EasyFly S.A. of Colombia has bought a further five Jetstream 41 regional turboprop airliners from BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to accelerate the second phase of its development plan to expand regional services to small and mid-sized cities and towns in the country. The airline
Air One has selected GE’s CF6-80E1 engines to power its new 12 firm and eight option Airbus A330 aircraft. The firm engine order is valued at more than $480 million list price. Deliveries will begin in 2010. Air One has also signed a 15-year OnPoint solution agreement for the maintenance and overhaul of its new
Turkish Airlines took delivery of two new 737-800 airplanes that take the airline’s fleet beyond 110 airplanes for the first time. The Next-Generation 737s are part of a 23-airplane order from 2004. There now are 55 737s in the Turkish Airlines fleet. Turkish Airlines has placed two major orders with Boeing in recent years. Initially
The first Engine Alliance GP7200 engines have entered service with the first revenue service flight of an Emirates Airlines Airbus A380 aircraft. The Emirates flight was the first in-service A380 flight to the United States when it arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport after completing a 14-hour nonstop flight from Dubai. The GP7200-powered
IAE International Aero Engines announced that the latest production standard of the V2500, SelectOne has been certified on the Airbus A320 by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The new engine upgrade, which delivers an additional one per cent fuel burn benefit, achieved EASA CS-25 certification on schedule, following FAR33 engine level certification in December
Piper Aircraft reported that its revolutionary PiperJet — the first pure, jet-powered, turbofan design in the company’s 71-year history — made its first flight July 31st, from Piper Headquarters in Vero Beach, Fla. The PiperJet flew for one hour, reaching a maximum altitude of 10,500 feet and a speed of 160 KTAS as per the
FedEx Express has launched its inaugural revenue flight using a Boeing 757 freighter. The new route provides reliable cargo service between the Memphis International Airport (MEM) and the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) eight times per week. This FedEx Boeing 757 flight into DCA also serves a new airport for FedEx, further extending the
AAI Acquisition, a U.S. company and the successor to the former Adam Aircraft Industries, reported that significant steps have been made in its plan to resume operations. Key to the comeback is the naming of veteran aviation executive Jack Braly as the new president and CEO of the company. AAIA purchased the assets and intellectual
Rolls-Royce has signed a MoU with Mooney Airplane Company to discuss future RR500 TP-powered aircraft applications. The announcement came two days after the company officially launched the RR500 TP at EAA AirVenture 2008. The RR500 TP engine is the fifth new civil engine program launched by Rolls-Royce in 24 months and features multi-fuel capability, an
London Air Services (LAS) has placed firm orders for five Learjet 85 aircraft, valued at approximately $86 million, based on the 2008 list price of typically equipped aircraft. LAS is the first Canadian operator to place a firm order for the new all-composite jet. The leading charter service provider based in Vancouver, Canada, currently has
