Aircraft & Engines

Bombardier confirmed that the CSeries aircraft resumed flight testing with flight test vehicle two (FTV2) taking flight on September 8th, at Bombardier’s facility in Mirabel, Québec. The flight follows an in-depth review and analysis of the engine-related incident that occurred during stationary ground maintenance testing involving CSeries aircraft FTV1 on May 29th, at the Mirabel […]

Boeing launched the newest member of the 737 MAX family on September 8th, with a commitment from Ryanair for 100 airplanes. Europe’s leading low-cost carrier will be the first airline to operate the 737 MAX 200, a variant based on the successful 737 MAX 8 that can accommodate up to 200 seats, increasing revenue potential

United Airlines has become the first North American carrier to take delivery of the Boeing 787-9, powered by GEnx-1B-engines, a stretched version of the Dreamliner that will allow the airline to accommodate more customers and further capitalize on its worldwide route network. The aircraft is the first of 26 of the newest member of the

Boeing projects in China a demand of 6,020 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at $870bn. The company released its annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO) on September 4th in Beijing which shows Chinese carriers will take delivery of nearly 45% of the total demand for airplanes in the Asia Pacific region during

Bombardier, the world’s leading business aircraft manufacturer, reported that the Challenger 350 aircraft has received full type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). “Our Challenger 350 aircraft successfully entered into service this past June and made its European debut at the Farnborough airshow in July. With certification now in-hand, we are eager to

Intrepid Aviation delivered one new Airbus A330-300 to Cebu Pacific Air. The aircraft is equipped with Rolls Royce Trent 772B-60 engines and is subject to a long-term lease to the Philippines based carrier. This marks the first aircraft to be delivered to Cebu Pacific on lease from Intrepid Aviation. Intrepid Aviation is a privately held

Airstream International Group has arranged, on behalf of a large US based Lessor, the dry lease of one ATR72-500, MSN638 (PK-KSC), to PT. KALSTAR AVIATION of Indonesia. MSN638 was previously owned and operated by Air Dolomiti before being purchased by the lessor as part of a three aircraft package. The aircraft will enter service in

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) added a new aircraft type to its owned fleet with the completion of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Nok Air involving two new Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprops. The first aircraft delivered to Nok Air on August 26th, 2014 and the second is scheduled for delivery in September. The Bombardier Q400 NextGen,

German air rescue service DRF Luftrettung has taken delivery of the first of 20 EC145 T2 from Airbus Helicopters in Donauwoerth. This new version of the EC145, certified in April 2014, is powered by the latest member of the Arriel family, the Arriel 2E. Certified in January 2013 by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA),

FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, has acquired two Airbus A330-300 aircraft manufactured in 2013 and on lease to a leading airline in Asia in a sale and lease-back transaction. FLY now has a fleet of 122 aircraft on lease to more than 65 airlines in over 35 countries.