3 February 2010

Turkish Airlines (THY), the national carrier of Turkey, has selected the IAE International Aero Engines V2500 SelectOne build standard to power 20 firm and 10 option A320 family aircraft scheduled for delivery between 2011 and 2013. The deal is valued at up to $500 million. The airline

The GEnx-2B engine for the Boeing 747-8 aircraft has started its final certification test, the icing test, at GE’s Mirabel, Quebec icing facility. In January, the GEnx-2B engine completed its second round of flight tests aboard GE’s 747 flying testbed and has racked up a total of 53 flights and 275 flight hours. The results …

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Airlines in Asia and the Pacific will acquire some 8,000 new passenger and cargo aircraft over the next 20 years, according to European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Valued at US$1.2 trillion, the requirement represents one third of predicted global deliveries between now and 2028, with the region driving demand for larger aircraft types. The manufacturer’s latest …

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Bombardier Aerospace announced the entry into service of the 100th manufactured Challenger 605 jet. With over 800 aircraft manufactured, the popular Challenger 600 series has accumulated over 4,000,000 flight hours with a dispatch reliability of over 99.8% as of September 2009.