Aircraft & Engines

Avianca has taken delivery of the first of 50 CFM56-5B-powered Airbus A320. The airline became CFM’s newest customer in 2007 with a $650 million order for engines to power 47 purchased A319/A320 aircraft, as well as leasing three additional airplanes from CIT Aerospace. Avianca is scheduled to take delivery of its new single-aisle aircraft fleet […]

Czech Airlines has received another new Airbus A319. The aircraft arrived from the Airbus aircraft assembly centre in Hamburg, Germany. Czech Airlines will receive four new aircraft of this type from Airbus this year. The Airline has already taken delivery of the first one in February, the third will arrive in April, and the last

Delta AirElite has added a Beechcraft Premier I to its growing nationwide fleet of modern business jets. The addition of this popular light jet is part of the company’s expansion as demand continues to grow with the success of its attractive Fleet Membership program. The late-model jet will be based in the San Francisco Bay

Embraer successfully performed the wing-fuselage mating and installation of the engines of the first Phenom 300 executive jet, last week, at its Gavi

Pratt & Whitney received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for the Global Material Solutions CFM56-3 engine fan and booster Supplemental Type Certificate. The Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), resulting from numerous engine and rig development and certification tests, is the first FAA certification granted for alternative life limited engine parts. The FAA

Pratt & Whitney installed the flight inlet and nacelle system on the Geared Turbofan demonstrator engine in preparation for Phase II ground testing scheduled to begin next month. The nacelle system, provided by Geared Turbofan demonstrator program partner Goodrich, was installed during a fit check before final test sensors are connected and the engine returns

Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management reported the delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Transavia France on March 4, 2008, at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. The aircraft is the third of five new Boeing 737-800 aircraft that BBAM and its partner, Nomura Babcock & Brown Co., Ltd., have agreed to lease to Transavia

US Airways has chosen Trent 700 engines to power up to 30 Airbus A330-200 twinjets. The value of the new business is approximately $2 billion and includes two long-term TotalCare services agreements for the Trent 700 and RB211 engine fleets. The A330 order comprises engines for 15 firm and up to 15 additional aircraft. This

Avianca has signed a 15-year OnPointSM solution agreement with GE Aviation’s Services business for the maintenance and overhaul of the CFM56-5B engines that power the airline’s fleet of 50 Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. The agreement is valued at more than $750 million. The maintenance and overhaul work will be performed at the GE’s Celma

EgyptAir has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 to power an additional fleet of up to eight Airbus A330s, due for delivery from 2011. Including a TotalCare long-term services agreement, the contract is valued at around $500 million at list prices. The airline already operates a fleet of seven Trent 700-powered A330s and 16 Airbus A320-family