Aircraft & Engines

Hawaiian Airlines began its long-range fleet renewal and expansion program by taking delivery of the first of up to 27 new, wide-body Airbus aircraft that will be integrated into its fleet over the next decade. Hawaiian took possession of the 294-seat Airbus A330-200 in a formal acceptance ceremony at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France.

Bombardier Aerospace has delivered its 201st amphibious aircraft, a Bombardier 415 aircraft. The customer taking delivery of this 201st aircraft is the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ordered four Bombardier 415 aircraft in October 2009, and this is their first Bombardier 415 aircraft being delivered. The Newfoundland and Labrador

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has delivered three new helicopters to customers in Japan in recent weeks highlighting its continued growth in this important market. The three new helicopters include the first AW119 Ke to be delivered in Japan and examples of the AW109 Power and AW139. The first AW119Ke 8-place single engine helicopter was ordered

AWAS has delivered a Boeing 737-400 to Xtra Airways of Elko, Nevada, USA. This is the second AWAS 737-400 to be delivered to Xtra Airways. The aircraft will operate primarily on charter services for the United States Government. The airline has successfully doubled its fleet in the past six months.

Bombardier Aerospace delivered its first Learjet 60 XR aircraft to a customer based in Mexico on March 16, 2010. This aircraft joins the growing fleet of Learjet aircraft operating in Mexico and Latin America.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has begun a series of extreme-weather tests at Valparaiso, Fla. A special hangar at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Elgin Air Force Base allows the airplane to experience heat as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius) and as low as minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 43 Celsius). After the airplane

Cathay Pacific Airways took delivery of its 75th airplane, purchased directly from Boeing, a 777-300ER (Extended Range). The new airplane expands the airline’s 777 fleet to 34 airplanes, which include 12 777-300s and five 777-200s. Including leased airplanes and those purchased directly from Boeing, the airline also operates 48 747-400 airplanes in both passenger and

Bombardier Aerospace has delivered its first Learjet 60 XR and Challenger 850 jets to customers based in mainland China on March 5 and March 26, 2010, respectively. China is among a number of countries identified as emerging markets for business aviation. Globalization, increased travel requirements by business people and a general positive trend towards the

The fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 flight test prototype SN95005 made a one day flight from Komsomolsk-on-Amur via Novosibirsk to the Zhukovsky-based Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company Flight Test Center. Prior to this flight the aircraft had been performing flights to check the systems operations, including autopilot and engines. Just before the flight to Zhukovsky the aircraft

Porter Airlines marked acceptance of its 20th Bombardier Aerospace Q400 aircraft. This delivery is also the 300th for the Q400 program. Acceptance of this delivery represents the completion of Porter’s original order from 2006, valued at more than $500 million.