Bombardier Aerospace reported that it has received a signed firm order for six CRJ700 NextGen regional jets. The airline which placed the order has also taken options on an additional 10 aircraft, and has requested to remain unidentified at this time. Based on the list price for the CRJ700 NextGen aircraft, the value of the
Frontier Airlines Holdings entered into a Letter of Agreement with VTB Leasing to sell two of Frontier’s 49 Airbus A319 aircraft and two of its 11 Airbus A318 aircraft to VTB Leasing for onwards lease to Rossiya Airlines. The sale of the aircraft was facilitated by SkyWorks Leasing. Financial terms of the transaction were not
The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has successfully completed a high-altitude afterburner testing program at the US Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee, including common exhaust hardware for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The F136 engine is a 40,000+ lb. thrust, combat engine that will be available to power all variants of the
BOC Aviation has finalised agreements with Air Canada for the purchase and leaseback of two new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Scheduled for delivery to Air Canada from the US manufacturer in March and April this year, the aircraft will be leased to the airline for a period of 12 years each. These aircraft are part of
Avianca has taken delivery of the first of 50 CFM56-5B-powered Airbus A320. The airline became CFM’s newest customer in 2007 with a $650 million order for engines to power 47 purchased A319/A320 aircraft, as well as leasing three additional airplanes from CIT Aerospace. Avianca is scheduled to take delivery of its new single-aisle aircraft fleet
Czech Airlines has received another new Airbus A319. The aircraft arrived from the Airbus aircraft assembly centre in Hamburg, Germany. Czech Airlines will receive four new aircraft of this type from Airbus this year. The Airline has already taken delivery of the first one in February, the third will arrive in April, and the last
Delta AirElite has added a Beechcraft Premier I to its growing nationwide fleet of modern business jets. The addition of this popular light jet is part of the company’s expansion as demand continues to grow with the success of its attractive Fleet Membership program. The late-model jet will be based in the San Francisco Bay
Embraer successfully performed the wing-fuselage mating and installation of the engines of the first Phenom 300 executive jet, last week, at its Gavi
Pratt & Whitney received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for the Global Material Solutions CFM56-3 engine fan and booster Supplemental Type Certificate. The Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), resulting from numerous engine and rig development and certification tests, is the first FAA certification granted for alternative life limited engine parts. The FAA
Pratt & Whitney installed the flight inlet and nacelle system on the Geared Turbofan demonstrator engine in preparation for Phase II ground testing scheduled to begin next month. The nacelle system, provided by Geared Turbofan demonstrator program partner Goodrich, was installed during a fit check before final test sensors are connected and the engine returns
