Aircraft & Engines

Rolls-Royce has powered the first delivery of the new Cessna Citation X+, with AE 3007C2 engines. The AE 3007C2 is the latest variant of the AE 3007C engine that powers more than 300 Citation X aircraft in service today. The engine is fully supported by the Rolls-Royce CorporateCare engine management and services programme, which now

Boeing and Belarus flag carrier Belavia Airlines have reached an agreement on an order for three Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes. Valued at $272m at current list prices, this is the first direct purchase of Boeing airplanes for Belavia.

PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) announced the redelivery of a 737-400 PTF (MSN 25163) for SwiftAir’s new partner in West Africa, Air Ghana. The freighter, which was delivered last month, has entered service and is the first of several converted freighters planned for delivery over the next three years for the new cargo operation. The

Bombardier Aerospace has received certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Challenger 350 business aircraft. Transport Canada certification was granted on June 12, 2014.

AWAS has reached an important milestone in its almost 30 continuous years of serving global airlines’ fleet needs: the addition of the 300th aircraft into its active fleet with the recent delivery of a new Airbus A320-200 with factory-fitted, end of wing sharklets to Thai Airways.

On June 20, 2014 the Aviation Register of Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC AR) confirmed the capability of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to execute automatic landing under CAT IIIa ICAO. This Supplemental Type Certificate allows the SSJ100 landing in complicated weather conditions when runway visibility does not exceed 175m, including landing with up to 10

Airstream has arranged the sale of an ERJ-145EU to Novoair of Bangladesh. This is the third ERJ145 aircraft that Airstream has sold to Novoair, a newly established operator flying scheduled services linking major centres in the region. The aircraft, serial number 300, was originally acquired by British Regional Airlines in the UK under a finance

Embraer concluded the Joint Definition Phase (JDP) of the E190-E2 jet, at the end of May, by conducting the preliminary design review. The Company has also completed the wind tunnel tests of the E190-E2, which will be the first model of the second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial jets for the 70 to

Air Lease Corporation announced the delivery of the first of four new Airbus A321-200 aircraft leased to Air China (Beijing). This delivery is part of a large long term lease placement of 13 new aircraft with Air China from ALC’s order book with Airbus and Boeing. Air China also leased nine new Boeing 737-800s from