American Airlines has set a time on wing record for a GE CF6-80C2 engine – logging more than 40,000 flight hours and nearly 10 years of continuous on-wing operation on a Boeing 767 aircraft. This is equivalent to making 2,000 round trips from Dallas, Texas, to London, England, without ever removing the CF6-80C2 engine from
MTU Aero Engines has secured a 15% stake each in the new PW810 and the Geared Turbofan engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet. MTU CEO Egon Behle announced the deal in Berlin on Tuesday, May 27, the first day of the ILA International Aerospace Exhibition. MTU will be responsible for the development, production and assembly
Global Principal Finance Company has sold its interest in three B747-400 aircraft (s/n 23818, 23819, and 23820) on long-term lease to Northwest Airlines to AFS Investments 74 LLC, a company controlled by General Electric Commercial Aviation Services. The transaction was arranged by SkyWorks Leasing.
Pratt & Whitney Canada has started detailed design work as well as advanced production preparations for the all-new PW810 engine, just three months after the official launch of its 10,000-pound-thrust-class PW800 engine family. Preliminary design for the PW810, selected by Cessna Aircraft to power its new large-cabin Citation Columbus business aircraft, has been completed. P&WC
Czech Airlines is continuing with its renewal of its aircraft fleet in accordance with its development strategy. As part of this process, the Czech Airlines fleet is undergoing optimisation with the aim of strengthening the position of Czech Airlines as a continental European carrier. Czech Airlines will therefore be acquiring two new Airbus A319s, which
Copa Airlines took delivery of its 13th Embraer-190 aircraft. The airline’s fleet, one of the youngest in the region, now has 39 aircraft and is expected to expand to 43 aircraft by the end of 2008. In addition to its EMBRAER-190 aircraft, Copa Airlines operates 26 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft.
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft repported that at least six more Avro Business Jets will enter service this year with some five VIP operators. There are around 23 BAe 146/Avro RJs that are in service or being converted for a variety of corporate roles
Embraer received certification, on May 12, from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for operating the Embraer 190 and Embraer 195 jets in mainland China.
Honda Aircraft Company began European sales of the HondaJet advanced light jet at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) by introducing its first customer in the region – F-1 racer and business entrepreneur, Jenson Button. To provide sales and service support to its customers in Europe, the company announced that it will establish
DC Aviation will be upgrading its fleet of Citation XLS to seven aircraft in June with another two Citation XLS. This will make DC Aviation the largest operator of Citation XLS in Europe. In total the company with headquarters in Stuttgart operates then 30 modern private jets of various sizes with an average age that
