28 May 2014

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approved additional extended operations (ETOPS) for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The move will allow 787s to be operated up to 330 minutes from a landing field and signals continued confidence in the airplane’s technical capabilities. Dreamliners have been allowed to operate up to 180 minutes away from a landing field

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) will lease two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Kenya Airways to expand the carrier’s fleet. The aircraft come from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing and are scheduled for delivery in early 2015.

AviaAM Leasing, a WSE listed global aviation holding company engaged in commercial aircraft acquisition, leasing and sales, is further developing its cooperation with major air carriers from the CIS region, by signing an aircraft leasing agreement with Belavia. Under the latest contract, AviaAM Leasing has already delivered a Boeing 737-300 aircraft to the Belarusian flag

The high-speed low-pressure turbine for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine to power the A320neo has passed the mandatory stress tests with flying colors. These extremely complex telemetry runs, an official certification requirement for this module made by MTU, are considered one of the biggest challenges in engine testing. They serve to measure