Aircraft & Engines

Sine Draco Aviation Development (Sine Draco) has reported that its prototype A321-200 SDF has been inducted for a six-year heavy-maintenance check at Ascent Aviation Services in Tucson, Arizona.  Conversion of the prototype airplane to the all-cargo configuration is planned to take place immediately following the heavy maintenance check. The Sine Draco A321-200 SDF passenger-to-freighter conversion

Hi Fly airline has added one more Airbus A330-300 aircraft to its fleet. Msn 1779 and registered 9H-HFA, touched down at Beja airport in Portugal, having flown in from Malta, on July 21. With comfortable interiors, warm colors, and a relaxed atmosphere, the aircraft seats 249 passengers in a two-class configuration (46 high-comfort business-class seats

MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg has received German aviation authority (LBA) approval for the CFM56-7B engine and inducted the first engine of this type on July 21. It is now the third facility within the MTU Maintenance network capable of servicing this engine type and plans to ramp up to at least 50 engines per year in

Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion and delivery center in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and long-term strategic partnership with China. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines, the largest Airbus operator in Asia. At the end of June 2021, China

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, has announced plans to advance its hybrid-electric propulsion technology and flight demonstrator program as part of a CA$163 million (US$128 million) investment, supported by the governments of Canada and Quebec. “Pratt & Whitney Canada is proud to be a leader toward ever more

Textron Aviation’s flagship Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet has achieved certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), clearing the way for customer deliveries to begin in the region. “In the second half of last year we saw a substantial increase in super-midsize flight activity across Europe as individuals relied on these products as

AviaAM Leasing, a global aviation holding company engaged in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has welcomed the first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to its fleet. The passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion project was the first of its kind for the company. Having acquired the aircraft in March 2021, AviaAM Leasing used the opportunity to begin