Aircraft & Engines

Boeing's 50th 747-400BCF delivers to Evergreen International Airlines

Boeing, Evergreen International Airlines and Taikoo Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) celebrate the delivery of the 50th 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). The airplane is the first to enter the Evergreen fleet and the 40th conversion completed by TAECO. All 747-400BCF deliveries have been completed on or ahead of scheduled commitments to customer airlines.

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Maryland State Police executes options for three AW139s

AgustaWestland released that Maryland State Police Aviation Command has executed options under their current contract for three additional AW139 medium twin helicopters. These aircraft will be used for emergency medical, search and rescue, law enforcement and homeland security missions. This order follows an initial contract for six AW139s placed in 2010. The new AW139s for

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ILFC to lease China Airlines three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), released that it had entered into a leasing agreement with China Airlines for three new Boeing 737-800s. These aircraft are scheduled for delivery to China Airlines in the second quarter of 2013. ILFC has recently opened up new offices in Singapore and Beijing in order to support the Asia-Pacific region

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Tokyo Fire Department signs for another Eurocopter EC225

Following the purchase of an EC225 last December after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Tokyo Fire Department signed a contract for another EC225 in July, to add on to its Eurocopter fleet of fire-fighting helicopters. The 11-ton rotary-wing aircraft from Eurocopter’s Super Puma family will be configured to handle fire-fighting, emergency medical services as

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Italian police orders two AW139 helicopters

The Italian Police has placed an order for two AW139 intermediate twin helicopters. The contract is partially funded by the UE FRONTEX programme aimed at supporting coordination and development of the European Union’s border management. Also included in the contract is a comprehensive support and training package for crews and maintenance personnel plus options for

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Guggenheim Aviation Partners leases two A330-200s to Monarch Airlines

Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP), an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, announced the lease of two Airbus A330-200 aircraft to Monarch Airlines, one of the United Kingdom’s largest privately-owned airlines. The leases were concluded last quarter. Monarch Airlines operates a fleet of 32 aircrafts from bases in the UK throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.

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