AgustaWestland North America, has delivered AW139 aircraft to the Egyptian Air Force via its contract with U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Contracting Center for Foreign Military Sales. Produced in the United States at the company’s Philadelphia, Pa. facility, AgustaWestland configured the AW139s for the Egyptian Air Force’s search and rescue missions.
Garuda Indonesia, the national carrier of Indonesia, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 11 more A330-300 widebody aircraft. The contract was signed on April 11th in Jakarta. The order is the third to be placed by Garuda Indonesia for the A330 since July 2010, with the carrier now having a total of 21
Boeing has made a series of design updates to the 737 MAX to further optimize the new-engine variant’s performance. Those design decisions include: Aft body aerodynamic improvements: the tail cone will be extended and the section above the elevator thickened to improve steadiness of air flow. This eliminates the need for vortex generators on the
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased to Czech Republic-based Travel Service, a.s. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing and expands the airline’s fleet. This multi-aircraft deal between GECAS and Travel Service comprises two deliveries in 2011 and three more in 2012. The fifth
Silver Airways continues its fleet upgrade by accepting delivery of its fourth Saab 340Bplus. The Fort Lauderdale-based carrier, which received United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to operate the Saab 340Bplus aircraft type in March 2012, has secured agreements with Saab Aircraft Leasing to purchase a total of 12 of the advanced turboprops. Silver
Boeing and Transaero Airlines of Russia recently signed an order for four 787-8 Dreamliners. The signing ceremony for the order, valued at $744m at list prices, has been held onboard the 787 during a demonstration flight for Transaero’s executives, employees and special guests.
After delivering ten EMBRAER 170 jets to Japan Airlines (JAL), Embraer has signed an amendment to the original contract, signed in June 2007 with the Japanese airline, for a new E170 jet. The value of the deal, at list price, is $38m. As the previous ones, this E170, powered by GE CF34-8E engines, will be
Arab Wings of Amman, Jordan is the first operator in the Middle East to take delivery of a Global 5000 jet featuring the Vision Flight Deck. The new Global 5000 jet joins Arab Wings’ fleet of business jets, which also includes Challenger 604 and Challenger 605 aircraft.
Air France took delivery of the 60th Boeing 777 passenger jetliner. The airplane, a 777-300ER model, landed in Paris on April 4th. Air France, a member of Sky Team, will operate this 777-300ER between Paris and the French Overseas Departments in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean regions, including Fort de France, Pointe a Pitre
Southern Air Holdings reported the addition of two Boeing 777Fs to its fleet. With these additions, Southern Air will operate four 777F aircraft, the most advanced twin-engine freighter. Southern Air has taken delivery of its third 777F and will take delivery of its fourth on April 25th from Boeing. The new aircraft will be immediately
