WestJet will lease smaller aircraft for the period of September 2 to 30, 2008, in order to continue to serve the people of Prince George while the main runway at the Prince George Airport is being extended. During construction, the main runway will be shortened to the point where WestJet is unable to land its
British Airways and Boeing have signed an order for two Boeing 777-300ER jetliners valued at $529 million at list prices. Boeing also announced that GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) has purchased two 777-300ERs, airplanes that were previously listed as an unidentified order on the Boeing Web site. The airplanes are two of four 777s that
Embraer saw its second Phenom 300 light jet, registration PP-XVJ, take flight on August 5, departing from Embraer
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
