The newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has rolled out of the paint shop, on track for its first flight in mid-2018. The A330-800 is the new generation 250-seater from Airbus’ leading twin-aisle family. With its 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) as the base variant, the A330-800 can operate routes of up to […]
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Orders for CFM International’s two product lines again achieved near-record levels in 2017, with the company booking orders for a total of 3,344 engines, including 474 CFM56 engines (commercial, military and spares) and 2,870 LEAP engines (including commitments and spares). The LEAP engine continues to be the powerplant of choice for new single-aisle aircraft, garnering
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BOC Aviation has announced firm orders for 12 shipsets of Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engines to power new Airbus A320NEO family aircraft. These aircraft are part of the Company’s existing orderbook. The Geared Turbofan™ engine is offered through Pratt & Whitney, which is a division of United Technologies Corporation. “This order reflects our confidence in the
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AerCap has selected the GEnx-1B engine to power its 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with the option to purchase 10 additional aircraft. The engine order is valued at more than US$780m list price and increases AerCap’s GEnx-powered 787 Dreamliner fleet to 49 firm aircraft.
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Universal Asset Management (UAM), a leader in aviation asset management, high-tech aircraft disassembly and commercial aviation aftermarket solutions, has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of Airbus A340 airframes and engines from Airbus Asset Management for trading and component support. The portfolio, which includes three Airbus A340-300 airframes, one Airbus A340-500 airframe, nine CFM56-5C engines
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Boeing has debuted the first 737 MAX 7 at the company’s Renton, Wash. factory. The MAX 7 is the third and newest member of Boeing’s 737 MAX family to come down the assembly line. The jet is designed for up to 172 passengers and a maximum range of 3,850 nautical miles, which is the longest
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Air Sénégal, the national carrier of Senegal, has signed a firm order for two A330neo aircraft, the new re-engined version of the A330 wide-body airliner. The order follows the Memorandum of Understanding signed in November 2017 at the Dubai Airshow.
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UPS has ordered 14 Boeing 747-8 cargo jets and four new Boeing 767 aircraft to provide additional capacity in response to accelerating demand for the company’s air services. All of the new aircraft will be added to the existing fleet and no existing aircraft are being replaced. The aircraft will be delivered on an expedited
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UPS has ordered 14 Boeing 747-8 cargo jets and four new Boeing 767 aircraft to provide additional capacity in response to accelerating demand for the company’s air services. All of the new aircraft will be added to the existing fleet and no existing aircraft are being replaced. The aircraft will be delivered on an expedited
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Honeywell has joined forces with rental dealership Logix Aero to provide an auxiliary power unit Engine Rental Bank that loans Honeywell’s 331-350C auxiliary power units to operators with Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft. “There is an increasing need for local services to help operators maintain their aircraft, and customers are looking toward rental dealerships to
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