Aircraft & Propulsion

Air Canada (AC) announced a 2013 fleet plan that includes the addition of two Boeing 777-300ERs and the transfer of 15 Embraer E-175s to a regional carrier.

Krasnoyarsk-based regional AeroGeo has ordered nine Evektor EV-55 Outback turboprop aircraft for delivery between 2014 and 2016.

Air Malta (KM) has unveiled its new aircraft livery on an Airbus A320 at the Malta International Airshow.

Brazil’s GOL has announced an order for 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

Airbus has delivered the 100 th A320 family aircraft assembled at its final assembly line in China. The A320 was delivered to Air China and will be deployed on domestic routes. Eznis Airways leased one Bombardier Q400 from Nordic Aviation Capital. GECAS opened a distribution warehouse in Singapore for its asset management services business.

Airbus said its A380 sales targets are becoming harder to reach this year because of the wing cracks issue discovered in January on in-service aircraft.

Singapore-based BOC Aviation will lease two Embraer E-190s to TUI Travel for its Belgian Jetairfly subsidiary.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has placed a firm order with Airbus for an additional 10 A330-300s. The new order follows a deal announced in August for 44 A321s and 10 A330s under the carrier’s fleet modernization program.

Thai Airways (TG) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380, which today flew from the Airbus plant in Toulouse to Bangkok.

Bombardier’s test pilots have begun virtual flight system trials on a full-sized “iron bird” CSeries mock-up, as work progresses toward construction of the first static test aircraft.

NATS, the UK’s major provider of air traffic services, has been selected to lead a Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) project to trial environmentally “perfect” flights across the Atlantic.

PowerJet, which manufactures engines for the Sukhoi Superjet, is facing headwinds in its production ramp-up as it battles against Airbus and Boeing to secure supply chain slots.

Transaero Airlines is acquiring Rockwell Collins PAVES high definition media server (HDMS) and entertainment control panel (ECP) for retrofit on eight Boeing 767s.

Venezuela’s Conviasa Airlines (VO) has taken delivery of its first of six Embraer E-190s ordered in July, in a deal that includes 14 options.

No cracks were found on a Boeing 747-8 freighter GE Aviation GEnx-2B engine that experienced a power loss during takeoff roll at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, preliminary investigations show.

Taiwan-based Uni Air (B7), a subsidiary of Eva Air, took delivery of its first of 10 new ATR 72-600s, the first -600 in Asia.

GE Aviation is working on a new turboprop engine, dubbed the CPX38, to fly on the next generation of 70- to 90-seat turboprops.

Bombardier is evaluating whether to certify the CS300 for 160 passengers in response to demand from Vueling, AirAsia and others.

The General Electric Co. (GE) and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have launched an 18-month project to bring NextGen air traffic management (ATM) technology into “The Cloud.”

ST Aerospace has established a new wholly owned subsidiary, ST Aerospace Rotables (STAR).

Myanma Airways (8M), the flag carrier of Myanmar, has acquired two Embraer E-190s under a lease agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).

Air New Zealand (ANZ) will invest more than $100 million to upgrade the interiors and inflight entertainment (IFE) on eight Boeing 777-200ER aircraft beginning in the second quarter 2014.

United Airlines (UA), the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787, has taken delivery of its first of 50 Dreamliners.

Royal Air Maroc (AT) will receive its first Boeing 787 in December 2014 and is likely to firm up an option. AT has five 787s on order, plus one option.

Latvian carrier AirBaltic (BT) has confirmed plans to acquire four new Bombardier Q400s, which will join its fleet on lease in spring 2013.