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
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
