Airbus has delivered the first A380 to China Southern Airlines. During a celebration ceremony at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France, the first out of five aircraft ordered was handed over from Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders to China Southern Airlines Chairman, Si Xianmin. China Southern Airlines becomes the first operator of the A380 […]
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Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW306D engine has been selected by Cessna Aircraft Company to power its new Citation Latitude mid-size business jet. The announcement was made at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. First flight of the Citation Latitude prototype is planned to be mid-year 2014, with FAA certification (Part 25)
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Spanish Airline Air Europa has achieved TRUEngine status for 29 CFM56-7B engines powering its fleet of Boeing 737-800 single-aisle aircraft. The TRUEngine program, which CFM launched in 2008, was developed in response to a growing industry need to better understand engine material content as assets are evaluated and redistributed. TRUEngine qualification ensures CFM’s ability to
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Boeing completed the final assembly of United Airlines’ first 787 Dreamliner Wednesday, October 12th, the first major step in the aircraft’s production. United will be the first North American carrier to take a 787 delivery, with plans to introduce the first of 50 Dreamliners into revenue service in 2012. While in final assembly, the aircraft moved through
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Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney announced an agreement to form a new partnership to power future mid-size aircraft (120 – 230 passenger aircraft). The two companies will establish a joint venture company, in which each will hold an equal share, to develop new engines for the next generation of aircraft that will replace the existing
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MTU Aero Engines intends to increase its share in the International Aero Engines (IAE) consortium. This move is expected to follow an agreement between Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce on the restructuring of the IAE consortium, which markets the highly successful V2500 engines for Airbus A320 family aircraft. Rolls-Royce will sell its stake in IAE
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Cargolux reported that the delivery of the first two Boeing 747-8 Freighters initially scheduled for 19 and 21 September is proceeding on 12 and 13 October 2011, following the resolution of contractual issues between Boeing, GE and Cargolux related to the performance of the aircraft and the engines. Launch customer Cargolux has 13 Boeing 747-8
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Embraer has concluded the sale of a Phenom 100 entry-level jet to the CAE Global Academy Perth, Australia. To be delivered by the end of 2011, this is the first Phenom 100 purchased by a flight training academy in Asia-Pacific. CAE Global Academy Perth, also known as China Southern West Australia Flying College, is a
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Russian carriers will need more than 1,000 passenger aircraft over the next 20 years in response to the strong traffic growth, according to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF). The forecast ranks Russia sixth in the top ten countries for passenger aircraft demand after US, China, India, Germany and UK. The Russian passenger aircraft
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Private jet charter firm ExcelAire reported the addition of a Hawker 800XP to its fleet. The Hawker 800XP seats eight passengers and has a range of 2,540 nautical miles. The Hawker’s cabin is configured with eight seats: club seating for four passengers, a three-person divan, and one captain’s chair.
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