World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, has signed an agreement with Cargolux to operate one Boeing 747-400 aircraft on a full-time basis for air cargo service beginning October 2010 through June 2011. Cargolux is one of the leading cargo airlines worldwide, operating scheduled and charter services on a network covering all continents. The
Flight Options has taken delivery of its first Phenom 300 business jet. Manufactured by Embraer, this is the first of 100 aircraft set to be delivered to Flight Options over the next 10 years. Flight Options also plans to equip the aircraft with new features – in addition to an iPod docking station, the Phenom
Embraer delivered the first Phenom 300 light executive jet, on May 14th, to a Brazilian customer. The ceremony took place at the Company
The first Boeing 777 Freighter to enter Qatar Airways’ fleet completed a 16-hour flight from Boeing’s Everett, Wash., Delivery Center to Doha, Qatar, and has been placed into service. The airplane was delivered May 17th. Qatar Airways ordered three 777 Freighters in May 2006, for deployment on Far East and European routes.
Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A380 on May 19th. Airbus President and CEO Thomas Enders handed over the aircraft to Lufthansa CEO and Chairman Wolfgang Mayrhuber at an official ceremony at the Airbus plant in Hamburg-Finkenwerder. The brand new Lufthansa A380 took off from Hamburg at midday on its ferry flight to Frankfurt
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the first AW139 medium twin helicopter equipped with the Full Ice Protection System (FIPS) has been delivered to London Air Services (LAS) of Canada. The delivery of this aircraft follows the recent award of TCAA Certification for the FIPS system, with EASA and FAA Certification already achieved. The AW139
Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings S.A., has recently taken delivery of two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet and network expansion. With these two deliveries, Copa has now received five of the eight aircraft it expects to take delivery of in 2010. Currently, Copa Holdings operates one of the youngest
Pratt & Whitney has completed more than 100 hours of testing on its full-scale PurePower engine core, successfully validating performance goals of its new generation of commercial jet engines and demonstrating excellent starting and operability characteristics. The PurePower family of engines is designed to power the next generation of passenger aircraft, including narrow-body jets, regional
Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudi Arabia
The first General Electric GEnx engines on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner came to life Monday with initial engine starts. Customers can choose between the GEnx engines and the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to power their 787s. Following engine testing, ZA005, the fifth 787 to be built, will undergo a series of ground tests similar to
