Aerolia delivered the first subassemblies for the nose fuselage for the new A330-200 freighter to Airbus.

Air Tahiti yesterday took delivery a 66-seat ATR 72-500. It now operates three ATR 42-500s and seven 72-500s. It also is one of the launch customers for ATR's new -600 series with an order for three 42-600s and two 72-600s scheduled to start delivery in the spring of 2011 (ATWOnline, Oct. 3, 2007).

Rex Regional Express announced the sale of two Saab 340As to SprintAir of Poland. Rex is phasing out its 340As as it introduces 25 340Bs. It has one 340A remaining and expects to have offloaded it by year end.

LAN Airlines said it "recently" operated its first commercial flight with a blended winglet-equipped 767-300. It said it is investing nearly $70 million in equipping its entire -300 fleet, numbering 37 passenger and cargo aircraft, with winglets before year end.

Air France will take delivery of its 54th 777 Friday. The aircraft is the 777th 777 produced by Boeing and will be the first AF aircraft to feature its new livery (ATWOnline, Feb. 13).

Rolls-Royce signed a contract with Saudi Arabian Airlines for provision of Trent 700EPs to power up to 12 (eight firm and four option) A330s ordered at last year's Farnborough Airshow (ATWOnline, July 15), with deliveries beginning in 2010. Contract is valued at up to $900 million at list prices and includes a long-term TotalCare services agreement. SV already operates 14 Rolls-powered 747-100s -200s, -SPs and -300s, but this marks the first time it has selected the Trent.

Lufthansa Technik said C&D Zodiac selected its onboard floor proximity lighting system, Guideline ColourFit, for installation onboard the CSeries.

Russian Technologies, the state-owned controller of the newly established, Moscow Vnukovo-based Russia Airlines (ATWOnline, Oct. 24, 2008), plans to order 150-200 aircraft starting next year, RT head Sergei Chemezov said, according to Reuters. According to Chemezov, "Boeing has promised to help us find credit in the US. From next year we would like to start buying airplanes. . .The most important question is where [we can] get the money."