Embraer delivered 21 commercial aircraft in the 2010 first quarter, down from 32 in the year-ago period. Total deliveries for the quarter numbered 41 compared to 40 last year. Commercial deliveries comprised one ERJ-145, five E-170s, one E-175, 12 E-190s and two E-195s. Its commercial backlog totals 243 aircraft.

GECAS announced Friday that it reached agreement with Emirates on the purchase/leaseback of eight GE90-115B engines. EK Senior VP-Corporate Treasury Brian Jeffery noted that the deal is the carrier's "first engine sale and leaseback transaction and is important for Emirates in that it gives us a great deal of operational flexibility for a significant part of our engine fleet." GECAS also reached a sale/leaseback agreement with Air Berlin covering four CFM56-powered A320-200s scheduled for delivery this year.

Lufthansa confirmed it will take delivery of its first A380 on May 19 and conduct a series of trial flights for pilot training across 13 German airports plus Zurich and Vienna from May 31 through June 3. The aircraft's first "passenger" flight will occur on June 6 to transport the German soccer tram to Johannesburg for the World Cup tournament in South Africa. The carrier has not yet released a scheduled service route network for the A380. It will receive three additional A380s this year and four more next year.

Embraer delivered two 76-seat E-170s worth $66.8 million at list price to Libyan aviation service provider Petro Air at the end of March. Deal includes purchase rights to acquire two E-190s, which could bring the total contract value to $146.8 million if all purchase rights are confirmed, it said.

The A330-200 freighter has received EASA Type Certification, Airbus said Friday, noting that certification was achieved for a payload capability of 70 tonnes, 1 tonne more than originally expected.