The Southern Service Flight Company (SSFC) of Vietnam has signed a contract with Eurocopter South East Asia for a third EC225, with an option for another, to be added to its fleet for offshore oil and gas operations. It is scheduled to be delivered in early 2013.
AWAS has finalized the acquisition of two Boeing 737-800’s and one Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft from another lessor. The two 737’s are already on long-term leases to current AWAS customer Garuda Indonesia, and the widebody Airbus A330-200 is on lease to Qantas.
Boeing forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of 7,530 new airplanes over the next 20 years at a market value of $760 billion. Taking retirements of airplanes into account, the North America fleet will grow from 6,610 airplanes today to about 9,330 airplanes by 2030. Demand in the United States and
Eurocopter has successfully tested a hybrid helicopter that combines a turboshaft internal combustion engine with an electric motor for a world premiere, marking a new milestone in its innovation roadmap that opens the way for further enhancements in rotary-wing aircraft safety. For this initial breakthrough in exploring the hybrid concept, Eurocopter is using the supplemental
Bombardier Aerospace has secured a firm order for two Challenger 605 aircraft from the Hong Kong Government Flying Service (GFS) for use primarily in search and rescue, as well as other special mission applications. The aircraft will be manufactured at Bombardier’s facility in Montréal, Québec, Canada and outfitted with special mission equipment by a sub-contractor
Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney’s first PW1200G family engine – the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) – recently concluded. The engine, the first of an eight-engine validation and certification program, completed more than 300 hours and 1,100 cycles. The PW1217G engine test program will run a total of eight test engines through
Boeing has delivered Qatar Airways’ 100th airliner, a Boeing 777-200LR, at a ceremony in Everett. The Doha-based airline now operates 27 Boeing 777s of various types, including 16 777-300ERs, two 777 Freighters and nine 777-200LRs. Boeing handed over the airplane to Qatar Airways at a ceremony attended by the airline’s Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al
Lufthansa signed a contract for the purchase of five additional EMBRAER 195 (E195) jets. The aircraft will be operated by Verona-based Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa’s regional partner in Italy. The value of the acquisition, at list price, is $226 million. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second half of 2012.
Bombardier Aerospace confirmed that a firm order for four Q400 NextGen high-speed turboprop airliners, which was announced on August 16, 2011, was placed by Luxair, the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The transaction also included options on an additional four Q400 NextGen aircraft. Luxair placed a firm order for three Q400 airliners in
CHC Helicopter has ordered and will incorporate 20 more Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma twin-engine helicopters into its operations over the next several years, CHC and Eurocopter announced on September 29th. Deliveries of the newly ordered EC225s – including an option for four additional aircraft beyond the initial 20 – will occur during the next four-plus
