Kaman Aerospace Group reported that its Air Vehicles and MRO division has executed an agreement for delivery in 2017 of two manned K-MAX heavy-lift utility helicopters with Lectern Aviation Supplies (Lectern) of China. The orders are the first to be received from a Chinese customer, and represent the introduction of the K-MAX into China’s large
Boeing and EVA Airways finalized an order for up to 24 787-10 Dreamliners and two 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners. The order, valued at more than US$8bn at current list prices, marks the largest single commercial airplane purchase in Taiwan aviation. EVA Airways becomes the newest Dreamliner customer and will join the 787-10 launch customer team
BOC Aviation has placed an order for 22 Boeing 737 family aircraft scheduled for delivery from 2018 to 2021 as the Company continues to build on its existing order book to fulfill customer demand. This latest order comprises 11 Boeing Next Generation 737-800 aircraft and 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The Next Generation 737-800
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) took delivery of the 500th Boeing airplane. The Next-Generation 737-800 will be leased to Kenya Airways and is the 401st 737 delivered to GECAS. “This is a major milestone in our 20-year association with Boeing,” said Norm Liu, President and CEO, GECAS. “We are proud to take delivery of our
CFM is the only engine manufacturer to gain dual original certification from both agencies, rather one lead agency issuing a type certification and the second agency validating that certification. This reflects CFM’s dual design and production structure which has been so successful for more than 40 years. The LEAP-1A flew for the first time on
Rolls-Royce released that TAP Portugal selected the Trent 7000 engine to power 14 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft. The aircraft will join TAP Portugal’s fleet as part of its fleet renewal announced by the airline’s new majority owner Atlantic Gateway. The new aircraft order replaces the previous order for 12 A350-900 aircraft.
Boeing delivered two 747-8 Freighters to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, and one of the leading international scheduled air cargo carriers. The airplanes are the first to be delivered as part of a memorandum of understanding, signed between Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group at the Paris Air Show in June 2015. The deal calls
Honda Aircraft Company has completed all function and reliability (F&R) test conditions and is concluding F&R flights for the HondaJet. The announcement was part of a program update shared at the National Business Aviation Association Convention and Exhibition, which is being held in Las Vegas from Nov. 17th to 19th. Function and reliability testing simulates
Flexjet has exercised options for 20 additional Challenger 350 business jets from Bombardier Aerospace, bringing to 40 the number of firm orders Flexjet has placed for the midsized aircraft. Flexjet began taking deliveries of the specially outfitted Flexjet LXi version of the Challenger 350 in January 2015, part of an order placed with Bombardier in
Crystal Cruises, the luxury cruise line, is once again pioneering new fronts in the luxury travel industry with the purchase of a Boeing Business Jet B777-200LR, offering an array of global itineraries for its expanded brand extension Crystal Luxury Air. The announcement comes on the heels of Crystal’s groundbreaking news in July of an extensive
