Aircraft & Engines

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) reported the delivery of a new Airbus A320 aircraft to Virgin America. The delivery was the second new A320 from GECAS

American Airlines, the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier has exercised options for two 777-300ERs. “These additional wide-body aircraft will bolster our network strategy, particularly the international growth opportunities we expect from our joint businesses with oneworld partners in the transatlantic and transpacific markets,” said Tom Horton, President, AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines and

Werner Aero Services has acquired another Fokker 100 aircraft. The acquisition of this aircraft will strengthen the company’s ability to provide its customer base with additional assets for their day to day operations and flight dispatch reliability. Additionally, these components will be used to support its growing Repair Management Program that provides lower cost solutions

AWAS has delivered a new Airbus A320-200 to Frontier Airlines, an operating unit of Republic Airways Holdings, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The second and third A320s will be delivered in March and June, respectively. This first delivery of three planned A320 aircraft from AWAS marks the beginning of a new relationship between Frontier, its parent

Boeing expects delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner in the third quarter of this year. The new delivery date reflects the impact of an in-flight incident during testing last November and includes the time required to produce, install and test updated software and new electrical power distribution panels in the flight test and production airplanes.

Avolon is acquiring 11 new aircraft, under sale and leaseback structures, from four airlines based in Europe, Asia and Australia. Two of the aircraft were delivered new in 2010 and the remainder will deliver in the next twelve months. The 11 aircraft comprise five Airbus A320s and six Boeing 737-800s and include: – Two A320s

Airbus has increased its production output for the ninth year in a row and achieved a new company record of 510 (2009: 498) commercial aircraft deliveries to 94 customers (of which 19 were new). Deliveries included 401 A320 Family aircraft, 91 A330/A340s and 18 A380s. In its military division, Airbus delivered 20 light and medium

SuperJet International (SJI) signed a contract with Mexico

Virgin America announced a firm order for 60 new Airbus A320 aircraft to be delivered starting in 2013, including 30 of the A320neo aircraft

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the delivery of a second AW139 medium twin helicopter for the Italian Guardia di Finanza (Customs and Border Patrol Service). The aircraft was accepted by Gen. Michele Adinolfi, Guardia di Finanza Chief of Staff and Gen. Daniele Caprino, Interregional Commander for North-East Italy, during an official ceremony held at AgustaWestland