Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine successfully completed its first supersonic flight, reaching a top speed of Mach 1.05, or about 680 miles per hour. The first supersonic flight is a significant program milestone demonstrating the capability and performance of the F135 engine.
North American Airlines, a subsidiary of Global Aero Logistics, is growing its fleet of charter jets. North American has entered into an agreement with aircraft lessor AerCap Group to take delivery of its sixth Boeing 767-300ER in December 2008. This additional B-767 will be used to grow our commercial and military charter business,” said Jeff
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has chosen to upgrade its future engine deliveries for 14 aircraft to the V2500 SelectOne standard. In January 2006, Toluca-based Volaris placed an order for V2500-A5s to power 16 firm and 40 option Airbus A319s, all backed by IAE
TAM S.A. received a Boeing 777-300ER, the second of eight total aircraft of this model acquired by the company. Captain David Barioni Neto, President of TAM, and Commander Fernando Sporleder Junior, the company’s Vice President of Operations, received this B777 directly from Boeing’s factory in Seattle and both piloted the aircraft to Sao Paulo. TAM
Ryanair will base a sixth Boeing 737-800 next generation aircraft at Brussels (Charleroi) and launch three new routes from 31st March 2009 after the Belgian government scrapped a proposed
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a contract to purchase eight Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners, and has taken options on four additional Q400 NextGen aircraft. Including this transaction, the Dash 8/Q-Series aircraft program has recorded firm orders for a total of 1,001 aircraft. Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen airliner, the value of the
Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. has taken delivery of its 15th Embraer 190 aircraft. The acquisition of the Brazilian-made Embraer brings Copa’s fleet total to 42 aircraft, and maintains its position among the youngest fleets in the region, with an average age of 4.2 years. In addition to its 15 Embraer jets,
BAE Systems has sold an Avro Business Jet (ABJ) to Casino Rodos. The aircraft, which is a BAe 146-200 (msn E2079), will be delivered early in the New Year and will be operated on behalf of Casino Rodos by GainJet, a Greek VIP aircraft charter, management and sales company based in Athens. Conversion of the
