Aircraft & Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s latest generation turboshaft engine, the PT6C-67E, set to power Eurocopter’s new EC175 medium twin helicopter, has just received design approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency. EASA  issued a validation Type Certificate and Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) for the PT6C-67E on November 9, 2012, clearing the way for its future […]

China’s Tibet Airlines has taken delivery of its first A319 assembled at the Airbus Tianjin Final Assembly Line (FALC). The A319 delivered today is the fifth A319 to join the all Airbus fleet operated by lhasa based Tibet Airlines. The airline received its first Airbus A319 in July 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. The newly delivered

Airstream International Group has completed the sale of two ERJ-145EU aircraft to NovoAir (Bangladesh) on behalf of Aircraft Solutions. NovoAir is a new start-up company planning scheduled domestic operations from its base in Dhaka with the Embraer regional jet. Both aircraft have undergone extensive return to service maintenance at Exeter and engines at Standard Aero

BOC Aviation has concluded a deal with PT Lion Mentari Airlines (“Lion Air”) for six Boeing 737-800 and three 737-900ER aircraft. The first aircraft, a 737-900ER, was delivered to the airline in November, the remaining eight aircraft are scheduled to deliver through to the first quarter of 2014. This deal marks the first time that

BOC Aviation has signed agreements for the lease of two new A321-200 aircraft to Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. Both aircraft, to be equipped with IAE V2533-A5 SelectOne engines, are scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 2014. The two aircraft will be leased by Etihad Airways as

AWAS has delivered a new Airbus A320-200 aircraft to Royal Jordanian, the final of seven new aircraft as part of an agreement reached in early 2011. This placement is part of Royal Jordanian’s major fleet renewal programme, to offer its customers superior comfort while driving enhanced efficiencies across its network.

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has signed a contract with the Swedish Maritime Administration for seven AW139 intermediate twin helicopters. The aircraft will be equipped for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations with the first helicopter scheduled to be delivered in the spring of 2013 and the final one in 2014. The Swedish Maritime Administration is the

Turkish Airlines (THY) has ordered 15 GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with options for five additional aircraft. Delivery will begin in 2014. THY has also signed a long-term OnPoint solutions agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its new GE90-115B engines. The total engine order and OnPoint solution agreement is valued at more than $1.4bn. Additionally Turkish

GE Aviation’s new H75 and H85 turboprop engines received engine type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The two new engines are derivatives of the H80 engine.  The China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., (CAIGA) selected GE Aviation’s new H85 turboprop engine to power CAIGA’s five-seat Primus 150 business aircraft. This is the