Aircraft & Engines

AgustaWestland reported the delivery of the first AW101 VVIP helicopter to Turkmenistan Airlines. The contract for two AW101 VVIP helicopters was signed at the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show. Assembly of the aircraft took place at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in South West England. AgustaWestland has also provided pilot and maintainer training and an initial spares […]

After a thorough selection process, International Airline Group (IAG), and British Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy 18 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft plus 18 options, as part of the airline’s on-going long-haul aircraft fleet renewal and modernisation strategy. IAG, owner of both British Airways and Iberia, has also secured commercial terms and

ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company and PT Garuda Indonesia jointly held a formal signing ceremony in Jakarta to commemorate the financing of 2 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Under the transaction, ALAFCO will be financing 2 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for Garuda Indonesia through a sale and lease back scheme. The aircraft will be delivered from Boeing

International Lease Finance Corporation has delivered the first of three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to China Airlines, boosting the airline’s capacity to expand its flight route network by adding new, modern aircraft to its fleet. Delivery was completed on April 16, 2013, and represents the first of three Boeing 737-800 aircraft deliveries, which will be

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) announced that Tokyo-based Japan Airlines has ordered 6 Blended Winglet Systems (with options) for Boeing 767-300ER passenger aircraft. Already an operator of Next-Generation 737 Blended Winglets, this is the first JAL order for 767-300ER Blended Winglets.

The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9th, marking the successful completion of an eight-month flight-test program to explore and further validate the aerodynamic characteristics of the Blended Wing Body design concept. All 30 flights were conducted at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. The X-48C typically flew for approximately

During the first quarter of 2013, Embraer delivered 17 jets to the commercial aviation market and 12 to business aviation, for a total of 29 aircraft. On March 31, 2013, the firm order backlog totaled USD13.3bn, an increase of USD800m over December 31, 2012. This backlog includes an order for 47 E175 jets from Republic

The first Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engine for the Airbus A320neo family of aircraft successfully completed ground testing at the company’s West Palm Beach, Fla., test facility. The engine completed over 120 hours of testing, validating overall engine operation and fuel efficiency. The engine will next undergo flight testing on the company’s experimental 747