Aircraft & Engines

Two new Airbus A319s have joined the Iberia fleet. They each have seating for up to 141 passengers and will be used on Iberia

Cathay Pacific Airways took delivery of the airline’s newest 777-300ER. The airplane is painted in the unique “Asia’s world city” livery that will help promote Hong Kong as the aircraft flies around the world. The airplane, the sixth of 30 777-300ERs for delivery to Cathay Pacific, was unveiled at a pre-flight ceremony at the Future

TES Aviation Group a member of DVB Bank AG, purchased RB211-535E4 powered Boeing 757 aircraft MSN’s 22960 and 22781, leased back to Monarch Airlines UK providing a cost effective, flexible engine solution as part of the Monarch fleet renewal programme.

ATR and the pan-African investing conglomerate Lonrho announced the signature by Lonrho’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Lonrho Air, of a MoU for the purchase of 2 ATR 72-500s. Today’s deal follows a first order for 8 new aircraft, announced in January 2008. These 10 new ATR 72-500s will be deployed by Fly540, an airline belonging to the

Embraer has signed a firm order with JJH Capital, owned by Juan Jos

Pratt & Whitney Canada has launched its next-generation 10,000-pound-thrust-class engine family, designated the PW800. The first engine, the PW810, has been selected by Cessna Aircraft Company to power its new Citation Columbus business aircraft. The PW800 engine family is the most recent evolution in P&WC

Joining Cessna on the program are Pratt & Whitney Canada, with its new PW810 engine and Rockwell Collins, supplying its Pro Line Fusion advanced avionics system. Cessna has reached an agreement in principle with Spirit AeroSystems to produce the fuselage and empennage. Details will be finalized in the coming weeks. The all-new aircraft is Cessna

Hawker Beechcraft reported 150 business and general aviation aircraft deliveries for its fourth quarter and 430 for the year 2007. Deliveries for the full year 2007 include those delivered by Raytheon Aircraft, the predecessor business to HBAC, in the first calendar quarter of the year.

Blue Air Transport Aerian ordered two Next-Generation 737-800s with purchase rights for two more. The airplanes will join the airline’s all-Boeing fleet to provide extra capacity in a fast-growing market. The order is valued at approximately $150 million at list prices. Blue Air started operations in December 2004 as the first Romanian low-cost carrier. It

Hawaiian Airlines has signed a firm order for six A350 XWB-800s and six A330-200s. This deal finalises a Memorandum of Understanding announced in November 2007. The airline will begin receiving their new A330s in 2012, and will take delivery of their first A350 in 2017. Both models will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent engines. This