Brazil’s Varig Airlines took delivery of two new Boeing 737-800 aicraft. The 737-800s are equipped with Blended Winglets and Boeing’s special short-field performance package designed for short runways such as Santos Dumont in Rio de Janeiro. A third Varig 737-800 is now undergoing pre-delivery flight tests.
Embraer delivered the first of five EMBRAER 190 jets to China
EgyptAir announced an order for two 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners as part of the airline’s twin-aisle fleet upgrade for its long-haul service. The order, which is worth $529 million at current list prices, previously was attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries Web site. On July 11, EgyptAir celebrated its induction as
Alaska Airlines completed its transition to an all-Boeing 737 aircraft fleet with the retirement of its last MD-80 series airplane, part of a two-year plan to increase the airline’s operational efficiency and improve fuel conservation. The airline has firm commitments for an additional eight Boeing 737-800s through 2008, which will bring its fleet to 116
ATR announced the official presentation of the first ATR
Aero Republica, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. announced the delivery of its 8th EMBRAER-190 Aircraft directly from the manufacturer. The airline currently operates a fleet of 13 aircraft, consisting of five MD-80 aircraft and eight EMBRAER-190 aircraft. The new aircraft is part of the Aero Republica’s fleet modernization and renewal program, which began in 2006
Afriqiyah Airways has ordered GE’s CF6-80E1 engines to power its three firm and three option Airbus A330 aircraft. The firm engine order is valued at more than $100 million list price. Deliveries will begin in May 2009. Based in Tripoli, Afriqiyah Airways is 100 percent controlled by the Libyan government. The company started in December
Cessna Aircraft Company delivered Citation Mustang unit 100 during a ceremony at the company’s manufacturing facility in southeast Kansas. The first retail Citation Mustang entered service in April 2007, and Cessna delivered 45 Mustangs in 2007. The company expects to deliver a total of 100 Mustangs by the end of 2008, and next year Cessna
Boeing has been awarded a five-year U.S. Army contract valued at $4.3 billion for 181 CH-47F Chinooks and 10 additional Chinooks under Fiscal Year 2008 supplemental funding. There are options in the award for an additional 24 aircraft over the course of the contract.
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) delivered its Hawker 4000 super-midsized business jet to customer Jack P. DeBoer during a special ceremony at the company’s Customer Delivery Center in Wichita, Kan. The Hawker 4000 capacity and range is designed to meet the needs of customers domestically and internationally. The business jet boasts a maximum cruise speed of
