Rolls-Royce has received type and production certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the AE 3007A2, the latest member in the AE 3007 engine series, which powers Embraer
Slovenia’s flag carrier, Adria Airways has taken delivery of its first new A319. Operated under a lease agreement with AerCap, the new A319 will be deployed on European scheduled services from Ljubljana. The new A319 will be powered by IAE V2500 engines from International Aero Engines. The airline will receive one more A319, leased through
Jazz Air of Halifax, Nova Scotia has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire 15 Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners and has taken options on an additional 15 Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on the list price for the Q400 NextGen aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately $454 million US and could increase to
ECC Leasing Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Embraer, signed a leasing agreement with Mexico
Hawaiian Airlines began its long-range fleet renewal and expansion program by taking delivery of the first of up to 27 new, wide-body Airbus aircraft that will be integrated into its fleet over the next decade. Hawaiian took possession of the 294-seat Airbus A330-200 in a formal acceptance ceremony at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France.
Bombardier Aerospace has delivered its 201st amphibious aircraft, a Bombardier 415 aircraft. The customer taking delivery of this 201st aircraft is the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ordered four Bombardier 415 aircraft in October 2009, and this is their first Bombardier 415 aircraft being delivered. The Newfoundland and Labrador
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has delivered three new helicopters to customers in Japan in recent weeks highlighting its continued growth in this important market. The three new helicopters include the first AW119 Ke to be delivered in Japan and examples of the AW109 Power and AW139. The first AW119Ke 8-place single engine helicopter was ordered
AWAS has delivered a Boeing 737-400 to Xtra Airways of Elko, Nevada, USA. This is the second AWAS 737-400 to be delivered to Xtra Airways. The aircraft will operate primarily on charter services for the United States Government. The airline has successfully doubled its fleet in the past six months.
Bombardier Aerospace delivered its first Learjet 60 XR aircraft to a customer based in Mexico on March 16, 2010. This aircraft joins the growing fleet of Learjet aircraft operating in Mexico and Latin America.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has begun a series of extreme-weather tests at Valparaiso, Fla. A special hangar at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Elgin Air Force Base allows the airplane to experience heat as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius) and as low as minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 43 Celsius). After the airplane
