10 March 2010

The second Boeing 787 Dreamliner, ZA002, landed in Victorville, Calif. This marks the beginning of the first flight-test operations outside of Washington state for the program. The airplane will be stationed at Victorville for approximately three weeks. The crew will conduct ground effects testing among other activities. During ground effects testing, the pilots fly the […]

EGYPTAIR and leasing company GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) took delivery of the first Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) commercial jetliner to join EGYPTAIR’s fleet. EGYPTAIR operates a fleet of five Boeing 777-200ERs, five 737-500s and 12 737-800s, with another eight 737-800s on order directly from Boeing. The Egyptian flag carrier is leasing the new 777-300ER

Skytech-AIC, an independent, UK-based aircraft lessor, marketing agent and asset manager, has been mandated by A/S Maersk Aviation Holding to market two Bombardier CRJ-700ERs for delivery in October 2010 and January 2011. The low-cycle, 70-seat aircraft, which have serial numbers 10028 and 10039, were manufactured in 2001 and 2002 respectively and will be powered by

United has formalized a commitment originally announced in December 2009, signing a firm order for 25 A350-900 XWB aircraft, the newest twin-engine widebody from Airbus. The aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin in 2016 and run through 2019.