21 December 2016

The first flight of the Avicopter AC352, powered with WZ16 engine, took place December 21, in Harbin. The AC352 is a new seven-ton, twin-engine, multi-purpose rotorcraft jointly developed by Avicopter and Airbus Helicopters. The WZ16 met all the performance targets set for this maiden flight. Known in the west as the Ardiden 3C, the engine

Bombardier has delivered the first of three Q400 turboprops ordered by Irish leasing company Elix Aviation Capital. The aircraft, which was delivered in a 78-seat configuration, is scheduled to enter service with Hawaii Island Air (Island Air) in early 2017. Island Air is Hawaii’s alternative regional airline and second oldest carrier. The Q400 aircraft features

The Lufthansa Group, Airbus’ largest airline customer and operator, has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB. The aircraft is the first of 25 A350-900s that Lufthansa has on order. Lufthansa will deploy their first A350s on long-haul routes from Munich to Delhi and Munich to Boston. Powered by Rolls-Royce engines, Lufthansa’s A350 XWB will

Airlink, southern Africa’s largest independent regional airline, is adding 11 Embraer ERJ 140 jets to its fleet. This will bring the number of Embraer regional jets the airline operates to 30. The airline has also extended its existing Flight Hour Pool Program contract for another eight years and expanded it to include the ERJ 140s.