CTT Systems and Satair A/S of Denmark signed a worldwide distributor agreement covering initial provisioning and aftermarket support of CTT Systems consumables for the 787. Satair also placed a large order covering initial provisioning of CTT Systems parts to the first 787 customers.

Boeing's plans to offer a new freighter variant of the 767 based on its KC-767 proposal are in doubt after Northrop Grumman and EADS won the USAF tanker contract Friday. The move, first flagged by this website a year ago (ATWOnline, March 2, 2007), was an attempt to match the A330-200F's capability of carrying 69 tons over 3,200 nm. The current 767-300F can carry 55 tons over a similar distance.

Porter Airlines exercised options for two additional Q400s for delivery in early 2009. Six Q400s from the initial order for 10 already are in service and four more are expected by year end. Porter operates out of Toronto City Centre and serves Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and Mt. Tremblant. It will fly to Newark from March 31.

Skyways Aviation arranged the sale of one ERJ-145 to Diexim Expresso of Angola on behalf of Air Vendee Investissement.

Delta Air Lines took delivery of the first of eight 777-200LRs Friday, becoming the first US carrier to add the type to its fleet. Aircraft will enter service March 8 on Atlanta-Los Angeles and will operate ATL-Tokyo Narita the following day. President and CFO Edward Bastian said it was DL's first new delivery from Boeing in six years.

Finnair placed an order for three additional E-190s for delivery in 2010-11. "Through the order we have ensured the availability of capacity under present conditions. The airline manufacturers' order books are full for years ahead and we forecast that our European traffic will grow in the wake of Asian traffic," Senior VP-Finnair Scheduled Passenger Traffic Henrik Arle said. It took delivery of its seventh E-190 last week and will take one more this year plus two in 2009. It also has seven E-170s on order.

PECO said it won US FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval for more than 1,600 of the assemblies and components it supplies to Boeing. Based in Portland, Ore., PECO provides OEMs with interior products such as passenger service units, flight attendant modules, reading light assemblies, spacer panels and cabin air diffusers. The approval is part of a PECO initiative to advance these parts in the aftermarket. "Boeing and the FAA have been excellent partners in our drive to obtain this approval and launch the program," President and CEO Scott Smith told Airline Procurement.

Telair International will provide Boeing with its cargo-handling system for 747-8s including main deck and lower hold systems for the 747-8 freighter and lower hold systems for the 747-8 intercontinental. Features include control system networking and two-way communication between intelligent power drive units.