Aircraft & Engines

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced the delivery of an Airbus A320-200 aircraft (serial number 3923) to Aeroflot Airlines to help the carrier

Boeing announced that first flight of the 787 Dreamliner will be postponed due to a need to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the aircraft. The need was identified during the recent regularly scheduled tests on the full-scale static test airplane. Preliminary analysis indicated that flight test could proceed this month as planned.

Airbus delivered the first A320 aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin. At a grand ceremony, the aircraft was handed over by Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders, to the Chairman of Dragon Aviation Leasing, Li Hai. The aircraft will be leased to and operated by Sichuan Airlines. The aircraft is

Finnair’s fourth Airbus A330 aircraft made its first commercial flight to Delhi on June 23rd and will make regular scheduled flights on Finnair’s long-haul network. With the addition of the fourth aircraft, Osaka will be served with the A330 as of 6 July. The arrival of the new A330 aircraft is a part of an

British based Virgin Atlantic Airways, has signed a firm contract to buy six Airbus A330-300 long-range aircraft, and is leasing a further four from AerCap. Deliveries are scheduled for 2011 and 2012. Virgin Atlantic has not yet selected the engine type.

Turkish Airlines today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for seven Airbus A330 widebody aircraft. The order includes two of the increased take-off weight version of the A330-200, which offers an extended flying range of up to 7,200 nautical miles, and five A330-300s, the most cost-effective aircraft in its class. With deliveries scheduled from August

Chennai based Paramount Airways, one of India

Israir, the second-largest domestic airline in Israel, has selected the V2500 to power three Airbus A320s. The order is backed by a long-term IAE Aftermarket Services agreement and is worth around $80 million. The engines will be the new V2500 SelectOne

The first Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Advantage70 engines were delivered to Air Caraibes. The PW4168A-1D engines power the new Air Caraibes A330-300.

Zest Airways (ZestAir) of the Philippines has placed a firm order with Airbus for its first brand new single aisle A320. The aircraft will join an existing fleet of two A320s that the airline purchased in the open market in 2008. Ambassador Alfredo M. Yao, President and CEO ZestAir said: “With our plans to expand