Aircraft & Engines

Sukhoi Superjet 100 MSN 95011 production aircraft, intended to be the third to enter into service with Aeroflot, performed its first flight on September 11th. During the 3hs. 18 min. flight, the pilots checked the overall engines, systems and equipment performance having confirmed the aircraft characteristics within operational range. After completing the factory flight tests […]

Taiwan-based UNI Air, a subsidiary of EVA Air, has signed a contract with European regional turboprop manufacturer ATR to purchase 10 ATR 72-600s. Deliveries are scheduled to start in third quarter 2012. UNI Air will use its new ATR-600s to progressively replace the Dash-8-300 aircraft it now has in its fleet. The regional carrier’s new

TRIP Linhas Aéreas reported the acquisition of 18 new ATR 72-600, plus options for 22 additional ones. 9 ATR 72-600 will be directly ordered to the French-Italian manufacturer. In addition to this contract with ATR, TRIP will lease 9 ATR 72-600 with the lessors ALC (Air Lease Corporation) and GECAS. The first aircraft of this

Air Transport Services Group announced that its Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) subsidiary has committed to purchase a Boeing 767-300-series extended-range aircraft from Qantas. ATSG said it anticipates that CAM will take delivery of its fifth 767-300 aircraft from Qantas in the fourth quarter, and schedule it for conversion from passenger to standard freighter configuration by mid-year 2012.

Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners’ Shanghai Engine Center recently delivered its first overhauled CFM56 engine to Vietnam’s first low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines. The engine is the first the Shanghai Engine Center has delivered to an overseas customer in the Asia Pacific region. The engine was delivered with improved performance within 57 days.

The Dalian Municipal Public Security Bureau in northeast China is acquiring two EC155 helicopters from Eurocopter for police missions, with the initial rotary-wing aircraft deployed during an upcoming meeting of the World Economic Forum. To be delivered early this month, the first EC155 will be utilized for VIP transport and security patrols during the World

Boeing will deliver the first 747-8 Freighter to launch customer Cargolux on Sept. 19th, at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Cargolux will fly the airplane away that morning and put the airplane into revenue service. Boeing will celebrate the first delivery with Cargolux, employees and other stakeholders the following day at the Everett factory. Cargolux

Russian Helicopters (subsidiary of JSC UIC Oboronprom, part of Russian Technologies State Corporation) and AgustaWestland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a planned order of 20 AW139 helicopters to be assembled in Russia. AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters have also recently announced the establishment of HeliVert, a joint venture company which will assemble and deliver

Boeing has unveiled the 737 MAX, the name of the new engine variant of the market-leading 737 launched on August 31. The new family of aircraft – 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9 – builds on the strengths of the Next-Generation 737. “The 737 MAX offers airlines the right solution and