Thai Airways International Public Company (THAI) has signed a contract with Airbus covering the firm order of four A350-900s and five A320 aircraft, becoming a new customer for both aircraft types. The aircraft have been selected by the airline under its fleet modernisation programme, with the A350 XWB set to operate on long haul services […]
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CIT Aerospace, a unit of CIT Group a global leader in transportation finance, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for the 50 A320neo family aircraft, which it had committed to at the 49th Le Bourget airshow on 21st June 2011. This deal brings the total number of Airbus aircraft ordered by CIT since 1999 to
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Singapore Airlines has agreed to order eight more Boeing 777-300ERs to support growth plans for the years ahead. Deliveries of the new aircraft are scheduled to begin in the 2013/14 financial year. They will be operated by Singapore Airlines on medium and long-haul routes. Powered by General Electric GE90 engines, the aircraft will join 19 B777-300ERs
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GOL took delivery of its first Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft with CFM56-7BE engines, which were developed with turbine pressure changes and other improvements that reduce drag, reducing friction of the aircraft with the air, cutting fuel consumption up to 2% over the currently-used CFM56-7B1 engines.
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AWAS has delivered a Boeing 767-300ER widebody aircraft to its new customer, GMG Airlines of Bangladesh. GMG Airlines, owned by the industrial conglomerate Beximco, started operations on April 6, 1998. It began with domestic services and launched international flights in September 2004, with flights between Chittagong and Kolkata.
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SuperJet International (SJI) reported the successfull completion of the first stage of “Type Rating Recovery Courses” for pilots, flight attendants and maintenance staff. The training activity performed without any significant events and occurrences, reporting a proficiency of 99%, according to a detailed risk analysis. The Recovery Courses involved 48 pilots and lasted 69 calendar days, included 384 flight hours
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EADS EFW in Dresden, Germany, delivered the youngest airbus passenger plane ever to be converted to a freighter, an A300-600, to Abu Dhabi-based customer Maximus. The delivery represents the first out of three A300-600 conversions for Maximus in 2011.
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Namibia’s Ministry of Safety & Security has ordered a Eurocopter EC145 to expand the capabilities and reach of the Namibia Police Force’s (NAMPOL) Air Wing. This new twin-engine helicopter will complement Namibia’s existing fleet of Eurocopter Ecureuil AS350 B3s in providing comprehensive multi-mission civil protection capabilities in one of Africa’s largest countries. Manufacture of the
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Garuda Indonesia has finalised an order with Airbus for the purchase of 25 A320 Family aircraft, firming up an MOU announced during the Paris Air Show in June. The order makes Garuda Indonesia a new A320 Family customer and covers 15 standard A320s and 10 A320neo aircraft for operation by the carrier’s low cost unit
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The delivery of the latest EC225 to the China Ministry of Transport’s Rescue and Salvage Bureau completes the fulfilment of the contract signed in 2009 for the supply of two EC225 for offshore search and rescue missions, with the earlier unit being delivered end of June this year. The two new helicopters are to be
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