Airbus and Pratt & Whitney will partner on flight testing the Geared Turbofan engine using an Airbus-owned A340 flying test bed. The flight testing will provide first-hand experience with the performance of the Geared Turbofan engine, which targets double-digit improvements in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs. The Airbus testing will begin
U.S.-based commercial jet airplane leasing company Aviation Capital Group (ACG) announced an order for 17 Next-Generation 737 airplanes. The airplanes will be equipped with performance-enhancing Blended Winglets, which improve fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. With this latest order ACG has ordered a total of 81 Boeing airplanes — 76 Next-Generation 737s and five 787
Aviation Capital Group said that it completed 13 aircraft lease and sale transactions during the first quarter of 2008. The transactions are: B737-800, purchase, Skymark Airlines B737-700, extension, Virgin Blue B737-800, purchase, Sun Express B737-300, new Lease, Oceanair B737-300, new Lease, Oceanair B737-300, new Lease, Oceanair B737-800, purchase, Sun Express A319-100, new Lease, Brussels Airlines
ORIX Aviation, the Dublin based Operating Lessor, reported the completion of the following transactions: Leases of eight aircraft: Lease extension of A320-200 x 2, MSNs 324 and 330, to Air Canada un 2014. Lease extension of A319-100 x 2, MSNs 1445 and 1604, to British Airways until 2013. Lease of A320-200 x 1, MSN 1383
Honda Aircraft Company announced plans to expand sales of HondaJet to Europe, beginning in May at the annual EBACE (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition) conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The sales expansion comes as Honda Aircraft Company finalized its U.S. distribution network with the selection of Albany, New York, as the final location among its
Pratt & Whitney Canada signed a three-year engine repair and overhaul contract with the Los Angeles County Fire Department to support its fleet of P&WC-powered Bell 412 helicopters. Under the agreement, P&WC will provide engine maintenance for six installed PT6T-3D engines and two spares, used in firefighting, EMS transport, and search and rescue operations.
ATR signed a contract for the purchase of two ATR 72-500s that will be operated by Thailand’s Bangkok Airways. The deal is valued at $37 million and has been inked with Irish-based leasing company AIR Ltd (Aircraft International Renting), a subsidiary of TAT Group, which will lease the aircraft to the airline. With these two
Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management has extended leases with two airlines and delivered one aircraft to a third airline. Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), based in Sweden, extended their leases of five Boeing B737-600s for a term of three years each. The aircraft, MSNs 28292, 28293, 28294, 28298, and 28299, are powered by CFM56-7B20 engines. The
The Government of Iraq has placed a firm order for four additional CRJ900 NextGen regional jets, and has taken options on another ten. The firm-ordered aircraft are conversions of the four options Iraq took when it ordered six CRJ900 NextGen airliners, announced on March 13, 2008. Based on the list price for the CRJ900 NextGen
Embraer finished assembling the first Phenom 300 jet at its Gavi
