Aircraft & Engines

Eurocopter Canada (ECL) announced the sale of three EC130 B4 single-engine helicopters to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources for forest fire management work and utility missions across Canada

Boeing completed the ultimate-load wing up-bending test on the 787 Dreamliner static test unit. During the testing, loads were applied to the airframe to replicate 150% of the most extreme forces the airplane is ever expected to experience while in service. The wings were flexed upward by approximately 25 feet (7.6 meters) during the test.

Delta took delivery of the airline’s 18th Boeing 777. The new long-haul aircraft will be used to operate Delta’s new service between Detroit and Hong Kong beginning this summer. The newest delivery is the second 777LR added to the Delta fleet this year. In addition to the Detroit-Hong Kong service, Delta will operate 777LR aircraft

Blue Air, based in Bucharest, Romania leased one used Boeing 737-800 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 32841 is powered by CFM56-7B27 engines and will deliver in April 2010. The lease term is for 5 years. BremenFly, based in Bremen, Germany leased one used Boeing 737-400 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 26281 is powered

Jackson Square Aviation, (“Jackson Square”) and Air Berlin are to sign a deal for eight aircraft. Under the arrangement, Jackson Square will acquire three type Boeing 737-800 aircraft owned by Air Berlin and currently leased to Shenzhen Airlines in China. The transaction also covers financing arrangements for five aircraft in the Air Berlin fleet. This

LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries announced that the Company signed an agreement with Boeing to adjust the delivery of ten Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners to be incorporated into the Company’s long haul fleet. This new delivery schedule anticipates by three years the arrival of this aircraft, previously scheduled for 2014 and now expected starting in

Gulfstream Aerospace reported that a second large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250 completed its first flight. Gulfstream designed and built the super mid-size business jet in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Tel Aviv, Israel. Flown by IAI chief test pilot Ronen Shapira, the test article

Dassault Falcon delivered the first Falcon 7X to China on March 5th. Two more will be delivered to mainland China by the end of this month. “This is a significant milestone for the Falcon 7X program and Dassault. The time has arrived for China to emerge as a strong market for business aviation,” said John

Sikorsky Aircraft completed the first flight of its second S-76D helicopter. The prototype aircraft successfully completed its initial test card during a flight on March 19 that lasted approximately 30 minutes. The S-76D helicopter is the latest version of the S-76 helicopter. Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Greg Barnes and Pilot Tom Davis conducted the test

The second and the third Boeing 747-8 Freighter, RC 522 and RC 521, successfully completed their first flight on March 14th and March 18th respectively. The 747-8 Freighter flight-test program calls for all three airplanes to perform approximately 3,700 hours of testing both on the ground and in the air. The first 747-8 Freighter delivery