Air Tracker February 1, 2018 Vol1 Ep12 Rebecca Scott

Good Morning, todays is Feb 1, 2018... I'm your host today, Rebecca Scott, Executive Assistant to the CEO at mba. Beginning today's headlines in Fleet News. KLM Cityhopper took delivery of one new ERJ-170. China Southern took delivery of one new A321-200. Ryanair took delivery of one new B737-800. Copa Airlines is to receive their first orders of B737 MAX's in August 2018. The carrier will be adding a total of six new aircraft this year. Air Leisure is currently discussing the possiblity of acquiring an additional A330, which will mainly be used for charters. Lessor News… PNC Aviation Finance posted a record year in 2017, having provided financing to more than 170 clients and originations for business aircraft up almost 40% from 2016. From Manufacturers today…. Boeing announces goal for 2018 of delivering a new plane every 11hours...The plane maker expects to deliver between 810 and 815 commercial airplanes in 2018 Airbus confirms its considering the possibility of including an increased stretched A320neo into the 320 family. for Operators news today… Hawaiian Airlines expects their 2018 Capital Expenditure to be between 375 million to 425 million. By the end of this year, they will have nine additional A321 neos and have retired all of their B767s. Hawaiian has confirmed that they have entered into an agreement to purchase three of their leased B767's and sell them on their own. Tobago Airways plans to launch operations in February 2018 with two aircraft. They will be servicing the Trinidad and Tobago Airbridge. According to their CEO, Raymond McMillan, the startup airline is currently seeking investers as they finalize approvals. Ethiopian Airlines and Guinea Airlines have signed a strategic partnership which covers sales management, maintenance and transferring of technology. Thanks for listening and please join us again next time for more aviation news!