Aircraft & Engines

Rolls-Royce has received its first order for Trent XWB engines from a France-based carrier, with the Air Cara

Frontier Airlines has sold two A319-111 aircraft (s/n 1488 and 1560) to a special purpose company affiliated with VTB Leasing, Moscow. The sale was in lieu of two A318-111 aircraft Buyer had initially contracted for. The aircraft will be placed on long term lease contracts to STC Rossiya Airlines, Russia

GE Aviation celebrated 150 million flight-hours on the CF6-80C2 engine fleet. The CF6-80C2 engine entered service in October 1985 and has become the most popular CF6 engine model, with more than 3,700 engines in operation with more than 140 customers. The CF6-80C2 engine powers the Boeing 747, 767 and MD-11 aircraft as well as the

Afriqiyah Airways from Libya took delivery of its first medium range Airbus A319. This A319 is the first of three aircraft of this type to be delivered to Afriqiyah Airways, and is part of an order signed in 2006, which also includes 11 A320s and three long range A330-200s. To date two A320s have also

Chicago-based BCI Aircraft Leasing announced that it has completed the refinancing of two Airbus A340-300 commercial aircraft that are on lease to Air Namibia. The aircraft belong to BCI’s wholly owned and managed Irish subsidiary and the financing is provided by FirstRand (Ireland) PLC. The planes, which bear serial numbers 047 and 051, were both

Delta AirElite Business Jets becomes the first charter operator of a 2008 Dassault Falcon 7X in the United States. The aircraft, based in the Rocky Mountain region, was added to the AirElite fleet this month. With a non-stop range of nearly 7,000 statute miles and a maximum cruise speed of 559 mph, the Falcon 7X

CIT Aerospace has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 15 firm Airbus A320 family aircraft. The order is valued at approximately $200 million at list price and the aircraft are scheduled for delivery through 2015.

TAME Linea Aerea Del Ecuador, based in Quito, Ecuador leased one used Airbus A319-100 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft is powered by V2524-A5 engines and was delivered in August 2008. The lease term is for 6 1/2 years.

Austrian Airlines has signed a contract to acquire four Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners. The airline has also taken options on an additional two aircraft. The aircraft will be operated by the regional airline of the Austrian Airlines Group, Tyrolean Airways. The brand name is Austrian arrows. Based on the list price for the Q400 NextGen

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