Aircraft & Engines

Pratt & Whitney has successfully completed Phase I sea-level performance and acoustic testing on the full-scale Geared Turbofan demonstrator engine ahead of schedule. The engine will now be configured with the flight nacelle system for Phase II ground testing beginning in April in preparation for flight testing on Pratt & Whitney

Synergy Aerospace, the Latin-American consortium, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for ten A350-800s and ten options. This further commitment comes in addition to the 47 A320 Family aircraft and ten A330-200s that its subsidiaries already have on order, making it a key customer for Airbus in Latin America. Synergy Aerospace, is a shareholder

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines took delivery of the airline’s first 777-300ER (Extended Range). The airplane joined KLM’s fleet of 15 Boeing 777-200ERs when it arrived at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

Embraer delivered 36 Legacy 600 executive jets in 2007, surpassing the 30 aircraft the Company had projected in January 2007. This represents a 33% increase over 2006 and 80% over 2005 deliveries. The first Legacy 600 entered service in 2002 and more than 130 have been delivered to 23 countries. The jet is currently available

Rolls-Royce announced an agreement with Synergy Aerospace, part of the Synergy Group Corp. of South America, for Trent XWB engines to power its next-generation widebody fleet of 10 firm and up to 10 option A350 XWB aircraft, due for delivery from 2015. The business has a potential value of $880 million at engine list prices.

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company reported sales of $2,793.4 million and operating income of $148.3 million for the nine months ending December 31, 2007. During this time period, the Company delivered 351 business and general aviation aircraft. The Company recorded net bookings of $5.1 billion for the nine months ending December 31, 2007, resulting in a

Two new Airbus A319s have joined the Iberia fleet. They each have seating for up to 141 passengers and will be used on Iberia

TES Aviation Group a member of DVB Bank AG, purchased RB211-535E4 powered Boeing 757 aircraft MSN’s 22960 and 22781, leased back to Monarch Airlines UK providing a cost effective, flexible engine solution as part of the Monarch fleet renewal programme.

ATR and the pan-African investing conglomerate Lonrho announced the signature by Lonrho’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Lonrho Air, of a MoU for the purchase of 2 ATR 72-500s. Today’s deal follows a first order for 8 new aircraft, announced in January 2008. These 10 new ATR 72-500s will be deployed by Fly540, an airline belonging to the

Embraer has signed a firm order with JJH Capital, owned by Juan Jos