Aircraft & Engines

Embraer received final approval from Russia

THAI Airways International has selected the Trent 900 to power its fleet of six Airbus A380s in a deal valued at $500 million at engine list prices. The aircraft are due to be delivered from late 2010 onwards, and the engines will be backed by a long-term, TotalCare services agreement, based on an agreed dollar

Sun Country Airlines announced it will be leasing a Boeing 737-700 for use during its busy summer travel season beginning in the next few weeks. As a result, Sun Country is recalling pilots affected by last month

Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management announced it has leased aircraft to three airlines. Aeroflot Don, based in Russia, leased one ex-British Midland Boeing B737-500 for a term of five years. The aircraft, MSN 25160, is powered by CFM56-3C1 engines. The aircraft was delivered in March 2008. Aeroflot Nord, based in Russia, leased one ex-CSA Boeing

A tentative lease agreement has been signed between Coffeyville Industries and Quartz Mountain Aerospace (QMA), an aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Altus, Oklahoma. QMA desires to expand its aerospace manufacturing operations in Coffeyville by producing the sheet metal subassemblies necessary to support accelerated production of their Model 11E single engine piston aircraft at their Altus manufacturing

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As part of the first flight campaign preparation the Sukhoi Superjet 100 started first taxiing and run tests. The run tests featured a gradual speed increase up to 162 km per hour, which is close to the real speed of the nose landing gear take-off. Taxiing and runs are an integral part of the preparation

Boeing and ILFC on May 12th celebrated the delivery of the leasing company’s 400th Boeing 737 airplane, a Next-Generation 737-800 that ILFC customer Travel Service will operate under lease. Travel Service, a Prague-based carrier together with its 100-percent-owned Hungarian subsidiary Travel Service Kft., operates an all-Boeing fleet of 12 737s, including 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. The

Boeing and GE Commercial Aviation Services on Tuesday celebrated the delivery of the leasing company’s 300th Boeing jetliner, a Next-Generation 737-900ER airplane, that GECAS customer XL Airways will operate under lease. The airplane is equipped with performance-enhancing Blended Winglets and will be the first 737-900ER to join the XL Airways fleet. XL Airways is a

Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000 Advantage70 development engine commenced flight testing on the company’s 747 flying test bed at its test flight facility in Plattsburgh, New York. The engine, which will deliver 70,000 pounds of thrust for the A330 aircraft family, is expected to achieve Federal Aviation Administration certification in October. The first PW4000-100″ engines with