Braathens Leasing Limited, a member of Braathens Aviation of Sweden, has placed a firm order for five Bombardier CS100 and five CS300 mainline jetliners. Braathens also took options on an additional 10 CSeries aircraft. Based on list prices for the CS100 and CS300 aircraft, the firm order contract is valued at approximately $665 million US.
The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR announced that the ATR 72-600, the new member of its aircraft family, has obtained certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). A prerequisite for the aircraft
Embraer welcomed Bulgaria Air to its portfolio of E-Jets customers. The airline, a member of the Bulgarian Aviation Group, will operate three EMBRAER 190 jets from Sofia, Bulgaria
Gulfstream Aerospace has resumed the G650 flight-test program, following a temporary suspension of flying after an April 2 accident. The first flight since the accident took place May 28, with Serial Number 6001 flying for 1 hour and 39 minutes. To date, the G650 flight-test program has accomplished 470 flights, accumulating 1,560 hours towards the
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has entered into a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Icelandair for the right to acquire three Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, which Icelandair currently has on order. Two of the aircraft are expected to be delivered during the first half of 2013, the third aircraft in early 2015. The three aircraft will
Lufthansa Cargo and Boeing have finalized an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters. The order is valued at $1.35 billion, based on Boeing list prices. The airplanes will help Lufthansa Cargo in its initiative to modernize and expand its fleet. Lufthansa Cargo previously indicated its intention to order the freighters in March 2011.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered three VVIP S-92 helicopters to the Royal Thai Air Force, introducing the first high-end LifePort medical system into an S-92 aircraft. Sikorsky helicopters have been in use by Thailand military forces since 1996 including those being flown by the Royal Thai Navy, which flies SEAHAWK helicopters and S-76 helicopters. In
Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney’s first PW1200G family engine — the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) — is well under way. The engine, the first of an eight-engine validation and certification program, has completed nearly 16 hours of testing to date. The PW1217G engine test program will run a total of
Deer Jet Co of Beijing, the largest VIP charter provider in the People
