Aircraft & Engines

Embraer has signed a new contract with TRIP Linhas A

TAM Airlines, Brazil

Boeing has delivered the 300th Next Generation 737-800 to low-fare carrier, Ryanair. The airline will take delivery of a total of 37 of these aircraft during 2011 and is the world’s largest operator of the 737-800. Ryanair took delivery of its first 737-800, which seats 189 passengers, from Boeing in 1999.

Grossmann Jet Service, the Prague-based executive jet operator, has introduced a Cessna Citation Jet II to its existing fleet in response to demand for charter services from clients in the Central and Eastern European region. The Light Jet joins Grossmann

GE Aviation is announcing a $60 million investment to purchase and refurbish a Boeing 747-400 aircraft and turn it into a new flying test bed that will test the next generation of jet engines-starting with the LEAP-X engine. The recently purchased 747 aircraft features GE’s CF6-80C2 engines and will be home-based at GE’s Victorville, California

AirAsia X, the long haul low fare affiliate of the Malaysia-based AirAsia Group, has placed a firm order with Airbus for three A330-200s. Scheduled for delivery from 2014, the aircraft will be operated on the carrier’s expanding network, offering low fare service to destinations in Europe, Asia and the Pacific. The latest contract brings AirAsia

The first A380 for Korean Air has been rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg bearing the airline’s distinctive livery. The aircraft is the first of 10 A380s ordered by the airline. Korean Air will become the sixth operator of the A380 when it takes delivery of its first aircraft in the second

Embraer

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) delivered one new Airbus A320 to Air Berlin as part of a purchase and leaseback transaction. Air Berlin, the third-largest low-cost airline in Europe, operates a fleet of 170 aircraft to more than 168 destinations in 40 countries.

European turboprop manufacturer ATR, Indonesia