Aircraft & Engines

P&WCanada and Aviall Services have signed an agreement under which Aviall will supply new P&WC Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) spare parts to JT15D engine clients around the world. The JT15D engine family has captured a wide range of aircraft applications, with more than 6,500 engines produced. Members of the engine family are in service with […]

The first Trent 700-powered Airbus A330 entered into Avianca

Avianca, the airline carrier of Columbia, received its first of ten (10) Airbus A330 aircraft, equipped with Panasonic eX2 in-flight entertainment system (IFE). The Panasonic X Series is the latest generation, revolutionary entertainment IFE system, offering leading edge technology and new products for wide body and narrow body aircraft. With eX2, Avianca offers passengers access

Porter Airlines has signed a contract to acquire two 70-seat Q400 turboprop airliners by converting existing options. This conversion of options to firm orders is the fourth completed by Porter this year and these Q400 aircraft will become the 17th and 18th in the airline

Arik Air, the growing private airline based in Lagos, Nigeria, has signed a firm contract for the purchase of three Airbus A340-500s. This order makes Arik Air the 10th and latest customer for the A340-500. The acquisition of the new A340s is an important step in the airline’s growth strategy to develop Lagos and Abuja

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) recently delivered the first Hawker 4000 super-midsized business jet for commercial service to Mr. Adam Katz, founder of luxury air charter Talon Air. The delivery took place at Hawker Beechcraft’s Little Rock Completions Center. Two Talon Air pilots were the first to be certified under FAR Part 135 to fly the

EADS reported that the first flight of the A400M, planned before the end of 2008, will be postponed because of the unavailability of the propulsion system. The first flight actually depends on the results of the test campaign to be done on the flying test bed, which should start in the coming weeks, and on

Embraer delivered an ERJ 145 jet to Petroecuador, Empresa Estatal Petroleos del Ecuador. The aircraft is configured with 50 seats and will carry the company

IAE International Aero Engines reported the delivery of the first V2500 SelectOne powered Airbus A320 to launch customer IndiGo. This new V2500 engine build standard, delivers an additional one per cent fuel burn benefit. Aircraft level certification, EASA CS-25, was achieved in July this year, following FAR33 engine level certification in December 2007. The aircraft,

Qantas has received the first of 20 Airbus A380s on order, at a ceremony in Toulouse, France. The Rolls-Royce powered aircraft was handed over to Qantas Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Dixon and Qantas CEO-Designate, Alan Joyce by Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO and John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers. Qantas