Drunk passengers on Amsterdam flight arrested.

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Three British men are to appear in court tomorrow after a drunken in-flight fracas on a flight to Amsterdam led to a total of 17 arrests.

The men – who were on board a KLM service from Glasgow when the incident took place – are charged with a series of offences including threatening crew and groping female cabin stewards, according to a report in the Daily Record.

They were among a group of 17 travellers believed to be from the Clydebank area, including four women, who were arrested at Amsterdam Schipol airport. They had all been heading to the Dutch capital to attend a concert by the dance band Swedish House Mafia.

It is alleged that they were seen at a bar in Glasgow airport drinking “Jagerbomb” cocktails prior to departure.

The other 14 members of the party, who reportedly referred to themselves as the “Bundy Boys”, were also arrested, but released after being fined £600 each.

SOURCE: www.telegraph.co.uk

GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers Four New Leased Boeing 737-800s to Lion Air.

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GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced it delivered four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Indonesia’s Lion Air as part of a purchase and leaseback transaction.

The aircraft come from the airline’s existing order book with Boeing and were delivered in September and October to expand and modernize the airline’s fleet. GECAS has delivered a total of 12 new leased aircraft to Lion in 2012.

PT Lion Mentari Airlines and affiliated airlines are Indonesia’s largest private airline group with a fleet of more than 100 aircraft in service and an order backlog of more than 300 new aircraft. Lion and its affiliates provide passenger service to more than 75 destinations.

About GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)

GECAS, the U.S. and Irish commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE, has a fleet of over 1,710 owned and serviced aircraft with over 220 airlines in over 75 countries. GECAS offers a wide range of aircraft types and financing options, including operating leases and secured debt financing, and also provides productivity solutions including spare engine leasing, spare parts financing and management. GECAS, a unit of GE Capital, has offices in 24 cities around the world. (www.GECAS.com)