Aircraft & Engines

Air Transport Services signed agreements with Amazon Fulfillment Services, an affiliate of Amazon.com, to operate an air cargo network to serve Amazon customers in the United States. The commercial agreements will include the leasing of 20 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft to Amazon Fulfillment Services, by ATSG’s Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), the operation of the aircraft

Avtrade announced the purchase of two serviceable Boeing 737-700NG aircraft (MSN 28088 and MSN 28089). These aircraft are the first aircraft to be acquired by Avtrade in 2016 and represent Avtrade’s continued support of its worldwide NG customer base. Currently based in Tucson, Arizona, components from both aircraft will be parted out to increase inventory

Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan engines successfully completed its first test flight on the Airbus A321neo. The PW1135G-JM engine, a 35,000 thrust class engine, for the Airbus A321neo aircraft, is the most powerful engine on the A321neo. The PW1100G-JM engine for the A320neo was certified in 2014 and the A320neo received certification in November

Nolinor Aviation, based at Mirabel in Québec, is adding one Boeing 737-300 aircraft to its current fleet of 737-200s. Beginning this spring, it will be offering more seats, greater comfort and more flexibility for its customers. Based at Mirabel in Québec since 2005, Nolinor thus becomes one of the few carriers in the East to

United Airlines announced an order to purchase 25 new Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The order is in addition to the previously announced order of 40 737-700s. United will take delivery of the aircraft beginning at the end of 2017. The new 737-700 aircraft will enable United to continue utilizing larger, more efficient aircraft as the airline

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has commenced CS100 aircraft route-proving exercises in Europe. The month-long program is underway with a dedicated CS100 route-proving aircraft operated by Bombardier from launch operator Swiss International Air Lines’ (“SWISS”) base in Zurich, Switzerland. The route-proving exercises are scheduled to include main European cities such as Brussels, Vienna and Warsaw. Additionally, Bombardier

Painting of the first U.S.-built A321 has been completed as it emerged from the paintshop in Mobile, Alabama in its JetBlue livery. This latest milestone shows that the first aircraft to be produced at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility is progressing well on its route to first flight and delivery in spring 2016. The aircraft

Sunrise Airways has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-320 aircraft, an important next step in its efforts toward establishing a hub in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to better serve gateways throughout the Western Caribbean. The 46-seat aircraft began service this week, operating the carrier’s inaugural flights between Port-au-Prince and Camaguey, Cuba, as well as its ongoing

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) delivered three new leased Airbus A320 aircraft to new customer Qingdao Airlines, to expand the start-up carrier’s fleet.The aircraft are part of GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus. Qingdao Airlines started domestic operations in 2014 and currently operates a fleet of six aircraft.

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Air Inuit reported that they are working together on a passenger-to-freighter conversion for the Q300 turboprop aircraft. The freighter will include a large cargo door. Dorval, Québec-based Air Inuit, a long-time operator of Q300 aircraft has championed this modification and will be the launch customer for the conversion. In support of