AAR and its joint venture partner have entered into an agreement to sell 10 Boeing 737-400 aircraft to Malaysian Airline System Berhad (MAS). The aircraft have been on lease to MAS since they were acquired by the joint venture in July 2007. The sale is consistent with the Company’s stated goal to reduce its investment
Corsair has taken delivery of the first of two A330-300s ordered from Airbus. This new A330-300 is part of TUI’s commitment to invest in today’s greenest aircraft and to strengthen services from Paris across the Atlantic Ocean, to the French West Indies, Canada and West Africa and to the Indian Ocean destinations. The aircraft is
Starspeed Ltd. of the UK has signed a preliminary sale contract with AgustaWestland, for one AW169 light intermediate helicopter plus an option for an additional aircraft. The helicopter will be used to perform VIP transport missions in the United Kingdom. The order marks the entrance of the all new AW169 into the important UK VIP
AWAS has delivered the second of two new Airbus A320 aircraft to Philippine Airlines (PAL) from its new order pipeline. The new A320s will support the airline’s ongoing fleet modernization program in response to regional demand and expansion opportunities.
The Bangladesh Army has marked its formal service introduction of two new Eurocopter AS365 N3+ Dauphin helicopters, which will be deployed on United Nations humanitarian missions and operated in multi-role transport duties for the republic. Supplied through the Eurocopter South East Asia subsidiary, these are the first Eurocopter-built rotorcraft to join the Bangladesh Army’s aviation
VistaJet, an exclusive operator of Bombardier business aircraft, has signed a deal for up to 142 Global business jets which includes firm orders for 56 Global jets and options for a further 86 Global jets at a 2012 U.S. list price value of more than $7.8bn if all options are exercised. The value of the
AgustaWestland released that the third prototype of the new generation 4.5 tonne light intermediate AW169 helicopter recently successfully completed its maiden flight at Cascina Costa in Italy. During its 35 minutes flight, the aircraft performed as expected with an assessment of the helicopter’s general handling and basic systems. A fourth prototype in scheduled to fly
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s latest generation turboshaft engine, the PT6C-67E, set to power Eurocopter’s new EC175 medium twin helicopter, has just received design approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency. EASA issued a validation Type Certificate and Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) for the PT6C-67E on November 9, 2012, clearing the way for its future
China’s Tibet Airlines has taken delivery of its first A319 assembled at the Airbus Tianjin Final Assembly Line (FALC). The A319 delivered today is the fifth A319 to join the all Airbus fleet operated by lhasa based Tibet Airlines. The airline received its first Airbus A319 in July 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. The newly delivered
Airstream International Group has completed the sale of two ERJ-145EU aircraft to NovoAir (Bangladesh) on behalf of Aircraft Solutions. NovoAir is a new start-up company planning scheduled domestic operations from its base in Dhaka with the Embraer regional jet. Both aircraft have undergone extensive return to service maintenance at Exeter and engines at Standard Aero
