The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner took to the skies for the first time on September 17th, beginning a comprehensive flight-test program leading to certification and delivery in mid-2014. With its distinctive new Boeing livery, the newest member of the efficient 787 family completed a 5-hour, 16-minute flight. Powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, the first
The first two Sukhoi Superjet 100 operated by the Mexican airline Interjet successfully performed the first revenue flights on September 18th, 2013. The aircraft MSN 95023 and MSN 95024, took off from Mexico City airport (MEX). On the first day of their operations, the first two Interjet SSJ100s will perform 8 commercial flights each from
AJW Aviation, the independent complete aircraft spares support specialist, has been selected by African airline Skypower Express Airways Nigeria to provide power-by-the-hour support to its B737-300 Classic cargo aircraft. This is AJW’s first PBH contract with the airline and will provide support to the aircraft over the next three years. This contract is one of
Boeing will expand its manufacturing site in Helena, Mont. by nearly 50% to support demand for Boeing commercial airplanes and new work for the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney made the announcement at the Montana Jobs Summit in Butte. The nearly $35m expansion will add more than 55,000 ft² of
AFI KLM E&M was awarded the contract to support Air Canada’s eleven new GE90 engines associated with the carrier’s five new Boeing 777s. Air Canada chose AFI KLM E&M in March 2010 to provide exclusive support for its GE90 engines, with a total of 39 engines for 18 aircraft. The contract covers a broad array
Under perfect weather conditions, Bombardier Aerospace celebrated the successful first flight of its CSeries aircraft on September 16th, a major milestone in the company’s highly anticipated development program that will provide operators with an all-new family of aircraft specifically designed for the 100- to 149-seat market segment. The maiden flight marks the start of the
On the 27th of August, full flight simulators maintenance and repair services SimHelp signed a partnership contract with S7 Training Center. According to the contract, SimHelp will be delivering consultancy services to customer including assessment of customer demand, existing training devices support as well supply of various purchases and services. Launched in June 2012, SimHelp
AgustaWestland reported that the Swedish Maritime Administration has taken delivery of its first AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter during an official ceremony held at Vergiate plant (Italy) on September 10th. The aircraft is the first of seven AW139s on order which will be equipped for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in Sweden and the customer
The European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft ATR and the Caribbean carrier LIAT have announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) for the airline’s new fleet of ATR -600 aircraft. Signed for an initial period of 10 years, the contract will cover the four ATR 42-600s and four ATR 72-600s that will be operated
Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (HMC), a joint venture between Airbus and its Chinese partners, has started to deliver elevators for the Airbus A350 XWB programme. A ceremony was held in Harbin for the delivery of the first ship set of elevators on September 16th. The elevators manufactured at HMC are delivered to Spain-based
