Aircraft News - Latin America / Caribbean.For more aircraft news, data, fleets and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jul 24, 2006 Airbus, Air Caraibes Air Caraibes of Guadeloupe signed a contract for the purchase of an A330-300 for use on services to Paris. Delivery is scheduled for November 2008. The carrier operates two A330-200s and one dash 300. The new aircraft will seat 372 and replace a leased dash 200. Jul 20, 2006 Airbus, LAN Airlines LAN Airlines S.A. NYSE: LFL (formerly Lan Chile) is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America, with flights to Latin America, Canada, United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Europe. LAN Airlines placed a $48 million order for CFM56-5C/P C/P Control Panel C/P Copy and Paste C/P Child/Parent C/P Charter Party (shipping) C/P Critical Power C/P Current/Projected C/P Cartesian-to-Polar C/P Catch/Punch (soccer; goalie save) kits to upgrade 18 installed and spare engines powering its fleet of A340-300s. It is scheduled to begin taking delivery this month. Jul 18, 2006 Boeing, Aviation Capital Aviation Capital Group announced that it has acquired three 737-700s and three 737-800s from AeroMexico that it will lease back to that carrier. It will begin taking delivery of the aircraft, originally ordered by AeroMexico, later this year. Jul 18, 2006 Bombardier, Caribbean Star Caribbean Star Airlines Caribbean Star Airlines is an airline based in Antigua and Barbuda. It operates scheduled passenger services in conjunction with Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) to destinations in the eastern Caribbean. Its main base is VC Bird International Airport, St John's[1]. took delivery of the second of four DHC-8-Q300s it is adding to its fleet this year. Jul 20, 2006 Embraer One piece of news that largely went unnoticed at Farnborough was the announcement by Mauricio Botelho, at London's Inner Temple of all places, that he is stepping down from the day-to-day running of Embraer next spring. Mauricio, an industrialist, came to Embraer ten years ago when the company, always innovative, was not the world aviation powerhouse it its today. Always smiling, with a prodigious pro·di·gious adj. 1. Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous: a prodigious storm. 2. Extraordinary; marvelous: a prodigious talent. 3. memory for names and faces, he was also in his own way the chief salesman for the manufacturer, now seen as a leader in regional airline activity. Jul 22, 2006 Embraer Embraer 190/195 aircraft have demonstrated a 3% better fuel burn than previously expected, the company said here. Based on some 3,000 flight hr. per year, with fuel at $2 a gallon a 190/195 operator will save about $1 million per aircraft over 20 years of operation. With more than 20 of the type now in service, Embraer has been able to confirm fuel burn more accurately. Related aircraft manuals will be revised to reflect the change. Jul 20, 2006 Embraer Embraer announced it is pursuing certification for its 190 for steep approach approval that will allow the aircraft to operate at London City Airport London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. This airport could also be considered a STOLport. . Certification is expected by the end of 2008. Certification of the smaller 170 is expected by the end of this year. Jul 18, 2006 Embraer Embraer said it gained EASA EASA European Aviation Safety Agency EASA European Advertising Standards Alliance (Brussels, Belgium) EASA European Association of Social Anthropologists EASA European Architecture Students Assembly EASA European Academic Software Award certification for the 195, paving the way for first deliveries to launch customer Flybe. The 195 received Brazilian type certification two weeks ago. Other 195 customers include GECAS GECAS General Electric Commercial Aviation Services , Royal Jordanian Royal Jordanian Airlines (Arabic: الملكية الأردنية; transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline based in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four and Swiss. Jul 18, 2006 Embraer Embraer Sells 3 Executive Jets In Middle East. Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer said on Monday that United Aviation had agreed to buy three executive jets, making the Kuwait-based carrier the launch customer of its new Phenom phe·nom n. Slang A phenomenon, especially a remarkable or outstanding person. family of business jets in the Middle East. Jul 17, 2006 |
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