Aircraft & Engines

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, issues an update for the first quarter of 2015 (‘Q1’). Avolon agreed sale and leaseback transactions for 19 new aircraft in the first quarter, adding a further US$841m of commitments to Avolon’s pipeline. At the end of the first quarter, Avolon had a delivered (owned and managed) fleet of

AeroVision International (Muskegon, Michigan) reported the acquisition of an additional 6 ERJ-145 / 50-seat aircraft. The aircraft will be added to the existing 36 ERJ-145 LR aircraft AeroVision has previously acquired and will be either returned to service via outright sale / lease or “reduced to spares” as part of AeroVision’s ongoing support of the

Delta TechOps, has expanded its relationship with Sun Country Airlines of St. Paul, Minn. Under a new agreement, Delta TechOps will extend its auxiliary power unit (APU) partnership with Sun Country for an additional five-year term. As Sun Country Airlines’ exclusive APU partner, Delta TechOps will provide maintenance on the GTCP 131-9B APUs for Sun

The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 joined Red Wings Airlines’ fleet. The aircraft SSJ100 with tail number RA-89001 flew from the delivery centre of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company to Moscow Domodedovo Airport. Currently, the airline is successfully operating two SSJ100 aircraft on the flights from Moscow to the Russian cities Makhachkala, Grozny, Ufa, Nalchik and Ulianovsk

Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower engine family has completed more than 16,000 hours and 31,000 cycles of full engine testing, including 3,500 hours of flight time. The data includes flight testing information from eight aircraft with PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. The PW1100G-JM engine is the only engine flying on the Airbus A320neo aircraft, with two

Air Algerie took delivery of the first of three Airbus A330-200 aircraft powered by CF6-80E1 engines. The engine order is valued at more than US$100m list price. GE and Air Algerie have worked together for more than 25 years and developed a strong relationship. Nearly 70% of the Air Algerie fleet is powered by GE

The second aircraft has joined the Falcon 8X flight test campaign as the ultra long range trijet continues to pass key development milestones. Falcon 8X s/n 02 took to the skies from Dassault Aviation’s Bordeaux-Mérignac facility on Monday, March 30th. The flight plan was similar to that of the maiden flight on February 6th. After

Embraer Executive Jets delivered the 100th Phenom family jet produced in Melbourne, Fla., just over three years after the first aircraft rolled off this facility’s assembly line. The commemorative aircraft, a NetJets Signature Series Phenom 300, was delivered to NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company and will be part of the company’s European fleet. NetJets and