Aircraft & Engines

PAS sold a top-of-the-line 2014 Robinson R66 Turbine helicopter during HAI HELI-EXPO 2014, which attracts more than 19,000 people involved in the rotary craft industry. The R66 Turbine, outfitted with Robinson’s new glass avionics cockpit, offers many of the company’s signature design features including a two-bladed rotor system, T-bar cyclic and open cabin configuration. The […]

Bombardier Aerospace and Rolls-Royce announced a new engine service agreement, authorizing Bombardier Aircraft Service Centres in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Singapore to perform maintenance on BR710 engines installed on the Bombardier Global Express, Global Express XRS, Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft. Under the agreement, Bombardier Aircraft Service Centres will be certified to perform line maintenance

Air Lease Corporation delivered one used Airbus A320-200 to Air Serbia, a new customer for ALC. This aircraft was delivered to Air Serbia in March 2014. Air Serbia is the flag carrier and largest airline of Serbia, based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. Known as Jat Airways until it was renamed in October 2013, Air

GECAS announced delivery of a leased Boeing 737-300SF freighter aircraft to a new airline customer, PT Trigana Air Service. Indonesia’s Trigana Air will use the aircraft to expand its fleet. Trigana Air currently operates a fleet of nearly 20 passenger and freighter aircraft to more than 20 destinations in Indonesia.

Finnair signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Novus Aviation Capital on the sale and leaseback of two Airbus 330 aircraft owned by Finnair. The transaction has now been finalized also for the second aircraft. The transaction concerning the other A330 included in the MoU was concluded already on March 31st, 2014. The value of

AgustaWestland announced an order by Kaan Air for one AW139 intermediate and one AW189 super medium helicopter in VIP configuration. The contract expands the success of the AW139 in Turkey and marks the entrance of the AW189 in the Turkish market. Furthermore this is the first VIP-configured AW189 ordered in Europe where the type has

Boeing and Nok Air finalized an order for eight Next-Generation 737-800s and seven 737 MAX 8s. Nok Air also announced that it intends to convert one of the 737-800s into a 737 MAX at a later date. The order, first announced as a commitment at the Singapore Air Show in February, is valued at $1.45bn

Pratt & Whitney launched the newest addition to the PurePower engine family, the PW1135G-JM engine, a 35,000 thrust class engine for the Airbus A321neo aircraft. The engine’s higher thrust makes it the most powerful engine on the A321neo allowing A321neo operators, fitted with Geared Turbofan engine technology, to fly routes of greater distance while carrying