Aircraft & Engines

Pratt & Whitney has successfully achieved Transport Canada type certification of its first PurePower Geared Turbofan engine – the PW1500G engine that will power Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft. Pratt & Whitney has conducted over 4,000 hours of rigorous engine testing since the initial engine began testing in September 2010. The PW1500G engine test program included 340 […]

ATR and the flag carrier Malaysia Airlines signed a purchase agreement for 20 firm ATR 72-600s, plus options for 16 additional aircraft. The deal is valued at over $840m, including options. The signature of this new contract follows a Memorandum of Understanding announced by the airline in December 2012. With this signature, Malaysia Airlines brings

In the wake of November’s highly successful maiden flight of the Legacy 500, the first, full fly-by-wire midsize business aircraft in the corporate aircraft industry, Embraer Executive Jets’ second Legacy 500 made its maiden flight, officially entering the flight test and certification program. The Legacy 500 has flown more than 44 hours in 23 flights

Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC) delivered a new A320, to Jetstar Japan on February 18th, as the second of four A320 aircraft that it will lease to the airline. This is the first aircraft in Jetstar Japan’s fleet, the first A320 aircraft in Japan as well as the first A320 in HKAC’s fleet equipped with

Marking a key milestone in India’s development of modern heliborne resources to support lifesaving missions, AVIATORS signed a firm order for an initial batch of seven Eurocopter EC135 aircraft for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations. A second order is expected to be carried out later this year and rapid growth is anticipated in the

AWAS has agreed to place nine A320 aircraft from its new order pipeline with Thai Airways, the flag carrier of Thailand. These aircraft will be used for the expansion of Thai’s successful regional subsidiary, ThaiSmile. Furthermore Aeroflot, the flag carrier of Russia, has agreed to lease an incremental 6th new A320 passenger aircraft from AWAS’

PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) released that the first two aircraft, of a 20-aircraft conversion deal between the company and AERGO Cargo Solutions (AERGO), have been inducted – the first aircraft at PEMCO’s Tampa facility and the second at HAECO Group’s STAECO Jinan, China facility. Both aircraft are 737-400 11-position high yield freighters capable of

Avianca, the Colombia-based airline, has taken delivery of its first Sharklet equipped A320 becoming the first Latin American carrier to take benefit of the new fuel-saving wing-tip devices. The A320, powered by CFM engines, was delivered in Toulouse, France. Sharklets are made from light-weight composites and are 2.4 meters tall. They are an option on

Boeing and Icelandair announced a firm order for 16 737 MAX airplanes, valued at more than $1.6bn at list prices. The order, originally announced as a commitment for 12 airplanes in December 2012, has been increased to 16 airplanes and includes 737 MAX 8s and 9s, as well as purchase rights for eight additional 737

2012 proved to be another outstanding year for CFM International (CFM) with the company logging orders for 898 commercial, military and spare CFM56 engines and firm orders and commitments for more than 1,100 LEAP engines for a combined value of $23.5 billion U.S. at list price. To date, CFM has logged total orders and commitments