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Rolls-Royce and Jiangsu A-Star have signed a new, long-term agreement for M250 turboprop engines as the Chinese company prepares its production line for the manufacture of Extra EA 500 aircraft. The agreement includes orders for Rolls-Royce M250-B17F engines, with hundreds of engines expected to be delivered over coming years, primarily in aircraft for the fast-growing

Airstream has arranged the placement of an ATR42-320 with RJM Aviation on behalf of Regourd Aviation, France. The aircraft, serial number 093 and registration F-GVZJ, has departed Toulouse Blagnac airport en route to Ndjamena, Chad where it will undertake operations related to the oil and gas industries. This is the eighth ATR that Airstream has

China’s Zhejiang Loong Airlines signed an agreement with CFM International to purchase LEAP-1A engines to power nine Airbus A320neo aircraft. CFM values the engine order at US$260m at list price, including spare engines. Zhejiang Loong Airlines, based in Hangzhou in Eastern China, began commercial operations in December 2013 with two CFM56-5B-powered Airbus A320 aircraft and

China’s sole specialized regional airline, China Express Airlines (China Express), is the previously announced unidentified customer that had placed a firm order for 16 CRJ900 NextGen regional jets and had taken options for eight additional airliners of the same type. This purchase agreement was initially announced on June 30th, 2014. As previously announced by Bombardier,