Aircraft & Engines

Grupo Marsans, the largest tourism and transport group in Spain and fourth in Europe, has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 61 Airbus aircraft including four A380s, ten A350-900s, five A330-200s and 42 A320 Family aircraft (of which 12 A319s, 25 A320s and five A321s). These aircraft will be operated by […]

Uzbekistan Airways signed an order for four 767-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes. The order is valued at $597 million at list prices. Including this latest announcement, Uzbekistan Airways has now ordered six Boeing jetliners (two previously ordered 787-8s and the four 767-300ERs). Uzbekistan Airways, based in Tashkent, is Uzbekistan’s national airline. In addition to the airplanes

CFM International’s advanced CFM56-7B27A/3 engine model has been jointly certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency for the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon, paving the way for flight tests in 2009 and initial operational capability in 2013. The Navy plans to purchase 108 P-8As to replace its fleet of P-3C

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine successfully completed engine restart testing at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. The engine air restart tests are a significant program milestone demonstrating the reliability of the F135 engine in flight. The F135 engine, which is the only fifth generation engine powering the F-35 Lightning II flight test program, was put

Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190 jet, to KLM cityhopper, the regional airline subsidiary of KLM. The deal with the Dutch airline was announced in August 2007 and includes ten firm orders, plus nine options, for the EMBRAER 190. KLM cityhopper

AirTran Airways, the Orlando-based low-cost airline subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, has sold two B737-700 aircraft (s/n 35789, 33935) to MENA Investments, SAL, a Middle East-based aircraft services and wet-leasing company.

GA Telesis UK has added another Airbus A320-200 (MSN 338) to its inventory. The ex-MyAir aircraft was returned from lease in November. The aircraft will enter the GA Telesis disassembly production line in the United Kingdom, and the disassembly and remarketing will be led by GA Telesis, UK in cooperation with the GA Telesis Aircraft

Honeywell released that its newest fuel-saving Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) has been selected to provide air conditioning, main engine starting and electrical power for China Eastern Airlines’ recent order of 30 Airbus A320 aircraft. Honeywell also secured a maintenance agreement with China Eastern to service the APUs. This 10-year contract covers the airline’s added A320

Embraer received certificatio from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) to operate the Embraer 170 jets in Japan. The launch customer of this aircraft model in the country will be Japan Airlines (JAL), whose Embraer 170 was delivered in October. Besides JAL, Suzuyo & Co. Ltd. also acquired two EMBRAER 170, with purchase rights for

Air China Cargo will add three 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) to its cargo fleet. The modification work on the three Combi airplanes will take place at Taikoo Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) in Xiamen, China. They previously were operated by Air China. Air China Cargo currently operates eight freighters, including three 747-400 Freighters delivered new in