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Aircraft & Engines

THY Airlines orders more IAE V2500 engines

Turkish Airlines (THY), the national carrier of Turkey, has again selected the International Aero Engines AG V2500 SelectOne engine to power its A320 family aircraft. IAE will deliver 10 firm engines in 2013. This follow-on order is valued at up to $200 million and will power A321 aircraft. THYs fleet currently operates in Europe, the

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Bombardier delivers first China-based Challenger 300 jet to Donghai Jet

Bombardier Aerospace delivered the first Challenger 300 jet to be operated from China, to Donghai Jet Co., based in Shenzhen, Southern China. The aircraft is the first of five Challenger 300 jets ordered by Donghai Jet on November 13, 2010. The Challenger 300 business jet joins a Challenger 605 aircraft, already in operation in Donghai

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P&WC delivers first PT6C-67E production engine for Eurocopter EC175 Helicopter

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has delivered its first PT6C-67E production engine for the Eurocopter EC175 helicopter, a medium-size utility helicopter for multi-role civilian and parapublic applications. "This first production engine marks another milestone in our relationship with Eurocopter," said Richard Dussault, Vice President, Marketing, P&WC. "The first flight of the second EC175 prototype helicopter

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Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental completes engine runs successfully

Boeing successfully completed the first engine runs for the 747-8 Intercontinental on March 8th. The milestone marks a key step in preparing Boeing’s largest-ever passenger jet for flight test. Engine runs lasted approximately two hours and 45 minutes. During initial engine runs, the engines are started and operated at various power settings to ensure all

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Aeroflot announces order for eight 777s

Aeroflot Russian Airlines announced an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs (extended range) and two Boeing 777-200ERs. The order was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website.

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Cathay Pacific Airways orders 10 Boeing 777-300ER and 15 more A330s

Cathay Pacific Airways ordered 10 Boeing 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes valued at $2.8 billion at list price. Cathay Pacific first announced its selection of the 777-300ER for its fleet requirements in 2005. With this order, Cathay Pacific will increase its Boeing 777-300ER planned fleet from 36 to 46 (including 4 leased). It’s the fifth increase

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ILFC orders 100 Airbus A320NEO and 33 Boeing 737-800 aircraft

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has signed a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of 100 A320NEO family aircraft from Airbus and a purchase agreement for 33 737-800 aircraft from Boeing. These decisions follow a year in which ILFC regained access to substantial liquidity with initiatives that led to $14 billion in financings and aircraft

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