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AIRLINE NEWS

AEROMEXICO LEASES
AIR ASTANA ANOTHER BOEING
RECEIVES 737 MAX 9 FROM AIR

1ST EMBRAER LEASE CORPORATION
exican airline Aeromexico will take
E190-E2 Manother new Boeing 737 MAX 9 on
long-term lease from aircraft lessor Air
Lease Corporation (ALC).
According to ALC, the new aircraft is
scheduled for delivery in fall 2019 and
will be powered by LEAP-1B28 engines.
“This 737 MAX 9 will join two Boeing
737-800s and three Boeing 787-9s
currently on lease to Aeromexico, as
well as a fourth 787-9 Dreamliner air-
craft scheduled to deliver to the airline
in spring 2019,” an ALC release says.
“ALC is pleased to announce this new
Boeing 737 MAX 9 lease placement
with long-time customer Aeromexico,”
said Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Executive
Chairman of Air Lease Corporation.
“This 737 MAX 9 aircraft will sig-
ir Astana, the flag carrier of hand painted by Embraer in the ‘Profit nificantly enhance the airline’s fleet
AKazakhstan has taken delivery of Hunter’ style. Air Astana currently operations and passenger experience
its first E190-E2 jet. The airline will add the airline operates a fleet of E190s, as part of Aeromexico’s fleet moderni-
four more E190-E2s next year and the which were first delivered in 2011. The sation programme.”
the last of the five aircraft, leased by E190-E2 burns 17.3 percent less fuel as Aeromexico will use the new 737 MAX
AerCap, will be delivered in the final compared to the first-generation E190,. 9 aircraft to further strengthen its
quarter of 2019. “All of us at Air Astana The E190-E2 brings more flexibility with international operations and grow its
are pleased to receive our first E190- maximum range of up to 3,293 miles route network, said Andres Conesa,
E2, and we look forward to a smooth (5,300 km), about 621 miles (1,000 km) Chief Executive Officer of Aeromexico,
entry into service and a simple transi- more than the first-generation E190. Aeromexico has an operating fleet of
tion for our pilots. We know Embraer’s Pilots of the first-generation E-Jets 133 aircraft, comprised of Boeing 787
E-Jets well, and have high expecta- require only two-and-a-half days of and 737 jet airliners and next genera-
tions for their new generation aircraft training without the need for a full flight tion Embraer 170 and 190 models. In
in terms of economics, environmental simulator in order to fly the E2. The E2 2012, the airline announced the pur-
impact, and levels of comfort and con- cockpit features advanced Honeywell chase of 100 Boeing aircraft including
venience for our customers,” said Peter Primus Epic 2 integrated avionics. The 90 MAX B737 jet airliners and 10
Foster, President of Air Astana. The E2 cabin features a comfortable two- B787-9 Dreamliners.
Kazakh carrier’s first E190-E2 features by-two layout.
a “snow leopard” livery, designed and

AIRBUS DELIVERS
100TH US BUILT A320

Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier
irbus has delivered its 100th air- horses, Meadow & West, on its tail Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue
Acraft from the company’s US plane. Airbus’ Mobile facility is deliver- Airways and Spirit Airlines. Airbus has
Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, ing four A320 Family aircraft per month three other A320 Family production
Alabama. The A320neo, serial number and has delivered to eight US-based facilities around the world – Hamburg in
(MSN) 8580, was delivered to Frontier customers thus far, including Air Lease Germany, Tianjin in China and Toulouse
Airlines. The aircraft features two Corporation, Allegiant Air, American in France.

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