Aircraft & Engines

Embraer achieves a significant milestone with the delivery of its 500th E-Jet

Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 195 jet to Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras, which will be the first Brazilian airline to operate the E-Jets. The contract is for 36 firm orders: 31 EMBRAER 195s and five EMBRAER 190s. The deal was announced in March of this year, and also includes options for another 20 aircraft and

Vietnam Airlines and ATR inked a contract for the purchase of 6 new ATR 72-500s, valued at over $ 112 million. With these additional aircraft, and including the aircraft already on order, Vietnam

Boeing announced an updated schedule for its all-new 787 Dreamliner program that moves the commercial jet’s first flight into the second quarter of 2009 and first delivery into the first quarter of 2010. The new schedule reflects the impact of disruption caused by the recent Machinists’ strike along with the requirement to replace certain fasteners

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Azerbaijan Airlines has selected GE’s CF6-80C2 engines to power its two new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. The engine order is valued at $40 million list price. Delivery will begin in 2010. Based in Baku, Azerbaijan Airlines operates CFM56-5* engines for its Airbus A320 fleet and has four CFM56-7B-powered Boeing 737-900 and two GEnx-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines have powered the first scheduled flight of Aeroflot

Continental Airlines announced plans for the first biofuel-powered demonstration flight of a U.S. commercial airliner, to be conducted in Houston on Jan. 7, 2009. The demonstration flight, which will be operated with no passengers, will be powered by a special fuel blend including components derived from algae and jatropha plants — sustainable, second-generation fuel sources

BAA Jet Management of Hong Kong has taken delivery of its first managed Airbus aircraft, an A318 Elite, becoming the first to operate the type in the Asian region. The Airbus A318 Elite – the first to be registered in the People’s Republic of China – is now based at Shenzen and is available for

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) and Kartika Airlines of Indonesia, have signed an agreement for 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100s and another 15 optional aircraft. The order is valued at $448 million at list prices. With this latest announcement, Kartika Airlines is the first SSJ100 customer in South-East Asia and will employ the aircraft in both