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Air Austral takes delivery of first 777-200LR

Air Austral took delivery of its first Boeing 777-200LR on August 26th. As one of the newest members of the 777 family, the 777-200LR has the capability to connect non-stop virtually any two cities in the world. Air Austral’s 777-200LR will enable the airline to fly non-stop from Mayotte, a French Department north of Madagascar,

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Lao Airlines purchases two A320s

Lao Airlines, the national carrier of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos), has signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of two A320 aircraft, becoming a new Airbus customer. The aircraft will be operated by Lao Airlines on routes linking Vientiane to key destinations in South East Asia, including Bangkok and Singapore. Powered by

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner receives FAA, EASA certification‏

Boeing received certification for the all-new 787 Dreamliner from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) during a ceremony at the company’s Everett, Wash., facility. Boeing also released that ANA, launch customer of the 787 Dreamliner, is taking delivery of the first aircraft on September 25th.

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ST Aerospace seals maintenance contracts worth over S$260 million in 2Q2011

ST Aerospace has sealed over S$260 million worth of new maintenance contracts in the second quarter of 2011. Ranging from three to 12 months, these contracts for the Aircraft Maintenance & Modification, Component Total Support and Engine Total Support businesses will be carried out at its facilities in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe.The value

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Jet Aviation Hong Kong gains maintenance approval for Global Express aircraft

Jet Aviation Hong Kong recently received approval from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (CAD) to perform maintenance on Global Express aircraft. With the recent approval from the Hong Kong CAD, Jet Aviation Hong Kong is now authorized to support scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on Global Express aircraft. Coupled with the company’s existing Joint Maintenance

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Delta Air Lines orders 100 Next-Generation 737-900ERs‏

Delta Air Lines announced an order for 100 Next-Generation 737-900ER (extended range) airplanes. The order, with a list-price value of more than $8.5 billion, is part of Delta’s fleet renewal effort to replace its less efficient domestic airplanes. Delta  ordered 200 CFM56-7BE engines to power  the  new aircrafts, scheduled to begin delivery in 2013. The

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China Eastern to introduce first 737 with Boeing Sky Interior

China Eastern Airlines took delivery of its first Next-Generation 737-700 outfitted with both the High-Altitude/High-Temperature Airport Operations Feature Package and the new Boeing Sky Interior from Boeing. China Eastern will operate the aircraft at the high altitude airports in western China. The airplane will be assigned to China Eastern Airlines Sichuan Co., based in Chengdu.

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StandardAero signs service agreement with Russian regional carrier, Ak Bars Aero

StandardAero has signed a service agreement with Russian regional carrier, Ak Bars Aero, for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the fleet’s General Electric CF34-3B1 engines and Honeywell GTCP36-150RJ Auxiliary Power Units (APUs). The engines and APUs power Ak Bars Aero’s fleet of CRJ200 aircraft. The agreement was signed in July with all engine work

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MTU Aero Engines kicks off GEnx turbine center frame deliveries

MTU Aero Engines kicked off GEnx turbine center frame deliveries on Wednesday, August 24, when it handed the first production module over to GE Aviation. In a last bolt ceremony held at MTU in Munich, Rhonda Sample, Manager Manufacturing Programs at GE Aviation officially took delivery of the module from MTU CEO Egon Behle. Thus,

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