Aircraft & Engines

Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Company (HEAI) has reached an agreement with Hainan Airline Company, Ltd. (HNA) to amend the existing contract signed on August 31, 2006, readjusting the original firm order of 50 ERJ 145 jets to the new figure of 25 aircraft. As of April 30, 2009, HEAI had delivered a total of 12 […]

Finnair’s second Airbus A330 aircraft will make its first commercial flight to Delhi on 1 May after which it will start regular scheduled flights on New York and Delhi routes. Finnair’s first A330 aircraft started flights on the New York route in April. The arrival of the new planes is a part of the extensive

DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing and financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has secured a financing commitment with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) worth over $500 million. The financing deal between Ex-Im Bank and DAE Capital supports the delivery of 10 aircraft by guaranteeing commercial loans or providing the

STRATEGIC Airlines have confirmed the signing of a lease agreement for an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, to service their ongoing contractual commitments. The aircraft has been leased through Swiss Airlines International, and will replace Strategic’s currently chartered Airbus A330-300. The A330-200 will be used for current Australian contractual requirements, as well as additional charter and ACMI

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s Sikorsky Global Helicopters unit has delivered six S-300CBi helicopters to Bristow Academy, a Florida-based flight training school. All six aircraft will join Bristow’s fleet of 48 S-300CBi helicopters, currently used for training instruction at Bristow’s three U.S. locations in California, Florida, and Louisiana.

CFM International launched the new CFM56-7B Evolution engine enhancement program scheduled to enter airline service in mid-2011 to coincide with Boeing Next-Generation 737 airframe improvements. The CFM56-7B Evolution-powered Next-Generation 737 enhanced airplane/engine combination will provide a 2% improvement in fuel consumption, which, in turn, equates to a 2% reduction in carbon emissions. Additionally, the enhanced

Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has chosen CFM56-5B engines to power 15 new Airbus A320 family aircraft scheduled for delivery between late 2009 and 2012.The engines are the product of CFM International (CFM), a joint company between Snecma (SAFRAN Group) and General Electric Company, and the order is valued at $270 million.

Boeing Air China Cargo and TAECO (Taikoo Aircraft Engineering Co.) today celebrated the redelivery of the carrier’s first 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter, the first of three 747-400BCFs ordered by the airline. The airplane is converted from an Air China 747-400 Combi. Air China Cargo is receiving the 37th 747-400BCF redelivery and the eighth conversion from

GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) announced today that during the first quarter of 2009 ending March 29 it placed 45 aircraft, including 33 aircraft from its existing fleet leased, 9 lease extensions, and 3 sales, representing a strong 15 percent increase over 2008 first quarter placements. Of the 33 new leases, 12 were placed with

Swiss International Air Lines has received its first new A330-300. The aircraft is the first of nine A330-300s ordered in September 2007 to expand the Swiss’ medium to long haul network. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 772B EP engines, the carrier’s first A330-300 is fitted in an all-new, comfortable three-class layout with a total of 236