Goodrich Corp. delivered its first set of 787 thrust reversers to be installed on Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines used in the 787 flight test program scheduled to begin later this year. Goodrich said it will manufacture nacelles and thrust reversers for six flight test airplanes--three for the Trent 1000 and three for the GEnx--as well as a spare set for each engine variant.

Embraer's first-quarter profit, dragged down by ongoing problems with its supply chain and production capabilities, fell 60% to $26.2 million from $65.3 million in the year-ago quarter. The company delivered 25 aircraft in the quarter, slightly down from 27 in the same period last year. Revenue was up 4.3% to $843.4 million. Backlog reached a record $15 billion.

EADS EFW finalized the conversion of two Air India A310-300s into freighters.

GKN Aerospace was selected by Aviation Partners Boeing to produce blended winglets for 767-300ERs and 737-300s/500s. The agreement covers the supply of up to 300 767-300ER and 200 737-300/-500 shipsets.

AerCap, the Dutch aircraft lessor, signed a firm order with Airbus yesterday for an additional 10 A330-200s valued at $1.6 billion, bringing to 30 the number of the type it has on order. "Since AerCap ordered 20 new [A330-200s] in December last year, we have already lined up customers for 13 out of the 20 aircraft," CEO Klaus Heinemann said. "The order for an additional 10 aircraft will help us to further expand our portfolio in the attractive market for modern, smaller widebody aircraft."

CFM President Eric Bachelet reiterated his confidence that Pratt & Whitney's initiative to develop replacement parts for CFM56-3 engines will not affect its business. "We don't fear competition, we're used to it," he told ATWOnline. "We've [been] competing for 30 years and we're continuously adding value. We have invested $1.5 billion in upgrading the technology and customers know this." He also maintained that CFM is not interested in launching a similar initiative to produce replacement parts for its competitor's engines. "We are very clear: We will not do that," he said.

Embraer delivered the first of eight E-190s to Mandarin Airlines, its first to a Taiwanese carrier. The aircraft are being leased from GE Commercial Aviation Services and will replace F50s and F100s.

CFM International said its CFM56-7B and -5B Tech Insertion program is on track, noting that the first aircraft powered by the -7B engines with the feature, a 737-900ER, was delivered to Jakarta-based Lion Air at the end of last month. Entry into service of the CFM56-5B variant for A320 family aircraft is planned for the 2007 fourth quarter. "We expect the [Airbus] aircraft certification during the third quarter," confirmed Executive VP Francois Planaud at a briefing in Helsinki last week that focused on the OEM's commitment to produce environmentally friendly engines.