Irkut announced that it will hold the official roll out of the first MC-21 300 aircraft, designated for flight testing, on June 8. According to Mr Ole Demenchenko, Irkut Corporation’s president, “Construction of the first aircraft is the significant milestone of the MC-21 program. We are looking forward to greet at Irkutsk Aviation Plant delegations
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced the successful completion of a C Series aircraft demonstration flight carrying senior executives from about twenty Star Alliance member airlines and media representatives. The historic flight of the innovative C Series aircraft, which features state-of-the-art technologies, departed Dublin at the conclusion of the 2016 Annual General Meeting of the International Air
Air Lease Corporation signed an agreement to sell 25 of its Embraer E190 and E175 aircraft in its fleet to Nordic Aviation Capital A/S (“NAC”). These Embraer aircraft have served ALC’s customers well, fulfilling regional passenger traffic demand. Over the past six years, ALC’s business has matured and has focused on mainline jet aircraft operations
MTU Maintenance Lease Services B.V., a subsidiary of German aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines, is enhancing its existing services through a cooperation with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer Aviation International SAS. A new service was created and foresees the provision of spare lease engines and lease engine support services to Embraer’s E-jet operators in Europe,
Mumbai, India based GoAir has taken delivery of its first A320neo aircraft, becoming the world’s third operator to do so. The A320neo powered by Pratt and Whitney engines, is the first of 72 A320neo on order and joins GoAir’s existing fleet of 19 A320 aircraft. The aircraft is configured in a conformable layout and is
CFM International’s CFM56 fleet has become the first high bypass turbofan engine family in history to achieve more than 800 million engine flight hours in service. The first CFM56 engines entered service in 1982 and provided a quantum leap to this industry segment in terms of fuel efficiency, noise and emissions levels. Since then, CFM
Airbus Helicopters and WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH signed a contract for two H145s in offshore configuration at the international aerospace exhibition ILA in Berlin, making them the first Airbus Helicopters products to be added to their WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH’s fleet. The delivery of the first H145 is scheduled for the end of the year.
WestJet has converted the last nine of its original 25 options to firm orders for Bombardier Q400 aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery between April 2017 and June 2018. With the conversion of these options, WestJet Encore will have a fleet of 45 Q400 aircraft by the end of 2018. The airline has no
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, delivered a new leased Boeing 787-9 aircraft powered by General Electric GEnx engines to Air Canada as part of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with the airline. A second new 787-9 aircraft is scheduled for delivery to Air Canada in June. Both aircraft
Cargo conversion company, PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO), has redelivered its first B737-400 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft (MSN 25113) to Salam Aviation. The P2F aircraft for Salam Aviation, an aviation consultancy specializing in acquisitions, financing and logistics support, is set to be in service in the coming weeks. Performed at PEMCO’s headquarters at Tampa International Airport,
