LARA editor Mark Thomas summarises the latest happenings across the low-fare and regional aviation industry. It’s the final countdown to the Farnborough Airshow in the UK this week, and much…
AerFin is negotiating a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the first Embraer E170LR aircraft it is remarketing that were acquired in a 15-jet deal done with Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia)…
Piedmont Airlines has retired the last of its de Havilland Canada Dash 8s after 33 years of flying the turboprop aircraft as it completes its switch to an all-jet fleet….
Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has received its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (MSN 43706), which has been delivered to Mexican carrier Aeromexico. The airline has 10 aircraft signed…
Avianca Brasil and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed a comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS) contract covering the repair and overhaul of components for the airline’s fleet of A320 family aircraft…
The latest annual aircraft market forecast from Airbus has estimated that the world’s passenger fleet will more than double to 48,000 aircraft in 20 years’ time, with traffic growing at…
ATR has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its new ATR 72-600 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) based at its headquarters in Toulouse. Manufactured by CAE, the…
Boeing and Embraer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership in the commercial aircraft sector, after over a year of negotiations. The non-binding agreement proposes…
Embraer has signed a multi-year pool programme agreement with Sahara Africa Aviation for spare parts and support covering more than 500 components for two recently acquired ERJ 145 jets. Based…
MRO provider AFI KLM E&M has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Authority, clearing it to carry out on-wing and on-site work on LEAP-type engines. The company’s MRO Group…