Aircraft & Engines

Boeing Training & Flight Services has signed a long-term agreement with Blue1 to provide 717 training capabilities in Stockholm, Sweden, beginning the first quarter of 2011. Blue1 is a Scandinavian Airlines’ subsidiary based in Helsinki, Finland. Blue1 operates five Boeing 717s with an additional four scheduled to enter its fleet by the end of March […]

GECAS reported the delivery of two new Boeing 737-86N aircraft to Shanghai Airlines Company. Last year, China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai announced plans to merge, with Shanghai operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary. GECAS leases a total of 32 aircraft to both carriers. The delivery comes from GECAS

IAC AR, the Russian certification authority has granted Type Certification for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane. The Type Certificate confirms the compliance of the aircraft with the IAC certification norms and airworthiness directives thus opening the way to start commercial operation. Simultaneously the IAC AR, basing on the audit of the aircraft development quality system

TUI Travel PLC, has become a new direct customer for Airbus, with an order for two A330-300 aircraft. The European travel group has ordered these aircraft for its French airline subsidiary, Corsairfly. The two wide-bodied A330-300s are the latest 235 tonne maximum take-off weight variants and will be operated on the airline

Airbus delivered 15 corporate jets in 2010, worth more than $ 1.5 billion at list prices, setting a new record for this facet of its business. The aircraft comprised 13 A318 Elites, Airbus Corporate Jetliners (ACJs) and A320 Prestiges, plus two VIP widebody A330/A340s. Airbus also won eight orders for its corporate jets in 2010,

Thomas Cook Group has selected the CFM56-5B engine to power 12 Airbus A321 aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2014. The engine order is valued at more than $200 million at list price. All of Thomas Cook

Volito Aviation Services (

Aircraft Industries delivered the first new L 410 UVP-E20 in 2011. The aircraft took off from Kunovice airport in the Czech Republic on Sunday, January 23rd and headed to Djibouti, Africa. The aircraft with serial No. 2732 will serve for governmental needs. Along with the aircraft delivered, in analog avionics configuration and standard 19-seat commuter

Alaska Airlines announced an order for 15 Next-Generation 737 airplanes, comprised of 13 737-900ERs (extended range) and two 737-800s. The 737-900ER is a new model for the Alaska Airlines fleet. The contract, which includes exercised options previously placed by Alaska, is valued at $1.3 billion at list prices.