Aircraft & Engines

GE Aviation to spend more than $200m this year on technology maturation for GE9X

GE Aviation is assembling the high pressure compressor (HPC) rig that will be tested this summer as part of the GE9X engine study for Boeing’s 777X aircraft. The high pressure compressor rig will be a 90% scale of the full size HPC on the next-generation GE90 engine and is part of the $200m GE will

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Porter Airlines signs purchase agreement for up to 30 Bombardier CS100 aircraft

Porter Airlines has signed a conditional purchase agreement for 12 CS100 airliners, with options for an additional 18 CS100 aircraft. The agreement also includes purchase rights on six Q400 NextGen aircraft. The parties also disclosed that Porter Airlines is the unidentified customer that signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for CS100 aircraft as announced by

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Volaris becomes first Mexican airline with Sharklet-equipped A320

Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris took delivery of its first Sharklet-equipped Airbus A320 with a special flight from Mexico City to Cancun. Volaris is the first Mexico-based operator of the new fuel-saving wing tip devices. The flight showcased the aircraft efficiency to official representatives from France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom who were onboard and accompanied

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Embraer sells two E190 Jets to Austral Lineas Aereas

Embraer has signed a contract for the sale of two EMBRAER 190 jets to Austral Lineas Aereas, a company belonging to the Aerolineas Argentina Group. The Argentine airline currently operates 20 airplanes of this model. Like the aircraft that are already in operation, Austral’s new E190s are the Advanced Range (AR) model, which allows the

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Skyworld Aviation arranges lease of Saab 340B to Air Urga

Skyworld Aviation announced that Air Urga of the Ukraine has taken delivery of a Saab 340B from UK-based investment firm Spitfire Investments. Serial number 360 embarked on its ferry flight from Springfield, U.S. to the Ukrainian operator on Friday, April 5th. The aircraft has the new registration UR-ELU and is placed on lease with Air

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