Rolls-Royce has been selected by MEA (Middle East Airlines-Air Liban) to supply Trent 700 engines and TotalCare service support for an additional Airbus A330 aircraft. The airline, which this year celebrates its 70th anniversary has ordered Rolls-Royce powered aircraft over the last 50 years, dating back to Dart-powered Viscount aircraft. MEA has operated Trent 700
The first 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) variant of the A330-300 was delivered to Delta Air Lines on May 28th. The Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.) – based airline is the first to receive the aircraft type from among 11 worldwide customers for the option. Delta has selected GE CF6-80E1 engines to power its new A330-300. Launched
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced the delivery of one new Airbus 320-200 aircraft to VivaAerobus. This delivery is the second of four aircraft due to deliver to VivaAerobus.
Jet Aviation has seen a significant increase in demand for aircraft management and flight support services in recent months. The company has added 12 aircraft to its global aircraft management fleet this year, including 5 aircraft in EMEA and Asia and 7 in the U.S. Jet Aviation has added four Gulfstream G650s and a Global
TrueAero took delivery of the first of three A340-300 aircraft powered by CFM56-5C4/P engines. MSN 0359 with DOM 5/2000 will be parted out in Sanford Florida in support of TrueAero’s parts distribution business. MSNs 363, DOM 9/2000 and 442, DOM 11/2001 are also scheduled for delivery over the next two weeks. The TrueAero engine lease
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg and the Pratt & Whitney Canada Customer Service Centre Europe (CSC) are celebrating 4,000 repaired Pratt & Whitney Canada engines. The jubilee engine, a PW305A was delivered to Aero-Dienst GmbH & Co. KG, Germany’s second-oldest commercial operator and provider of business aviation services such as maintenance, operations, aircraft sales and aircraft management.
Boeing delivered Transaero’s first Next-Generation 737-800. The airplane, sporting a new livery, arrived at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. Transaero’s newest 737 has a recognizable radome “bump” on top of the fuselage just behind the wings. The dome-shaped radome covers a Ku-band satellite antenna system that enables broadband passenger connectivity all over the world — even over
On behalf of Markpoint International, Skyworld Aviation has arranged the sale of two Saab 340A aircraft, serial numbers 051 and 136. Skyworld Aviation has been long established in the Saab 340 market and this latest deal takes the total of Saab 340 transactions to 117. The aircraft were previously in operation with Mali Air Express
Volaris, a Mexican low-cost carrier, has received its first two Airbus A321 aircraft, the latest being received during a ceremony at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Hamburg, Germany. Volaris’ aircraft will be the first A321s to operate in Mexico and will be deployed on the carrier’s domestic routes to and from Cancun.
Air Lease Corporation announced the delivery of one new Airbus A321-200 on long term lease to Sichuan Airlines (China), marking the operator’s 100th airplane in their current fleet. The aircraft, outfitted with Sharklets and powered by IAE V2533 engines, is from ALC’s order book with Airbus. The delivery supplements numerous Airbus A330, A321 and A319
