Sikorsky Aircraft has signed a contract with China’s CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company (COHC) for two S-92 helicopters to be used for the offshore oil crew transportation mission. Sikorsky plans to deliver the new S-92 helicopters in December 2014 and March 2015.
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UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by Airbus to supply a common fuel gauging system for its single-aisle aircraft. UTC Aerospace Systems currently provides the full fuel gauging system for the Airbus A321 aircraft. This selection adds the A319, A320 and A320neo platforms. Initial production hardware deliveries will begin in Q1 of 2014. The system
The European turboprop manufacturer ATR and the Danish leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) signed a historic agreement for the sale of 90 ATR -600s, including 35 firm orders (30 ATR 72-600s and 5 ATR 42-600s). The contract, including options, amounts to over $2.1bn. NAC, which has signed several orders for new ATRs over the
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GE Aviation’s aerostructures business has begun the development of a 9,000-m² composites production facility at its Hamble, U.K. site as part of a five-year, $50m-plus investment at the site to support the company’s manufacture of wing components for the Airbus A350 XWB jetliner family. This facility will enable GE Aviation, Hamble to ramp-up the output
In order to ensure optimal support to its ATR 42/72 airline operations, Danish Air Transport, the Denmark-based company which provides passenger charters as well as freight services, has increased its collaboration with Sabena technics, a key player in component repair and overhaul, by signing a three-year extension to the initial component services agreement. Within the
