Embraer has delivered a total of 30 jets in the third quarter of 2021, of which nine were commercial aircraft and 21 were executive jets (14 light and seven large). As of September 30, the firm order backlog totaled US$16.8 billion. In the executive aviation segment, Embraer delivered its 1,500th business jet. The milestone aircraft
Aviation leasing company LCI, has placed two Leonardo AW139 helicopters on long-term operating leases with its newest customer, Heligo Charters. The state-of-the-art aircraft were recently delivered to Heligo’s base at Juhu Airport in Mumbai, from where they will provide crew transfer services for India’s largest energy company, ONGC. Nigel Leishman, Executive Vice President & Global
Rolls-Royce, working with Boeing and World Energy, has carried out a successful test flight of its 747 flying testbed aircraft using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on a Trent 1000 engine. The aircraft flew from Tucson airport in Arizona, passing over New Mexico and Texas, with a Trent 1000 engine running solely on 100% SAF
Pakistani regional and international carrier airblue has taken delivery of the first of two Airbus A320-family aircraft, a narrow-body A321-200NX. The aircraft was flown from Hamburg in Germany to Karachi in Pakistan and the CFM LEAP-powered aircraft was from GECAS’ skyline. The aircraft is also the first A320-family aircraft to be operated by a Pakistani
On October 17, a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 landed at Frankfurt Airport for the last time. Flight LH8161 from New York (JFK) touched down ahead of schedule at 12:03 p.m. local time on runway 07R. This marked the end of commercial service of the three-engine MD-11F aircraft type at Lufthansa Cargo after more than 23 years.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is set to introduce Mixed Fleet Flying (MFF) for the A380 and A320 families following approval by Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The Japanese carrier is the first operator in the world to introduce the MFF between the two types. MFF is unique to Airbus aircraft. As a result of flight
The GE Aviation GEnx engine recently achieved outstanding endurance test results, completing over 3,000 cycles of dust ingestion testing in a simulated severe environment using a specialized dust ingestion rig. The dust endurance testing is part of the company’s continued investment in the next generation of technology for the engine line. Ten years ago, the
Brazilian planemaker Embraer has confirmed it has agreed to supply existing Phenom customer NetJets with up to a further 100 of the light jets in an order worth up to US$1.2 billion at list price. In 2010 NetJets first signed a deal with Embraer for 50 Phenom 300 executive jets with an option for a
AviaAM Leasing, a global aviation holding company engaged in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has announced the delivery of the company’s first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to lessee – Icelandic air cargo transportation company Bluebird Nordic. The 737-800 BCF underwent the P2F conversion works at the Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Company (STAECO) facility
Rolls-Royce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Energy Brandenburg (MWAE) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) to advance the research and development of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the next generation of aviation in Brandenburg. The partners agreed on the establishment of development,
