Aircraft & Engines

GE Aviation will start testing this summer on a high pressure compressor (HPC) rig for the GE9X engine that will power Boeing’s 777X aircraft. GE plans on spending $200m in 2013 on maturation testing of technologies for the new GE9X engine. The high pressure compressor rig will be a 90% scale of the full-size HPC […]

The deliveries of three new EC225s to customers in Vietnam and Malaysia further expands the fleet of Eurocopter’s workhorse helicopter deployed worldwide in demanding operating conditions of the offshore oil and gas industry. EC225 deliveries involve the Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company (VNH South), along with Awan Inspirasi Sdn Bhd (AISB) and MHS Aviation – both

Certification testing is underway on the first Passport development engine at GE Aviation’s Peebles Testing Operation in Ohio. The engine began ground testing on June 24th and ran for more than three hours, reaching more than 18,000 lbs. of standard day sea-level takeoff thrust. Eight Passport engines and one core will be involved in the

Boeing’s workhorse 717 continues to figure prominently in the success of established and new operators as the manufacturer’s leasing unit, Boeing Capital Corp., announced additional deployments of the modern and fuel-efficient twinjets. Australia’s largest regional airline, QantasLink, will receive an additional five leased 717s to add to its existing fleet of 13 of the twinjets

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) delivered a new leased Airbus A320 to Japan’s Peach Aviation to help expand the low-cost carrier’s fleet. The aircraft is the 10th A320 in its fleet – all leased from GECAS. The first aircraft was delivered to Peach in November 2011. All 10 aircraft were part of GECAS’ existing order

Rolls-Royce has won an order worth $1bn at list prices, from Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for Trent XWB and Trent 700 engines and long term TotalCare services. The Trent XWBs will power eight Airbus A350-900 aircraft and the Trent 700s will power four A330-300s.

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), announced delivery of five new Embraer E195 aircraft to Brazilian carrier Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A. GECAS delivered two aircraft in December 2012 and one each in February, April and May 2013. The aircraft were part of GECAS’ existing order book with Embraer. Azul operates a fleet of some

Copenhagen, Denmark-based air charter company Jet Time ratified a new lease contract with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) for six ATR72-600 aircraft. The first two firm aircraft will be delivered in October this year where they will immediately start on an ACMI wet-lease contract with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).

Air Lease Corporation announced an agreement with ATR for the purchase of five ATR 72-600s. Air Lease Corporation has purchased ATRs every year since its first order for 10 aircraft at Farnborough in 2010, and this order will bring ALC’s ATR fleet to 21 aircraft.

Rolls-Royce has won an order worth $880m, at list prices, from United Airlines for Trent XWB engines to power 10 Airbus A350 XWB-1000 aircraft. This includes a long term TotalCare services agreement. In addition the airline will convert 25 A350-900 aircraft, which were previously announced in 2009, to the -1000 model. Philippine Airlines selected Trent