A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft belonging to Delta Airlines and with 125 passengers on board skidded off the runway on landing at LaGuardia airport, New York, at approximately 11.10am EST this Thursday morning. Delta confirmed that flight number 1086 had landed on runway 13 during a snowstorm which had been in existence all morning, subsequently […]
GE Aviation and Bristow Group signed a 10-year Maintenance Cost Per Hour (MCPHsm) service agreement covering Bristow’s global fleet of CT7-8A turboshaft engines powering their Sikorsky S-92 helicopters. The contract encompasses Bristow’s current fleet of more than 50 GE-powered S-92s and all future aircraft deliveries during the term of the contract. The agreement continues the
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has added Boeing South Carolina-built 787-9 Dreamliners to the company’s production certificate, PC 700. This allows Boeing to produce and deliver 787-9s from its South Carolina facility. 787-8 production was added to Boeing’s PC 700 certificate in July 2012. The certificate is issued once an airplane manufacturer has demonstrated
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Air Methods, a global leader in air medical transportation, and Bell Helicopter, signed an agreement for the sale of 200 Bell 407GXPs configured for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). This order marks one of the largest commercial sales in Bell Helicopter’s history. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2016 with a 10 year contract term,
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For the month of February, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 81.1%, versus 79% in February 2014, on a system-wide capacity increase of 8.4%. Traffic for February increased a record 11.3% for the month.
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North Slope Borough (NSB), Alaska, has signed for its first-ever S-92 helicopter. The announcement was made at the 2015 Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo show. The helicopter will be used for the critical mission of search and rescue operations (SAR) for all NSB residents. The aircraft was selected to provide a safe, efficient and reliable airborne
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Flightstar Aircraft Services, located in Jacksonville, FL announced the completion of its first set of Boeing 767 heavy maintenance visits with the latest returning to service on February 22nd, 2015. These maintenance visits represent the first group of FedEx Express Boeing 767 aircraft that Flightstar will be performing in 2015. Such visits will not only
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Rolls-Royce has strengthened its long-term partnership with Sener Grupo de Ingenieria SA (Sener) in the Industria de Turbo Propulsores SA (ITP) joint venture. ITP will supply Rolls-Royce with turbines for future civil large engines in addition to its existing range of products supported by a revised shareholder agreement. ITP is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce
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GE Evergreen Engine Services recently completed its fifth GEnx quick-turn shop visit, with two additional engines scheduled to ship this month. The quick-turn capability comes less than a year after the formation of the new joint venture in Taiwan with partner Evergreeen Aviation Technologies (EGAT). Launched on March 31st, 2014, the GE Evergreen Engine Services
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In the fourth quarter of 2014, Embraer delivered 30 commercial and 52 executive (38 light and 14 large) jets and ended the year with total deliveries of 92 commercial and 116 executive (92 light and 24 large) aircraft, thus meeting the Company’s total deliveries Guidance for 2014. Revenues in 4Q14 reached US$2,045.5m and in 2014
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