Amerijet International has signed a seven year agreement with Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, to lease five Boeing 767-200 freighter aircraft. The 767s will enable the airline to increase capacity on its scheduled service routes, and expand its charter availability. The carrier’s current fleet of eight Boeing 727-200s are
Boeing delivered the first 777 Freighter to launch customer Air France in a ceremony at the Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour near Paine Field. The contractual delivery and airplane departure was scheduled for Febr. 20th. The 777 Freighter is powered by General Electric’s GE90-110B1L and meets QC2 noise standards
Private jet charter and management company JetSuite announced the successful inspection, export, import and delivery of its first client Embraer Phenom 100. JetSuite has up to 100 additional Phenom 100 light jets on the way, with 50 firm and 50 options on order. A portion of those planes are available for sale to corporations and
Saudi Arabian Airlines signed the final agreement to formalize the airline’s order for CFM56-5B engines to power 22 new Airbus A320 family aircraft.The $300 million order was originally announced at the 2008 Farnborough Air Show. The airline, which is also leasing CFM56-5B-powered A320s, is scheduled to begin taking delivery of the new aircraft later this
Air Transport Services Group said that its subsidiary, Cargo Aircraft Management, (CAM), has signed an option agreement under which Amerijet International, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., may lease up to five Boeing 767-200 freighters from CAM. Under the agreement, Amerijet has exercised options for its first two freighters under seven-year dry-lease agreements. Amerijet is expected to
The first Air France A380, powered with Engine Alliance GP7200 engines, successfully completed a 4-hour inaugural test route flight from Airbus, Toulouse on Feb. 12, 2009. The aircraft flew to Airbus Hamburg on Feb. 16, where it will be painted in Air France livery, and its interior will be customized for the airline. The A380
Lufthansa has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 27 new Airbus A319/A320 aircraft in a firm engine order valued at approximately $375 million. The airline is scheduled to take its first new aircraft later this year, with deliveries continuing through November 2012.Lufthansa took delivery of its first CFM-powered aircraft in 1986 and today operates
Pratt & Whitney’s Columbus Engine Center has become the first to retrofit an International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500-A5 engine to the V2500 SelectOne engine. Benefits of the retrofit include up to an additional one percent lower fuel burn, and corresponding lower CO2 emissions, as well as noise reduction and lower overall operating costs. The V2500-A5
Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings S.A. has added a new Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft to its fleet, one of the youngest in the industry, with an average age of 4.3 years.
ATR has received from the London City Airport (LCY) the approval to operate the ATR 72-500 in this downtown airport, after the aircraft successfully completed steep-approach trials and noise tests. According to the LCY specific requirements due to the presence of obstacles, ATR has demonstrated the ability of the ATR 72-500 to approach the airport
