Small Narrowbody Jets

There are 3,000 small narrow-body (NB) aircraft flying today, with many airlines looking to replace these aircraft in the next few years.

The latest sale of crossover jets by Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) to fellow-lessor TrueNoord sees the two companies continuing to rebalance their respective portfolios.

Breeze Airways has reiterated interest in a larger, longer-range version of the Airbus A220-300 that would make its chosen fleet type even more flexible.

While LOT Polish Airlines is taking three E195-E2s for network expansion, CEO Michał Fijoł says no decision has been made on a larger regional aircraft order.

Crossover jets fill the gap between regional and mainline aircraft and exceed the capacity of the largest business jets in the executive market.

Lessor Falko acquired a portfolio of 24 Embraer E190s and 170s from Nordic Aviation Capital in March.

SAS wants to grow the fleet of its in-house Embraer 195 operator SAS Link, and is considering how to develop its smaller-gauge wet-lease ATR and CRJ operations.

KLM Cityhopper, the regional subsidiary of the Dutch flag carrier, is leasing in extra capacity over the northern hemisphere summer season.