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
Nordic Aviation Capital A/S (NAC) confirmed that it has completed the purchase of Airbus A320-212 MSN0445 from AeroTurbine for lease to Eastok Avia.
Nesma Airlines, based in Cairo, Egypt leased two used Airbus A320-200 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft will deliver in May 2010. Nordwind Airlines, based in Moscow, Russia leased one used Boeing 767-300ER aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft delivered in April 2010.
Aviall Services has entered into an exclusive worldwide aftermarket distribution agreement with Rolls-Royce for unique spare parts of the RB211-524 aircraft engines. Aviall will assume these spare part distribution responsibilities to RB211-524 customers in the fourth quarter of 2010. The agreement extends for the life of the engine. The RB211-524 engines power the Boeing 747
Jazz Air is expanding its charter fleet with the addition of a CRJ-200 regional jet (‘CRJ’). The addition of the CRJ to the Charter fleet will bring to five the number of aircraft that Jazz has available for ad hoc private charter work. In addition to the CRJ-200 jet, Jazz has four Dash 8 aircraft
Embraer has signed a contract with LOT Polish Airlines to convert four EMBRAER 175 firm orders to the EMBRAER 195 model. In the fourth quarter of 2007, the Polish airline placed an additional firm order for 12 EMBRAER 175 jets (at that time, the company operated six EMBRAER 170s and four EMBRAER 175s). Four aircraft
AWAS has delivered a Boeing 737-400 to Mistral Air based in Rome, Italy. This is the second aircraft which AWAS has leased to Mistral Air. This aircraft will operate on both domestic Italian and international charter flights
Bombardier Aerospace confirmed that a firm order for five Q400 NextGen aircraft and options for another five, which was previously announced on August 3, 2009, was placed by All Nippon Airways of Tokyo, Japan. As previously announced, based on the list price for the Q400 NextGen aircraft, the firm order contract is valued at approximately
Southern Air and Malaysia Airlines Cargo (MASkargo) have entered into a multi-year, multi-aircraft wet lease agreement. Southern Air initially will provide MASkargo with three Boeing 747 Freighter aircraft along with crew, maintenance and insurance. MASkargo also has an option to lease up to five aircraft, which will provide it additional flexibility to meet its customers’
Embraer received the type certificate for the Phenom 300 from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which was granted on April 29. This approval came in on schedule, as the program steadily advances. The overall certification campaign involved five aircraft that performed more than 1,200 flight test hours, certifying the aircraft for RVSM (Reduced Vertical
