Aircraft & Engines

Vueling strengthens growth with addition of ninth A320 Airbus with Sharklets

Vueling has completed its fleet with the addition of the ninth Airbus A320 equipped with Sharklets. With this arrival, Vueling consolidates its growth bringing the fleet to a total of 70 aircraft. With this fleet in place Vueling plans to operate a record number of 502 takeoffs and landings a day this summer season across […]

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Bombardier CSeries aircraft first flight to take place in the coming weeks

Bombardier Aerospace confirmed that the integration of the CSeries aircraft’s auxiliary power unit and Pratt & Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan PW1500G engines on the first flight test vehicle (FTV1) is running smoothly, allowing for testing of the aircraft’s key systems. It also confirmed that the latest software upgrades on the aircraft continue to be successfully

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AEI redelivers first 737-400SF in Dothan Alabama

Aeronautical Engineers has redelivered the first CargoAir 737-400SF 11 Pallet Conversion in Dothan Alabama. The aircraft is a high gross weight 737-400SF, MSN 24474 was built in 1989 and has been placed into service flying for DHL Express from their hub in Leipzig. Additionally, CargoAir operates three AEI 737-300SF 10 Pallet Freighters for DHL Express

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Malaysia's MASwings takes delivery of first ATR 72-600

Malaysia Airlines’ regional subsidiary MASwings took delivery of its very first ATR 72-600 aircraft. The aircraft was delivered in a handover ceremony held at the ATR’s facilities in Toulouse. Malaysia Airlines and ATR inked a deal in late 2012 for the purchase of a total of 36 ATR 72-600s (20 firm orders plus 16 options)

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Transat A.T. announces agreement to lease four Boeing B737-800s and to renew the leases of six Airbus A330s

Transat A.T. reported the signing of an agreement with ILFC for the long-term (eight-year) leasing of four Boeing B737-800 aircraft. These planes will be introduced in summer 2014 and become the core of Air Transat’s permanent narrow-body fleet. They will be used on sun-destination routes to Mexico, the Caribbean and Florida. The agreement also includes

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AJW Aviation to manage entire fleet rebrand for AZAL

AJW Aviation has been contracted to carry out the rebranding of Azerbaijan Airline’s entire fleet. The fleet of eighteen aircraft includes A319, A320, B757 and B767, all of which are to undergo rebranding by the end of 2013 to meet the airline’s operational deadline. AJW has already delivered the first A320 aircraft in the new

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Etihad Airways upgrades to V2500 SelectTwo engines

Etihad Airways has signed an agreement with IAE International Aero Engines AG to upgrade the airline’s current and future fleet of 35 V2500 engine-powered Airbus A320 family of aircraft to the V2500 SelectTwo engine standard. The United Arab Emirates flag carrier will purchase 73 V2500 SelectTwo engine upgrade kits, which also makes provision for spare

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SAA to reduce costs and boost revenue with new A320 fleet

South African Airways (SAA) has taken delivery of its first two A320s out of a total of 20 A320 Family aircraft ordered from Airbus in 2010. The development is set to deliver cost efficiencies and allow SAA to expand its Sub-Sahara regional route network and boost revenue in the rapidly growing market. The airline’s A320s,

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