Aircraft & Engines

The first A350-900 for Cathay Pacific Airways has completed its maiden flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will now enter the final phase of production including cabin completion, further ground checks and test flights before being prepared for delivery in the second quarter of the year. The aircraft will be the first of 48 A350 […]

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, has delivered a new leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft to new customer Air India Express to expand the carrier’s fleet. Five more new 737-800 aircraft are scheduled for delivery to the airline later this year. All are part of GECAS’ existing order

The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engine has taken to the skies for the first time, starting a series of test flights. The engine – sporting its “Perfect TEN” bowling graphic on the nacelle – flew on the Rolls-Royce Flying Test Bed aircraft, a Boeing 747, at Tucson, Arizona, USA. The Trent 1000 TEN (Thrust, Efficiency

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced the successful completion of the CS100 aircraft’s European route-proving exercises. The program was conducted in the network of launch operator Swiss International Air Lines and included over 30 city-pair flights in European cities over a three-week long period. During an event in Zurich, on March 23rd, executive representatives from SWISS and

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, has delivered a new leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Chinese airline Okay Airways to expand the carrier’s fleet. Okay Airways operates a fleet of more than 30 aircraft from its base in Tianjin, providing scheduled cargo and passenger service to domestic

Norwegian continues to expand its international presence by signing an agreement with AerCap for the lease of two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, enabling the company to launch even more intercontinental routes. Both aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in 2018. With this new agreement, the company’s long-haul fleet will consist of 40 Dreamliners by

Aircelle (Safran) began the manufacturing of titanium engine exhaust systems for Boeing’s new 777X airplane, marking an on-time industrial activity start-up on Aircelle’s first major role as a supplier to the U.S. aircraft manufacturer. This first exhaust system will be used as part of the overall engine development program in partnership with Boeing and GE.

Boeing and turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines, have finalized an order for five Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes, valued at approximately US$505m based on expected list prices at delivery. Pegasus Airlines and its subsidiaries, Air Manas and Izair, operate a fleet of 58 737-800s and a total of 69 aircraft. The carrier is based out of Istanbul

The first Airbus aircraft produced in the U.S. Manufacturing Facility has flown for the first time. The A321, destined for JetBlue took off from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile, Alabama, at 9:36 a.m., performed its test sequences, and landed safely at 1:02 p.m. The flight lasted 3 hours and 26 minutes during which

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced the delivery of one Airbus A320-200 aircraft to PT Batik and one Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Fuzhou Airlines, a subsidiary of the Hainan Airlines group. This is the second Avolon aircraft on lease to PT Batik and the third Avolon aircraft on lease to the Hainan Airlines group.