Aircraft & Engines

Bombardier Aerospace launched the new Bombardier Challenger 605 aircraft at the 58th National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Meeting and Convention. An increased payload capacity of 200 pounds (91 kg) provides customers with additional flexibility to either add more options, add one more passenger or 200 pounds (91 kg) of fuel, while retaining the legendary

Boeing is set to make aviation history on November 9, 2005 when a Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner takes off from Hong Kong flying eastbound to London, attempting to set a world distance record. The 777-200LR (Longer Range) will take off with a full load of fuel and 35 passengers and crew, flying nonstop on a route

Airbus received firm orders for 77 aircraft, including 25 A350, in October 2005. Airbus delivered 33 aircraft, mainly A320 family, to its customers.

The new RQ-4B Global Hawk is the next generation of the original RQ-4A configuration, and is designed to carry 3,000 pounds of payload, 50 percent more than its’ predecessor. This increased capability will allow the Air Force to install additional sensors on the air vehicle, increasing the amount and types of information available to warfighters.

UK based TES Aviation Group has concluded the acquisition of Imagitech Limited

Airbus

Air Canadasigned a contract with Boeing to upgrade the airline’s fleet with up to 36 Boeing 777s and 60 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The conclusion of the order comes six months after the airline announced a widebody fleet renewal plan, subject to a number of conditions. As with the previous agreement, announced in April, the new

Boeing logged orders for 36 aircrafts in October 2005. Total orders for the year account now for 679 aircrafts compared to 197 aircraft orders received in the first 10 months of 2004. Boeing delivered 23 aircrafts in October, mainly NG737s. Boeing has an order backlog of 1,509 aircraft by the end of October.

Boeing Business Jets today has sold a program total of 102 BBJs so far, surpassing its goal to reach 100 orders before the end of the year. Since the launch of the BBJ Program in 1996, 69 customers have ordered 89 BBJs and 13 BBJ 2s. Private individuals comprise 40 percent of the BBJ customer

Boeing detailed its 2005 Current Market Outlook (CMO) for the Asia-Pacific region, forecasting a market for about 7,200 new airplanes worth $770 billion over the next 20 years. Over the forecast period, Asia-Pacific will remain the largest market outside North America for new commercial airplanes. With the continued high rate of growth for Asia-Pacific air