Aircraft & Engines

Turkish Airlines took delivery of two new 737-800 airplanes that take the airline’s fleet beyond 110 airplanes for the first time. The Next-Generation 737s are part of a 23-airplane order from 2004. There now are 55 737s in the Turkish Airlines fleet. Turkish Airlines has placed two major orders with Boeing in recent years. Initially […]

The first Engine Alliance GP7200 engines have entered service with the first revenue service flight of an Emirates Airlines Airbus A380 aircraft. The Emirates flight was the first in-service A380 flight to the United States when it arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport after completing a 14-hour nonstop flight from Dubai. The GP7200-powered

IAE International Aero Engines announced that the latest production standard of the V2500, SelectOne has been certified on the Airbus A320 by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The new engine upgrade, which delivers an additional one per cent fuel burn benefit, achieved EASA CS-25 certification on schedule, following FAR33 engine level certification in December

Piper Aircraft reported that its revolutionary PiperJet — the first pure, jet-powered, turbofan design in the company’s 71-year history — made its first flight July 31st, from Piper Headquarters in Vero Beach, Fla. The PiperJet flew for one hour, reaching a maximum altitude of 10,500 feet and a speed of 160 KTAS as per the

FedEx Express has launched its inaugural revenue flight using a Boeing 757 freighter. The new route provides reliable cargo service between the Memphis International Airport (MEM) and the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) eight times per week. This FedEx Boeing 757 flight into DCA also serves a new airport for FedEx, further extending the

AAI Acquisition, a U.S. company and the successor to the former Adam Aircraft Industries, reported that significant steps have been made in its plan to resume operations. Key to the comeback is the naming of veteran aviation executive Jack Braly as the new president and CEO of the company. AAIA purchased the assets and intellectual

Rolls-Royce has signed a MoU with Mooney Airplane Company to discuss future RR500 TP-powered aircraft applications. The announcement came two days after the company officially launched the RR500 TP at EAA AirVenture 2008. The RR500 TP engine is the fifth new civil engine program launched by Rolls-Royce in 24 months and features multi-fuel capability, an

London Air Services (LAS) has placed firm orders for five Learjet 85 aircraft, valued at approximately $86 million, based on the 2008 list price of typically equipped aircraft. LAS is the first Canadian operator to place a firm order for the new all-composite jet. The leading charter service provider based in Vancouver, Canada, currently has

Bombardier Aerospace reported the delivery of the 200th Challenger 300 aircraft to VistaJet, a privately owned business aviation solutions company headquartered in Switzerland. The milestone aircraft is one of a trio of Challenger aircraft delivered to VistaJet in July, including a Challenger 605 and Challenger 850 business jets. The aircraft will enter service with VistaJet

Republic Airways announced that it and Delta Air Lines have reached agreement to remove the final eleven 37-seat E135 aircraft from service effective September 30, 2008. The aircraft were originally scheduled to be removed at a rate of two per month between November 2008 and April 2009. The revised agreement provides for three aircraft to