Aircraft & Engines

Boeing delivered the first 777-300ER (Extended Range) to China Southern Airlines, Asia’s largest airline in fleet size and number of passengers carried. The new airplane is the first of 10 777-300ERs China Southern has on order with Boeing. China Southern plans to operate its first 777-300ER on its new North America route, where it will […]

Milestone Aviation Group, a global leader in helicopter leasing, and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation released that Milestone has increased its S-92 order book by eight units. Milestone is already one of the world’s largest S-92 owners and with this latest announcement, it has increased its firm and option S-92 orders to 37 aircraft valued at more

Avpro announced the closure of several deals during the first day of business at HAI Heli Expo in Anaheim, California. Avpro signed an agreement to purchase a new Airbus Helicopters’ EC145 T2 on behalf of an undisclosed corporate client with delivery scheduled for 2015. In addition, the company signed a remarketing agreement with Kocoglu Group,

Turbomeca, a Safran company, will bring its entire proximity network to bear in supporting customers of Bell Helicopter’s new five-seat, short light single engine helicopter. In a firstever collaboration between the two corporations, the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X will be powered by Turbomeca’s latest Arrius 2R gas turbine. The Arrius 2R engine delivers performance

Noordzee Helicopters Vlaanderen (NHV) has ordered six more Airbus Helicopters EC175s, increasing its acquisitions of the new-generation rotorcraft to 16. NHV is an EC175 launch customer, booking its first contract for 10 of the mid-sized, twin-engine helicopters in 2012. Based in Ostend, Belgium, NHV is specialized in business-to-business aviation services. Its helicopters are deployed to

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace announced that Yamagata Prefecture Firefighting and Disaster Prevention Agency has chosen the AW139 intermediate twin helicopter to meet its operational requirement following a tender process. The AW139 helicopter is expected to enter service in the second quarter of 2015, replacing an ageing model.

Aircastle has reached an agreement with LATAM Airlines Group S.A. to enter into purchase and leaseback transactions involving eight Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The first group of four aircraft, which were manufactured in 2012, is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2014 with an average lease term of 60 months. The second group

Turbomeca (Safran) has designed a new Makila variant to offer increased performance to the newest Airbus Helicopters EC225e. The new combustion chamber and high-power turbine blades will permit take-off a significant increase of MTOW in CAT A conditions. Reducing maintenance costs, other Makila 2B improvements provide an increased TBO of 4,000 hours. First test bench

MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI), a Lynn Tilton company and a leading manufacturer of commercial, air-rescue, military and law enforcement helicopters, released that the Bolivian Ministry of the Interior has placed orders for two MD 530F aircraft. The aircraft will be operated by the Bolivian National Police to provide additional airborne security for the Ministry of

GE Capital Aviation Services, the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, delivered one leased Airbus A320 to the Spanish start-up airline Evelop Airlines. Evelop Airlines is owned by the Spanish leisure travel group Barceló and currently operates three aircraft from destinations in Europe to the Canary and Balearic Islands and serves outbound passengers