MTU Aero Engines has accomplished one of the most significant milestones in its corporate history: The company has delivered the first Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM Geared Turbofan engine assembled on its own final assembly line to Airbus. On October 20th the new assembly line for the A320neo engine at the MTU headquarters in Munich
Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine has entered passenger service with Spirit Airlines, which is the first U.S. carrier to fly the Airbus A320neo. The aircraft made its first passenger service flight from Detroit to Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 16.
Engine Lease Finance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Lease and Finance, reported the sale and lease back of its first LEAP engine with Frontier Airlines as lessee. This is the first spare engine delivered under the LEAP program which has already amassed an order book in excess of 10,800 engines.
HAECO Xiamen reported the redelivery of its first Boeing 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion aircraft for China Postal Airlines. The aircraft is the 12th Boeing 757-200 freighter conversion completed by HAECO Xiamen with its Supplemental Type Certificate (“STC”) partner Precision Aircraft Solutions since the programme commencement in March 2010.
Air Lease Corporation (AL) has placed twelve new Airbus A321neo aircraft on long term lease to Vietnam Airlines. Six of the aircraft will deliver in 2018 and six of the aircraft will deliver in 2019, all from ALC’s order book with Airbus. Last year ALC announced long term lease contracts with Vietnam Airlines for eight
According to the latest ATR Market Forecast, published in July, demand for new turboprops is expected to reach 750 units over the next 20 years. This would be partly fuelled by about 600 new routes to be created in the region (excluding China). In addition, ATR estimates that regional traffic demand in emerging countries should
Aviation Inventory Resources has acquired 19 Saab 340B aircraft along with a major spares inventory from Envoy Air Inc. The package represents the largest ever single aftermarket aircraft/spares transaction for the Saab 340. The spares inventory of more than 11,000 line items will be relocated to AIR’s main facility in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area.
Airbus celebrated the delivery of its 10,000th aircraft – an A350-900 for Singapore Airlines. The milestone event was marked by a special ceremony in Toulouse hosted by Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders and attended by Goh Choon Phong, CEO of Singapore Airlines. The aircraft delivered is the sixth A350-900 for Singapore Airlines, out of a
During the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), Embraer delivered 29 jets to the commercial aviation market, 38% more than the same period of 2015. The company delivered 12 large executive jets, 33% more than the same quarter of last year. However, total executive aviation deliveries fell around 17% when compared to 3Q15. On September 30,
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, reported the delivery of one Boeing B737-800 aircraft to Aerolineas Argentinas. This is the first Avolon aircraft on lease to Aerolineas Argentinas.
