Aircraft & Engines

Sikorsky Aircraft delivers three VVIP S-92 helicopters to Royal Thai Air Force

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered three VVIP S-92 helicopters to the Royal Thai Air Force, introducing the first high-end LifePort medical system into an S-92 aircraft. Sikorsky helicopters have been in use by Thailand military forces since 1996 including those being flown by the Royal Thai Navy, which flies SEAHAWK helicopters and S-76 helicopters. In

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Boeing and ANA to conduct 787 service readiness validation in Japan

Boeing and ANA announced how the two companies will work together to help prove the 787 Dreamliner’s readiness to enter service on a commercial basis. Using the second flight test aircraft, known as ZA002, they will simulate in-service operations across several airports in Japan in a service ready operational validation. The validation is expected to

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First Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1217G engine testing begins

Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney’s first PW1200G family engine — the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) — is well under way. The engine, the first of an eight-engine validation and certification program, has completed nearly 16 hours of testing to date. The PW1217G engine test program will run a total of

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Grupo INAER orders seven AgustaWestland Helicopters

INAER, a leading European helicopter services provider, has signed contracts for two EMS-configured GrandNew light twin helicopters and four GrandNew light twin and one AW139 medium twin helicopter for offshore transport. These contracts mark the entrance of the GrandNew into the European EMS and offshore transport markets. The GrandNew helicopters for offshore transport will be

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