All GECAS articles – Page 2

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    Atran Airlines to lease two Boeing 737-800 freighters from GECAS

    2018-10-16T08:45:01Z

    Atran Airlines, the scheduled express cargo carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, has signed a deal with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for the lease of two Boeing 737-800 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions.The aircraft are scheduled to be phased in during the remainder of 2018 and the first half of 2019. They ...

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    DHL and Ethiopian Airlines confirm African joint venture

    2018-07-27T07:51:05Z

    DHL Global Forwarding and Ethiopian Airlines are to form a joint venture company to “build the leading cargo logistics provider joint venture company in Africa”.DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services will be based in Ethiopia but will conduct business on the entire African continent, said the two companies in a statement.Ethiopian Airlines, ...

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    GECAS signs up for 35 converted B737s as Farnborough freighter frenzy continues

    2018-07-17T14:23:04Z

    Boeing's run of freighter orders during the Farnborough Airshow continued this afternoon with lessor GECAS placing an order for 35 Boeing 737-800 converted freighters (BCF).The deal, which includes 20 firm orders and an option for 15 more, would take GECAS’ B737-800BCF order book from 15 to 50 and enable GECAS ...

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    Reports link Ethiopian and DHL in joint venture

    2018-07-09T13:46:50Z

    Unconfirmed reports suggest that Ethiopian Cargo, Africa’s largest cargo operator, is to sign a joint venture with parcels and logistics giant DHL.An Ethiopian newspaper, citing Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam, said that the partners would set up a new company, with Ethiopian owning 51% and Germany-headquartered DHL 49%.Sources ...

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    CargoLogicAir: Flying the flag in a Brexit world

    2018-04-27T07:39:05Z

    You don’t have to smoke a big cigar and display the V for victory sign to prove you are a true Brit.A UK Air Operator Certificate (AOC) does the job equally well for CargoLogicAir (CLA).David Kerr, chief executive of Stansted-based CLA, has declared that the carrier remains “totally committed” to ...

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    GECAS to offer new Telair Flexible Loading System

    2018-02-05T12:44:28Z

    Sweden’s Telair International has received certification for its new Flexible Loading System (FLS) for all current production and in-service Boeing 737 aircraft – and lessor GECAS will offer the system to its B737-800 freighter conversion customers on aircraft entering service this year.Allowing 737 operators to carry containerised freight along with ...

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    GECAS appoints Kelly to newly created commercial role

    2018-01-12T16:41:52Z

    Declan Kelly has been named chief commercial officer for GECAS.In this newly created role, Kelly will lead all originations activities for GECAS’ fixed wing aircraft and is responsible for the commercial strategy, building synergy and share practices between GECAS’ regions.He brings 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry and report ...

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    GECAS buys B747-8F and extends relationship with AirBridgeCargo

    2017-10-12T15:33:45Z

    Aircraft lessor GECAS has acquired a Boeing 747-8 freighter from Boeing Capital Corp and will continue the existing aircraft lease with AirBridgeCargo (ABC) which has the jet in its fleet.This transaction expands lessor's decade-long relationship with the airline, which operates an all-747 fleet including two 747-400ERFs from GECAS.“We are pleased ...

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    GECAS plans to convert a further 30 B737-800s into freighters

    2017-06-21T11:28:41Z

    GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) is planning to convert a further 30 Boeing 737-800s into freighters.GECAS launched the 737-800 freighter programme with Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) in 2015 and Boeing in 2016. Since then GECAS has provided each programme with a prototype aircraft for modification at separate conversion facilities in Miami ...

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    West Atlantic to lease four B737-800 converted freighters from GECAS

    2017-06-20T10:50:19Z

    Swedish mail and express cargo carrier West Atlantic Airlines is to lease four Boeing 737-800 freighters from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), making it the first operator to take delivery of the Boeing standard-body converted freighter.GECAS launched the programme and provided the prototype aircraft to Boeing in 2016.The first aircraft ...

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    Kalitta Air takes delivery of first GECAS-leased B747-400F

    2017-05-19T08:22:25Z

    US freighter operator Kalitta Air has taken delivery of the first of two leased 747-400F factory freighters from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), an Ireland-based aviation leasing and financing company.GECAS said that the aircraft delivery marked “a new milestone in the decade-long relationship of the two companies”.While GECAS has previously ...

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    GECAS places first B737-800NG with ASL

    2016-11-14T13:09:42Z

    GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has placed its first Boeing 737-800NG passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft with Dublin-based ASL Aviation Group. The agreement covers the lease of two 737-800NG freighters.In May this year, ASL acquired the airline operations of TNT Express and entered a multi-year service agreement to operate flights for the ...

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    GECAS signs purchase-and-leaseback deal with Korean Air for five B777Fs

    2016-09-02T08:04:59Z

    GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Korean Air Lines for five new Boeing 777 freighters as part of the Asian carrier’s fleet renewal programme.The commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE said that deliveries of the GE90-powered aircraft freighters are scheduled in late 2016 and 2017.Korean ...

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    Work gets under way on GECAS 737-800NG conversion programme

    2016-05-16T11:10:04Z

    GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the aviation leasing and financing arm of GE, has begun its inaugural Boeing 737-800NG passenger-to-freighter conversion.The conversion, which is being carried out by Aeronautical Engineers, began when a 1999 vintage B737-800 arrived in Miami on May 5.The aircraft had been operated by Corendon Airlines in ...

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    GECAS launches Boeing 737-800NG conversion programme

    2015-06-22T09:39:47Z

    GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the aviation leasing and financing arm of GE, has launched its 737-800NG passenger-to-freighter conversion programme.GECAS plans to convert up to 20 of its B737-800NG passenger aircraft to freighters. Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) will perform the conversions at its facilities in the US and China.The first ...