24 August 2011

China Eastern Airlines took delivery of its first Next-Generation 737-700 outfitted with both the High-Altitude/High-Temperature Airport Operations Feature Package and the new Boeing Sky Interior from Boeing. China Eastern will operate the aircraft at the high altitude airports in western China. The airplane will be assigned to China Eastern Airlines Sichuan Co., based in Chengdu.

MTU Aero Engines kicked off GEnx turbine center frame deliveries on Wednesday, August 24, when it handed the first production module over to GE Aviation. In a last bolt ceremony held at MTU in Munich, Rhonda Sample, Manager Manufacturing Programs at GE Aviation officially took delivery of the module from MTU CEO Egon Behle. Thus,

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) announced delivery of two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased to Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines. The aircraft come from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing. With bases at Tokyo International Airport and Kobe Airport, Skymark now operates a fleet of 20 Boeing 737-800s to 12 destinations in Japan.