Aircraft & Engines

Turkish Airlines took delivery of the second of its three Airbus A310-300Fs at EADS EFW

Porter Airlines of Toronto has signed a firm order contract for two 70-seat Q400 turboprop airliners. The transaction represents the conversion of two of the 10 options taken by Porter when it placed a firm order for 10 Q400 aircraft in 2006, and brings the total number of firm Q400 aircraft orders placed by the

Virgin Atlantict has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to power its Boeing 787-9 fleet of aircraft. The order, worth $2.6 billion, includes 15 sets of installed engines and four spare engines for Virgin Atlantic

The composite technology, design and construction of the 787 was proven during a series of testing scenarios conducted beginning in late 2007 and concluding this week. The tests were performed on a composite fuselage test section and are part of Boeing’s certification efforts for the 787. Boeing engineers proved the composite barrel design through a

Finnair signed a new firm order for three more EMBRAER 190s. The total value of the agreement, at list price, is $112.5 million. The aircraft will be configured with 100 seats in a comfortable dual-class layout, and first delivery is scheduled for 2010. Embraer and Finnair initially signed for 12 EMBRAER 170 jets in 2004,

Boeing delivered the first widebody 777-200LR (longer range) airplane for a U.S. carrier to Delta Air Lines. The airplane was revealed and then dedicated by the airline’s management in honor of Delta employees. The airplane is the first of eight Boeing 777-200LRs ordered by Delta Air Lines, enhancing the airline’s ability to connect customers and

BOC Aviation has delivered the first of five new Boeing 737-800s to Shenzhen Airlines. The remaining four aircraft will be delivered from March to October this year. The delivery marks the first cooperation between BOC Aviation and Shenzhen Airlines.

Tanzania’s Precision Air Services accepted delivery of its first ATR 72-500. This first delivery follows a deal inked in 2006, for the purchase of 6 new

Boeing delivered its 1,400th 747, a 747-400 Freighter to GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) for lease to AirBridgeCargo Airlines, a subsidiary of the Volga-Dnepr Group. This is the seventh 747 freighter in the AirBridgeCargo Airlines fleet, joining five 747-200/-300 Freighters and a 747-400 Freighter. The Volga-Dnepr Group also has ordered five of Boeing’s new 747-8