Aircraft & Engines

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that UTair of Russia has recently been certified as an AW139 helicopter operator and is set to operate ten AW139s for passenger, corporate and VVIP transport missions in Russia. The first aircraft is expected to be handed over this summer with deliveries planned to be completed by summer 2013. The […]

Silver Airways accepted delivery of two more Saab 340Bplus aircraft, bringing the carrier fleet’s total Saabs to six. The Fort Lauderdale-based airline expects to integrate a total of 12 Saab 340Bplus aircraft into its fleet by September 2012. Silver Airways received United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to operate the Saab 340Bplus aircraft type

Bombardier Aerospace has delivered the first of eight Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners ordered by new customer Eurolot S.A. of Warsaw, Poland. The Polish carrier also holds options on an additional 12 of the aircraft.

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) secured orders for 11 aircraft – including three of its flagship Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jets, a Hawker 400XPR, six King Air 350i turboprops and a King Air 250 – during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) that concluded Wednesday at Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. The total

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) and Aeroflot signed the Act of Delivery & Acceptance for the eighth Sukhoi Superjet 100, MSN 95014, at Komsomolsk-on-the Amur. The aircraft is ready to start commercial operation May 23rd from Komsomolsk-on-the Amur to Moscow.

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) will lease 12 Boeing 737-500s to Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air. The first aircraft went into service on May 16th, with the remaining scheduled for delivery through January 2013. The 12 aircraft, with blended winglets for improved fuel savings, are coming off long-term lease with Continental Airlines, now merged with United

Republic Airways Holdings released that its Republic Airlines subsidiary has reached a tentative agreement to operate 32 Bombardier Q400 aircraft under the United Express brand. The Capacity Purchase Agreement is expected to become effective in the third quarter of 2012 and continue for approximately eight years. The tentative agreement includes 28 aircraft currently in operation

Nextant Aerospace has delivered its 10th production unit of the 400XT, the only FAA-certified remanufactured business jet. The “N” registered aircraft was delivered to a private client that will operate the plane in a traditional corporate flight department environment. Nextant reached this production milestone just seven months after gaining FAA certification, and is on schedule

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) delivered a new Airbus A330-300 aircraft to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus and will be used to modernize the airline’s fleet.

GE Aviation has finalized the architectural design of its Passport engine for the Bombardier Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft. The “Tollgate 6″ review, part of GE’s New Product Introduction process, was held on April 27. With the design frozen, GE now begins the detailed design phase. Component fabrication will begin soon, leading to the