Aircraft & Engines

Bombardier Q400 aircraft continues to support Porter Airlines’ growth

Porter Airlines’ fleet has grown to 29 aircraft with Bombardier’s delivery of another Q400 turboprop. Porter exclusively flies Q400 airliners. Porter’s home base at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is known as one of the world’s best urban airports. It is located within three kilometers of the city’s central business and entertainment districts. Approximately 2.7 […]

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Avtrade completes purchase of two A320 aircraft

Avtrade has completed the purchase of two Airbus A320 aircraft (MSN 1316 and MSN 1345) which will be parted out under a coordinated programme managed by Avtrade Operations and Logistics teams. The purchase of these two A320 aircraft signifies Avtrade’s continued commitment to developing Airbus support capabilities benefiting Airbus customers worldwide. Currently in Marana, Arizona

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Bombardier C Series aircraft completes non-stop transatlantic flight

Bombardier reported that a C Series aircraft with a representative payload successfully flew non-stop from London City Airport (LCY) to John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York City. The direct intercontinental flight followed a series of successful flights to demonstrate the CS100 aircraft’s exceptional capabilities for operations to and from LCY, including steep approach

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Air Lease Corporation signs long term lease agreements with Air Canada

Air Lease Corporation has signed long term lease agreements with Air Canada for two new Boeing 787-9 aircraft with General Electric engines. “We are pleased to continue to develop our long relationship with Air Canada with the lease of two new Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The first was allocated to Blackbird Capital and acquired in January

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Skyworld Aviation arranged the sale of one ATR 42-320 on behalf of Blue Islands

Skyworld Aviation has arranged the sale of an ATR 42-320 on behalf of long term Channel Islands-based customer Blue Islands. Serial number 066, registered as G-ZEBS, was sold to charter and cargo specialist Fleet Air of Hungary. The transaction closed on Wednesday March 15th and the aircraft left the Channel Islands on the same day.

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NAC delivers one ATR 72-500, to České aerolinie a.s. on lease

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one ATR 72-500, MSN 789, to České aerolinie a.s. on lease. Czech Airlines is the flagship carrier of the Czech Republic, which has been in operation since October 1923, making it one of the five oldest airlines in the world. Czech Airlines is a member of the International Air

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Icing tests and Aerodynamic Freeze of the E190-E2

Embraer has been conducting tests to validate how the E190-E2 handles with extreme ice accretions. The most recent tests involved attaching simulated ice shapes to critical surfaces of the aircraft – wing leading edge, horizontal and vertical stabilizers. Data collected during these were used to clear the aircraft for the upcoming tests in natural icing

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Gulfstream G500 on schedule for certification

Gulfstream Aerospace’s G500 flight-test program continues to make significant progress toward the aircraft’s anticipated 2017 certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The five G500 test aircraft, including a fully outfitted production aircraft, have surpassed 2,600 flying hours and accumulated more than 600 flights. “Development testing is complete; company testing is well under way, and

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A350-1000 performed ‘High and Warm’ flight test campaign in Latin America

With the objective of conducting a ‘High and Warm’ flight test campaign to check aircraft and engine performance in high-altitude, warm and humid conditions, the A350-1000 MSN071 test aircraft flew first to Bolivia before completing its tour in Colombia and then returning to Toulouse, France, after 10 days of flight and ground tests. The flight

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Ryanair takes delivery of 450th Next-Generation 737-800

Boeing and Ryanair have celebrated the delivery of the airline’s 450th Next-Generation 737-800. This significant milestone has been reached in less than two decades, with the Irish low-cost carrier taking an average delivery of 25 737-800s per year since 1999. With more than 80 unfilled orders for Next-Generation 737-800s, Ryanair is also the launch customer

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