Aircraft & Engines

A tentative lease agreement has been signed between Coffeyville Industries and Quartz Mountain Aerospace (QMA), an aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Altus, Oklahoma. QMA desires to expand its aerospace manufacturing operations in Coffeyville by producing the sheet metal subassemblies necessary to support accelerated production of their Model 11E single engine piston aircraft at their Altus manufacturing

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As part of the first flight campaign preparation the Sukhoi Superjet 100 started first taxiing and run tests. The run tests featured a gradual speed increase up to 162 km per hour, which is close to the real speed of the nose landing gear take-off. Taxiing and runs are an integral part of the preparation

Boeing and ILFC on May 12th celebrated the delivery of the leasing company’s 400th Boeing 737 airplane, a Next-Generation 737-800 that ILFC customer Travel Service will operate under lease. Travel Service, a Prague-based carrier together with its 100-percent-owned Hungarian subsidiary Travel Service Kft., operates an all-Boeing fleet of 12 737s, including 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. The

Boeing and GE Commercial Aviation Services on Tuesday celebrated the delivery of the leasing company’s 300th Boeing jetliner, a Next-Generation 737-900ER airplane, that GECAS customer XL Airways will operate under lease. The airplane is equipped with performance-enhancing Blended Winglets and will be the first 737-900ER to join the XL Airways fleet. XL Airways is a

Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000 Advantage70 development engine commenced flight testing on the company’s 747 flying test bed at its test flight facility in Plattsburgh, New York. The engine, which will deliver 70,000 pounds of thrust for the A330 aircraft family, is expected to achieve Federal Aviation Administration certification in October. The first PW4000-100″ engines with

Bombardier Aerospace announced its all-composite Learjet 85 aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW307B engines. The Learjet manufacturer also announced it selected Innovative Power Solutions

Aircraft Leasing and Management (ALM) of London Gatwick, England announced that it has arranged the sale of BAE SYSTEMS BAe 146-300 aircraft with manufacturer

El Al Israel Airlines and Boeing have completed an order for four 777-200ERs (Extended Range). The Israeli airline has secured options for two additional 777s and holds conversion rights for the 777-300ER, a larger version of the 777 with increased payload and range capability. The order is valued at $850 million at list prices.