Sichuan Airlines has chosen Trent 700 engines to power its fleet of three leased Airbus A330-200 twinjets from AerCap. The order includes a long term TotalCare services agreement. Sichuan Airlines is the 53rd customer or operator to select the Trent 700 for the A330 and will take delivery of its first aircraft in 2010. Sichuan
Norwegian Air Shuttle ordered 42 Blended Winglet Systems for their recently ordered new Boeing 737-800’s, to be delivered from June 2009 to May 2014. In addition, the Norway-based carrier will also lease several other 737-800’s equipped with Blended Winglets.
The GE90-94B base engine has surpassed 10 million flight hours. “The GE90 engine has surpassed our expectations for performance and reliability, and we look forward to more continued success in the years ahead” said Tom Wygle, general manager of the GE90 Program. In 1995, the first GE90 engine entered service with British Airways and was
Malaysia Airlines has announced an order for up to 55 CFM56-7B-powered Boeing 737-800 aircraft to replace its current Boeing 737-400 fleet. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2010 and the engine order for the 35 firm aircraft is valued at $475 million at list price.
Pratt & Whitney Canada has received type certification from Transport Canada for its new PW545C turbofan engine to power the Cessna Citation XLS+ business aircraft. The PW545C, delivering over 4,100 pounds of thrust at takeoff, is the sixth engine in the popular PW500 family selected by Cessna Aircraft Company, for its growing line of light
The GEnx-1B engine for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner received airworthiness engine certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The FAR (Federal Aviation Regulation) 33 certification follows an extensive two-year ground- and flight-test program that involved eight engines and two flight-test programs on GE’s 747 flying test bed. During its development and certification program, the GEnx
Norwegian Air Shuttle, based in Norway, leased one ex-Air Europa Boeing B737-800 for a term of seven years. The aircraft, MSN 30785, is powered by CFM56-7B26 engines. It also took delivery of one new Boeing B737-800 with a lease term of seven years. The aircraft, MSN 34954, is powered by CFM56-7B26 engines. Both aircraft were
PIA took delivery of the carrier’s ninth 777. PIA’s newest airplane, a Boeing 777-300ER, departed Paine Field Friday on a delivery flight to its home base in Karachi.
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has sold a 29-seat Jetstream 41 regional turboprop airliner to Inverness-based Highland Airways. The aircraft (msn 41041) was delivered to Inverness in late March for customisation. Entry into service is planned for early summer. The airline flies five 19-seat Jetstream 31s and a number of smaller Cessna light transports. In addition
Grupo SATA of Ponta Delgada, Portugal has signed a contract to acquire four Q400 NextGen aircraft for its SATA Air A
