Aircraft & Engines

Pratt & Whitney announced its Singapore engine center celebrated more than 30 years of operations with the milestone delivery of its 7000th overhauled engine. Since beginning operation, the Singapore engine center has delivered 3,730 PW4000 series of engines (that power Airbus A300, A310 and A330 aircraft family as well as Boeing 747, 767, 777 and […]

Embraer Executive Jets’ first made-in-the-USA Phenom 300 was rolled out and made its first flight on December 5th. Delivery of the light Phenom 300 is scheduled to go to the Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne-based flight department which will use it as a flight demonstrator aircraft. “This is a major milestone for our facility,” said Phil

AgustaWestland and Kaan Air signed an additional preliminary order for one AW169 light intermediate twin-engine helicopter and a contract for one AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter for VIP/corporate missions. The contracts follow the one signed by the customer just two months ago for two AW169s and one AW139, highlighting the prominence of the AW139 in

Indonesian airline Sky Aviation is carrying out pre-delivery inspection of Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Ulianovsk (Russia). Sky Aviation, being the first SSJ100 customer in the Southeast Asia market, made an order of twelve Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to be delivered in 2012-2015. Late November 2012 interiors installation and painting of the first Sukhoi Superjet 100

Airbus has successfully completed the main structural assembly and system connection of A350 XWB ‘MSN-001’ – the first flight-test aircraft. The aircraft was shown on its wheels for the very first time moving out of the main assembly hall (Station 40) at the recently inaugurated “Roger Béteille” A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse. It

Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, has taken delivery of its first A330-200 becoming a new operator for the type. This will be the first Airbus widebody aircraft to be operated by Iraqi Airways. The carrier already operates two A321 aircraft. Accommodating a two-class configuration of 24 business and 264 economy seats, the aircraft

Boeing reached a record for year-to-date 737 deliveries with the delivery of the 377th Next-Generation 737 on December 4th. The delivery of the airplane, a 737-900ER (Extended Range) with Boeing Sky Interior for United Airlines, topped the previous record of 376 deliveries set in 2010. In October, the 737 also broke its own record for

Qatar Airways and Airbus have signed an amendment to convert its existing firm order for twenty (20) A350-800s, forty (40) A350-900s and twenty (20) A350-1000s to forty three (43) A350-900s and thirty seven (37) A350-1000s. Qatar Airways’ total order for A350 XWB aircraft remains at eighty (80) aircraft.

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) delivered a new leased Airbus A330-300 aircraft to XL Airways France. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus and expands the airline’s fleet. This is the first A330-300 joining the XL Airways France fleet.

The delivery of Doric’s 18th Airbus A380 under management on November 30th concluded the aircraft acquisitions for the Doric Alpha EETC transaction closed in June this year. Doric’s aviation portfolio now comprises 35 aircraft valued at about $7bn. Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha Limited (Doric Alpha) took delivery of its fourth and final Airbus A380