Aircraft & Engines

Porter Airlines of Toronto has placed a firm order for two Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners. The transaction represents the conversion of the last two options of 10 Q400 aircraft which were announced in 2006. Add the airline

Qantas announced it had reached mutual agreement with Boeing to defer the delivery of 15 Boeing 787-8 aircraft by four years and cancel orders for 15 787-9s scheduled for delivery in 2014 and 2015. Qantas Chief Executive Officer, Alan Joyce, said the changes to the Group’s 787 orders were appropriate in the current climate, and

Embraer holds a delivery ceremony at the company

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Rolls-Royce has achieved a significant milestone in the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) research program, delivering the adaptive fan system rig on schedule to the U.S. Air force Compressor Research Facility (CRF). Rig testing will commence and will validate the performance of a key component of the LibertyWorks ADVENT engine. Testing will be conducted over

Rolls-Royce has received type certification for the new BR725 engine that will power the first flight of the Gulfstream G650 business jet later in the year. Type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is for thrust ratings of 16,100lbf (71.6 kN). Since first engine run in April 2008, the BR725 has completed all

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced the delivery of an Airbus A320-200 aircraft (serial number 3923) to Aeroflot Airlines to help the carrier

Boeing announced that first flight of the 787 Dreamliner will be postponed due to a need to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the aircraft. The need was identified during the recent regularly scheduled tests on the full-scale static test airplane. Preliminary analysis indicated that flight test could proceed this month as planned.

Airbus delivered the first A320 aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin. At a grand ceremony, the aircraft was handed over by Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders, to the Chairman of Dragon Aviation Leasing, Li Hai. The aircraft will be leased to and operated by Sichuan Airlines. The aircraft is

Finnair’s fourth Airbus A330 aircraft made its first commercial flight to Delhi on June 23rd and will make regular scheduled flights on Finnair’s long-haul network. With the addition of the fourth aircraft, Osaka will be served with the A330 as of 6 July. The arrival of the new A330 aircraft is a part of an