Aircraft & Engines

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has selected Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engines to power 15 total Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2019. SWISS currently operates a fleet of 15 GTF-powered Bombardier C Series aircraft, including both the CS100 and CS300 models, with another 15 aircraft on order.

Airbus Helicopters’ Skyways unmanned air vehicle has successfully completed its first flight demonstration at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The drone took off from its dedicated maintenance centre and landed on the roof of a specially designed parcel station where a parcel was automatically loaded via a robotic arm. Once successfully loaded with the

Rolls-Royce has announced an agreement with Thai Airways International to deliver further testbed capacity to support its unprecedented Trent programme activity. Rolls-Royce will use THAI’s testbed at Don Mueang Airport to support its Trent XWB engine programme. THAI will carry out maturity and cyclic testing on the engine, providing a fuller understanding of engine performance

Embraer Commercial Aviation has released at the Singapore Airshow, its market forecast for the Asia Pacific region. The Company estimates airlines will take delivery of 3,010 new aircraft in the segment up to 150-seats over the next 20 years, representing 29% of the worldwide demand for the segment, in the period. The total demand for

Thailand’s airline Bangkok Airways and ATR have signed a contract for the purchase of four additional ATR 72-600s at the Singapore Airshow. The deal is valued at over US$100m and will enable the airline to continue the modernisation and harmonisation process of its regional fleet around the ATR 72-600s. Today, Bangkok Airways operate a fleet

Berjaya Hotels & Resorts will be acquiring two pre-owned ATR 42-500 aircraft that it plans to use to launch air services to the Malaysian island of Redang, where the hotel group has two resorts. Berjaya Hotels & Resorts’ decision to buy ATR 42-500s is testimony to the versatility of the ATR 42. The turboprop manufacturer

Royal Brunei Airlines, the national flagship carrier of Brunei Darussalam, has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power seven new Airbus A320neo aircraft scheduled to begin delivery later this year. The engine order is valued at US$200m at list price; the aircraft order was announced in 2014.