ATR and Shaanxi Tianju Investment Group (Tianju) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the purchase of 10 ATR 42-600s to develop commuter service in Xinjiang, China. The first deliveries are expected to start as soon as possible in 2018. There is significant potential to develop commuter services in China and to improve connectivity […]
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Los Angeles based aircraft leasing company Air Lease Corporation has signed a firm order for 12 additional A321neo aircraft at the 52nd Paris International Airshow. The incremental order takes the number of aircraft which ALC has taken delivery of or ordered from Airbus to 279, of which 70 are widebodies and 209 single-aisles. “The market
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Leonardo and Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, have signed an order for an additional nine helicopters. The order is valued at over US$120m and covers the entire family of new generation helicopters – the AgustaWestland AW139, AW169 and AW189. Deliveries will commence this year and continue into 2018. LCI
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Leonardo has signed contracts worth more than €100m with Airbus to provide avionics maintenance for both German and Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon fleets. These contracts will cover all repairs estimated to arise in the next 5 years. The service covers all equipment, directly or indirectly, where Leonardo is the design authority. This includes the majority of
Savis and Bradar, affiliated companies to Embraer Defense & Security, and Thales announced at the Paris Air Show a cooperation agreement to jointly evaluate business opportunities in air traffic control radar and systems in civil and military worldwide markets. According to the agreement, Savis, Bradar and Thales – as well as its affiliated company Omnisys
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SGS, leader in non-destructive testing in France for aircraft production and assembly sites, has obtained Part 145 approval for non-destructive testing. Already present throughout the aviation industry value chain, from design to production through assembly, this international approval extends SGS’s services to maintenance. From now on, SGS will be present through the whole aircraft life
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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a leading institutional asset manager, and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), have signed a commitment letter to create a US$2bn global aircraft financing platform. The transaction is subject to conditions including any required regulatory approvals. This new platform, to be named Einn Volant Aircraft Leasing (EVAL), will
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture between ST Aerospace and Airbus, reported that DHL Express has ordered an additional four firm and 10 optional A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions from the Germany-based aviation company. This follows the launch contract for four similar A330-300P2F conversions that was also awarded by DHL Express in July last year. The
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Airbus Helicopters has started autonomous flight trials of a VSR700 Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) demonstrator, paving the way for a first flight of the actual VSR700 prototype in 2018. A light military rotary-wing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, the VSR700 is being developed jointly by Airbus Helicopters and Helicopteres Guimbal, the original manufacturer of the civil-certified
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C&L Aviation Group has signed a 3-year aircraft maintenance support agreement with Elite Airways to perform aircraft heavy maintenance services on their fleet CRJ 100, 200 and 700 aircraft. These services will include heavy checks, aircraft painting, interior refurbishment, and other maintenance support responsibilities. C&L is a global aviation services and aftermarket support provider for
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