Bombardier Aerospace reported the delivery of the 200th Challenger 300 aircraft to VistaJet, a privately owned business aviation solutions company headquartered in Switzerland. The milestone aircraft is one of a trio of Challenger aircraft delivered to VistaJet in July, including a Challenger 605 and Challenger 850 business jets. The aircraft will enter service with VistaJet
Republic Airways announced that it and Delta Air Lines have reached agreement to remove the final eleven 37-seat E135 aircraft from service effective September 30, 2008. The aircraft were originally scheduled to be removed at a rate of two per month between November 2008 and April 2009. The revised agreement provides for three aircraft to
Following GE’s acquisition of certain assets of Walter Engines, GE Aviation is launching a new turboprop derivative engine, the M601H-80, for the utility, agriculture and retrofit aircraft segments. The new derivative engine will be offered to customers starting at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008.
Through rapid engine prototyping, GE Honda Aero Engines has built and tested eight HF120 engine cores and eight full turbofan engine configurations to prepare for formal certification testing later this year. It represents an aggressive test program for a new jet engine prior to official FAA certification testing. “We’re optimizing the engine configuration before certification
ACTS and GE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), announcing that the ACTS Engine Maintenance Centre (EMC) is a GE fulfillment center for CFM Small Fleet Operators located in the Americas. ACTS will serve as the fulfillment center for engine repair, overhauls, and on wing and diagnostic services for select operators of the CFM56-2/-3/-5 located
The Turbine 340, a new Rolls-Royce Model 250-powered executive transport aircraft, was unveiled on July 27th by O&N Aircraft Modifications, Inc. at the Rolls-Royce exhibit at EAA AirVenture. The aircraft is a twin-engine Cessna 340 converted from its AvGas piston engine configuration to incorporate Model 250 B-17 series turboprops. The Turbine 340 made its successful
Cabot Aviation, an independent aircraft remarketing company based in the UK, has arranged the sale of one Boeing 737-500 aircraft on behalf of 735 Leasing Limited. The aircraft has been sold to MAT Macedonian Airlines and is Serial Number 25249 which was delivered on 24th July 2008. MAT Macedonian Airlines is based in Skopje, and
Boeing delivered to Cargolux Airlines International S.A. its 16th and last 747-400 Freighter. This year celebrates the 30th anniversary of Cargolux taking delivery of its first Boeing 747 Freighter. Cargolux is the launch customer for the 747-8, and will take delivery of the first of its 13 Boeing 747-8 Freighters in 2009.
Chicago-based BCI Aircraft Leasing announced that operating leases for two Boeing 737-200 aircraft previously on lease to Aloha Airlines have been novated to Aloha Air Cargo. The first of the Boeing 737-200 aircraft belongs to a BCI Aircraft Leasing wholly-owned and managed subsidiary; the second aircraft is managed by BCI Aircraft Leasing. According to Brian
