Aircraft & Engines

Bristow Group announced the acceptance of an S-92 helicopter by Bristow Helicopters. The helicopter, configured for search and rescue service, was accepted during a ceremony at the Sikorsky facility in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Bristow Helicopters is affiliated with Bristow Group. In March 2013, Bristow Helicopters was awarded the contract to provide search and rescue helicopter service

Ryanair announced its commitment to purchase 200 LEAP-1B engines to power 100 Boeing 737 MAX 200. Boeing formally launched the airplane, a variant of the MAX 8 that can accommodate up to 200 passengers, on September 8th, with this order. Once finalized, the firm engine order is valued at more than $1.3bn at list price.

Bombardier confirmed that the CSeries aircraft resumed flight testing with flight test vehicle two (FTV2) taking flight on September 8th, at Bombardier’s facility in Mirabel, Québec. The flight follows an in-depth review and analysis of the engine-related incident that occurred during stationary ground maintenance testing involving CSeries aircraft FTV1 on May 29th, at the Mirabel

Boeing launched the newest member of the 737 MAX family on September 8th, with a commitment from Ryanair for 100 airplanes. Europe’s leading low-cost carrier will be the first airline to operate the 737 MAX 200, a variant based on the successful 737 MAX 8 that can accommodate up to 200 seats, increasing revenue potential

United Airlines has become the first North American carrier to take delivery of the Boeing 787-9, powered by GEnx-1B-engines, a stretched version of the Dreamliner that will allow the airline to accommodate more customers and further capitalize on its worldwide route network. The aircraft is the first of 26 of the newest member of the

Boeing projects in China a demand of 6,020 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at $870bn. The company released its annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO) on September 4th in Beijing which shows Chinese carriers will take delivery of nearly 45% of the total demand for airplanes in the Asia Pacific region during

Bombardier, the world’s leading business aircraft manufacturer, reported that the Challenger 350 aircraft has received full type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). “Our Challenger 350 aircraft successfully entered into service this past June and made its European debut at the Farnborough airshow in July. With certification now in-hand, we are eager to

Intrepid Aviation delivered one new Airbus A330-300 to Cebu Pacific Air. The aircraft is equipped with Rolls Royce Trent 772B-60 engines and is subject to a long-term lease to the Philippines based carrier. This marks the first aircraft to be delivered to Cebu Pacific on lease from Intrepid Aviation. Intrepid Aviation is a privately held

Airstream International Group has arranged, on behalf of a large US based Lessor, the dry lease of one ATR72-500, MSN638 (PK-KSC), to PT. KALSTAR AVIATION of Indonesia. MSN638 was previously owned and operated by Air Dolomiti before being purchased by the lessor as part of a three aircraft package. The aircraft will enter service in

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) added a new aircraft type to its owned fleet with the completion of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Nok Air involving two new Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprops. The first aircraft delivered to Nok Air on August 26th, 2014 and the second is scheduled for delivery in September. The Bombardier Q400 NextGen,