Aircraft & Engines

Bombardier Aerospace delivered 244 aircraft for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2011, compared to 302 aircraft deliveries in the previous fiscal year 2009/10 (year ending January 31, 2010). It received 201 aircraft orders, net of cancellations, compared to 11 orders, net of cancellations, for the previous fiscal year. The fourth quarter was especially strong […]

Cargo Aircraft Management, the aircraft leasing subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, has executed a long-term dry lease of a Boeing 767-200 freighter to RIO Linhas A

GECAS signed a purchase and leaseback transaction for two new Airbus A330-200s and four new Airbus A320s with AviancaTaca . The aircraft are part of AviancaTaca

Pratt & Whitney successfully completed initial ground testing on its first PurePower PW1000G series engine, the PW1524G engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The engine completed nearly 200 hours of ground tests at the company’s West Palm Beach, Fla. facility. The first engine ran nearly three times longer than Pratt & Whitney’s legacy experience for

AeroTurbine, Miami, has signed a three year exclusive agreement with Webjet Linhas Aereas S.A. to provide engine management services. AeroTurbine will manage all "off-wing" engine maintenance events for Webjet

Airstream International has placed an ERJ-145 with bmi Regional. The aircraft, serial number 300, was previously operated by Flybe and joins bmi

Boeing unveiled its new 747-8 Intercontinental on February 13th, the new high-capacity passenger airplane. Approximately 10,000 guests, including customers, Boeing employees, government officials, partners and suppliers, gathered in the factory in Everett, Wash., to witness the premiere of the Intercontinental. Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Albaugh said the newest 747 incorporates

Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare long term services contract valued a $2.2 billion with Emirates, covering Trent engines for 70 Airbus A350XWB aircraft. This contract brings the airline

Gama Aviation FZC recently introduced its latest aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 850, into service, having received its Certificate of Airworthiness for the type on December 16, 2010

A&F Aviation, the new Japanese airline recently established by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and First Eastern Investment Group (First Eastern), has selected Airbus A320 aircraft to start low cost services from Kansai International Airport, Osaka, in the second half of FY2011. A fleet of ten A320 aircraft, leased from GECAS, will seat 180 passengers each