GE Aviation is assembling the high pressure compressor (HPC) rig that will be tested this summer as part of the GE9X engine study for Boeing’s 777X aircraft. The high pressure compressor rig will be a 90% scale of the full size HPC on the next-generation GE90 engine and is part of the $200m GE will
Porter Airlines has signed a conditional purchase agreement for 12 CS100 airliners, with options for an additional 18 CS100 aircraft. The agreement also includes purchase rights on six Q400 NextGen aircraft. The parties also disclosed that Porter Airlines is the unidentified customer that signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for CS100 aircraft as announced by
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris took delivery of its first Sharklet-equipped Airbus A320 with a special flight from Mexico City to Cancun. Volaris is the first Mexico-based operator of the new fuel-saving wing tip devices. The flight showcased the aircraft efficiency to official representatives from France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom who were onboard and accompanied
Air Lease Corporation delivered one new Airbus A330-300 wide-body aircraft (MSN 1397) on lease to Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu, China) for twelve years. Sichuan Airlines operates both Airbus A320 family and A330 family aircraft on lease from ALC.
Turkish Airlines has committed to order 40 737 MAX 8s, 10 737 MAX 9s and 20 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes, valued at $6.9bn at list prices. The agreement also includes options for an additional 25 737 MAX 8s.
Embraer has signed a contract for the sale of two EMBRAER 190 jets to Austral Lineas Aereas, a company belonging to the Aerolineas Argentina Group. The Argentine airline currently operates 20 airplanes of this model. Like the aircraft that are already in operation, Austral’s new E190s are the Advanced Range (AR) model, which allows the
Skyworld Aviation announced that Air Urga of the Ukraine has taken delivery of a Saab 340B from UK-based investment firm Spitfire Investments. Serial number 360 embarked on its ferry flight from Springfield, U.S. to the Ukrainian operator on Friday, April 5th. The aircraft has the new registration UR-ELU and is placed on lease with Air
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced it will lease two Airbus A320 aircraft to new customer Aer Lingus. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled for this month.
Air Lease Corporation announced lease agreements with NAS Air (Saudi Arabia) for three Airbus A320-200 aircraft (MSNs 2776, 3218 and 3256). The three aircraft are contracted on six year leases and will deliver in May, August, and October 2013.
Air Transat will add Boeing B737 narrow-body jets to Air Transat’s fleet, which currently comprises Airbus A310 and A330 wide-body aircraft, beginning in 2014. In so doing, the company will internalize its medium-haul operations outbound from Canada to sun destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Florida, for which it has relied on a third-party partner
