Engineering and leasing news

Gulf Air has confirmed a major fleet expansion after finalising a firm order for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with options for a further three aircraft. The deal, announced at the Dubai Airshow, reinforces the Bahrain-based carrier’s long-term strategy to grow its international network and enhance its long-haul operations. The order [read more]

IndiaOne Air has taken a major step in its fleet expansion plans after signing a Letter of Intent to acquire up to ten De Havilland Canada Twin Otter Series 300-G aircraft. The announcement was made at the 2025 Dubai Airshow, signalling fresh momentum for the regional airline and strengthening De [read more]

Airbus secured a landmark order from flydubai on Day 2 of the Dubai Airshow, when the Dubai World Central-based carrier signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to purchase 150 A321neos, making it Airbus’ newest customer. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of flydubai, signed the MoU agreement with [read more]

On the first day of the Dubai Airshow, Seattle-based OEM Boeing has secured commitments for 20 Boeing 737 Max airlines from two african airlines. Ethiopian Airlines was first to secure a deal with an order for 11 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft which be used to expand its African and [read more]

Dubai-based Emirates has ordered 65 additional Boeing 777X aircraft from Seattle-based OEM, Boeing at the Dubai Airshow. The order is for the 777-9, which is currently the only passenger variant, and brings the total number of commitments for the type by the launch customer to 270. Emirates is already the [read more]

Air China Cargo, has become the latest customer for the much-anticipated Airbus A350 freighter, the A350F. The cargo specialist, which is a subsidiuary of Chinese flag carrier, Air China, has signed a purchase agreeement for six A350F’s taking the total known commitments for the ‘yet to be certified’ freighter to [read more]

Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, is set to purchase up to 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in order to modernize and grow its fleet. The airline has selected the Boeing 787-9 and when finalised, the order witll be Air Astana’s largest ever singlae aircraft order. Air Astana will also [read more]

British Airways has chosen a pioneering, cloud-based platform developed by UK aviation software specialist, MRO-PRO, to digitise and manage the line maintenance for its global network of third-party customers. The move marks a significant milestone in the airline’s operational digital transformation and the broader MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) industry’s [read more]