircraft. tle are another demonstration of cities in the US, with a strong and Continued on page 3 leaders & builders right this way > BOSTON | SHANNON | LONDON | SINGAPORE SUPPORTING THE WORLD’S AIRLINES Engine Lease Finance (ELF) is the world’s leading independent spare engine fi nancing and leasing company, specialising in the provision of fl exible short, medium and long-term spare engine support packages for the airline industry. 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AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Delta Air Lines first airline in North America to receive A220 CDB Aviation signs lease agreement for three A320neo aircraft with Bamboo Air- waysAIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus CDB Aviation Lease Finance DAC (CDB Aviation), aAerCap wholly ownedleased, Irish purchased subsidiary andof China sold Devel 114- Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries opmentaircraft Bank in the Financial first quarterLeasing of(CDB 2018 Leasing), March 2018 YTD has signed a lease agreement for three new Air- AerCap has announced its major business trans- Airbus Boeing busactions A320-200neo during the aircraftfirst quarter with of Vietnam’s2018. The newCom- Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries start-uppany signed carrier, lease Bamboo agreements Airways. for CDB 83 Aviationaircraft, isincluding the first 15 wide-bodyaircraft leasing aircraft company and 68 narrow-to lease A320 Family 37 95 737 171 132 new aircraft to the carrier. The agreement also body aircraft. AerCap purchased seven aircraft, A330 -6 8 747 14 2 signifiesincluding thetwo addition Airbus A320neo of the lessor’s Family first aircraft, airline customertwo Airbus in A350sVietnam, and as three the companyBoeing 787-9s continues and A340 0 0 767 7 4 toexecuted aggressively sale transactions expand its customer for 24 aircraft, footprint includ in- A350 0 17 777 5 12 Asia Pacific. Bamboo Airways is considered the ing 11 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, four Airbus A380 14 1 787 24 34 firstA330s, hybrid one Airbus airline, A340, combining one Boeing traditional 737 Classic, full servicesone Boeing and 737NG, affordable two Boeingservices 777-200ERs in Vietnam andwith Total 45 121 Total 221 184 anone aim Boeing to meet 787-8 diversified from AerCap’s demands owned of all port pas- Source: Airbus Source: Boeing sengers.folio and With two theAirbus delivery A320 ofFamily three aircraft A320neos and The first A220 for Delta Air Lines Photo: Airbus slatedone Boeing for the 737 second Classic half from of AerCap’s 2019, the managed carrier Airbus booked orders for eight A320 Family single-aisle jetliners in the NEO and CEO versions Airbus has welcomed Delta Air Lines as the first U.S. carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A220 intendsportfolio. to Theutilize Company the aircraft continues to betterto manage connect 12 during March, while delivering 56 aircraft in the month from across the company’s in-produc- aircraft. On hand for the delivery ceremony at the aircraft’s assembly line in Mirabel were Vietnam’saircraft that regions were tosold fast-growing from its owned Asian portfoliosource tion single-aisle and widebody product lines. members of the A220 team as well as government officials and executives from Delta, Airbus, marketsduring the and quarter. long-haul AerCap services has signed to Europe financing and Boeing generated a total of 197 orders in March including a staggering 160 737s. Deliveries in Bombardier and Investissement Quebec. “It is with great pride that we take delivery of our Northtransactions America. for US$2.9bn. the stated month reached 91 planes across the in-production product line. first, state-of-the-art A220-100,” said Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian. “We have big plans for our A220 fleet and are confident that Delta customers and Delta people alike will be de- lighted with the in-flight experience provided by this thoroughly modern and efficient aircraft. 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