Skyworld Aviation announced the delivery of a BAE Jetstream 31 to Eagle Air of Iceland under a sale transaction. G-FARA was previously owned by Spitfire Investments of the UK and completed its ferry flight to its new owner in Reykjavik, Iceland from Cranfield, UK on 21st April.
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Embraer’s development program for its mid-size, 3,000-nm-range Legacy 500 executive jet achieved several significant milestones recently including taxi runs and the beginning of Ground Vibration Tests (GVT) in anticipation of the first flight scheduled for the third quarter. Milestones also include developments in the second and third prototypes. Concurrently, the Joint Definition Phase (JDP) has
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The Kazakhstan government has placed additional orders for eight EC145 helicopters in terms of a framework agreement covering 45 of these multi-role rotorcrafts, which are to be assembled in-country by the Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering joint venture. These latest bookings, announced on May 3rd at the KADEX-2012 military exposition in Astana, consist of six EC145s in
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ATR marked an important stage in its history on May 3rd, with the delivery of its 1,000th aircraft, an ATR 72-600 which will be decked out in the colors of the Spanish airline Air Nostrum, which has a commercial agreement with Iberia. This delivery symbolizes the success and sustainability of the ATR program and the
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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) reported the delivery of two leased Airbus A320s to Brussels Airlines. The airline is in the process of modernizing its fleet. The aircraft being leased will replace older aircraft in the airline’s fleet as part of this plan. Brussels Airlines currently operates a fleet of 47 aircraft to more than
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Dublin based aircraft lessor, AWAS, has agreed to place two additional Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft from its new order pipeline with Solaseed Air. Both aircraft will deliver to Solaseed in the second half of 2013. Solaseed Air operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet and this new aircraft delivered from AWAS marks the start of the airline’s
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The Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1200G engine successfully completed its first flight on April 30th, launching the engine family’s flight test program. The PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft flew on a specially designed stub wing aboard Pratt & Whitney’s Boeing 747SP flying test bed at the company’s Mirabel Aerospace Centre, in
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WestJet has selected Bombardier to supply aircraft for its new regional airline, expected to launch in the second half of 2013. The airline will fly the Bombardier Q400 NextGen to new cities, existing destinations not currently connected by WestJet, and will allow for schedule improvements on certain routes where a smaller aircraft can efficiently provide
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Air Lease Corporation announced the following transactions covering 11 twin aisle aircraft and two single aisle aircraft including: the purchase of eight new Boeing 787-9 aircraft for lease to Vietnam Airlines with deliveries of the eight 787-9 “Dreamliner” aircraft scheduled for 2017 and 2018. This transaction marks ALC’s longest lead time for a lease placement
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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of a new leased Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to India’s Jet Airways to expand the airline’s fleet. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing.
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