Aircraft & Engines

CFM International’s CFM56 fleet has become the first high bypass turbofan engine family in history to achieve more than 800 million engine flight hours in service. The first CFM56 engines entered service in 1982 and provided a quantum leap to this industry segment in terms of fuel efficiency, noise and emissions levels. Since then, CFM […]

Airbus Helicopters and WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH signed a contract for two H145s in offshore configuration at the international aerospace exhibition ILA in Berlin, making them the first Airbus Helicopters products to be added to their WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH’s fleet. The delivery of the first H145 is scheduled for the end of the year.

WestJet has converted the last nine of its original 25 options to firm orders for Bombardier Q400 aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery between April 2017 and June 2018. With the conversion of these options, WestJet Encore will have a fleet of 45 Q400 aircraft by the end of 2018. The airline has no

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, delivered a new leased Boeing 787-9 aircraft powered by General Electric GEnx engines to Air Canada as part of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with the airline. A second new 787-9 aircraft is scheduled for delivery to Air Canada in June. Both aircraft

Cargo conversion company, PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO), has redelivered its first B737-400 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft (MSN 25113) to Salam Aviation. The P2F aircraft for Salam Aviation, an aviation consultancy specializing in acquisitions, financing and logistics support, is set to be in service in the coming weeks. Performed at PEMCO’s headquarters at Tampa International Airport,

The A320neo powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engine has received Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), paving the way for delivery of the first A320neo equipped with the LEAP engine in mid-2016. Airbus selected the LEAP-1A as an option for the A320neo in December 2010.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) conducted the first flight of the second flight test aircraft (FTA-2) of the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet), their next-generation regional jet on May 31st. FTA-2 took off from Nagoya Airport and confirmed its basic characteristics and functionality in airspace off the Pacific coast. FTA-2 will carry out

Over the last year, BA CityFlyer – a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways – has extended its services and fleet, flying both business and leisure routes from the heart of London city and will, this summer, add London Stanstead to the BA network with services to European leisure destinations. In July, BA CityFlyer will

CIT Aerospace has delivered a Boeing 737-800 to Sun Country Airlines, a U.S. airline based at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. The aircraft, MSN 33017, is powered by CFM56-7B26 engines. This aircraft delivery continues to build CIT’s relationship with Sun Country Airlines.

Cathay Pacific Airways has become the sixth airline to operate the A350 XWB. The airline’s first aircraft featuring the carrier’s new livery has arrived at its home base in Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific has configured its A350-900 with a premium three class layout with a total of 280 seats, comprising 38 in Business Class, convertible