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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and Kartika Airlines finalize the deal for 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplanes
July 19, 2010. Farnborough. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) and an Indonesian regional carrier Kartika Airlines have finalized an order for 30 SSJ100/95B aircraft. The deal is valued at 951mln. USD at current list prices.
The contract signed by the… Continue reading
Rockwell Collins to upgrade E-3 AWACS
FARNBOROUGH, UK (July 19, 2010)Â -Â Rockwell Collins has been selected by The Boeing Company to provide an avionics upgrade solution to be developed for 33 U.S. Air Force E-3B/C and 17 NATO E-3A Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft.… Continue reading
Canada Selects Lockheed Martin F-35 For Next-Generation Fighter
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 16th, 2010 — The Government of Canada today announced plans to acquire the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II as the country’s next-generation fighter aircraft. The F-35 will replace Canada’s fleet of CF-18 Hornets that… Continue reading
Eurocopter hands over new EC135 to West Midlands Police Air Support Unit
On July 19, a brand new EC135 P2i was handed over to Assistant Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, Sharon Rowe, on the EADS/Eurocopter booth No. G12 in Hall 4 at the Farnborough International Air Show. The order for this… Continue reading
Bombardier Confirms Sale of Two Global 5000 Jets to Qatar Airways
Bombardier today confirmed that in March 2010, Qatar Airways placed firm orders for two Global 5000 aircraft, valued at approximately $90 million US, based on the 2010 list price for typically equipped aircraft. The business jets are scheduled for delivery… Continue reading
Norwegian Air Shuttle Exercises Purchase Rights for 15 Boeing Next-Generation 737s
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA today signed an agreement at the Farnborough International Airshow for 15 Boeing 737-800s. The airline is exercising purchase rights from its… Continue reading
Boeing CST-100 Spacecraft to Provide Commercial Crew Transportation Services
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 19, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] released artist’s renderings of its Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft during a media briefing with Bigelow Aerospace today at the Farnborough Airshow.
Boeing is maturing the design of its CST-100… Continue reading
GECAS Announce Order for 40 Next-Generation 737-800s
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric (NYSE: GE), today announced an order for 40 Next-Generation 737-800s.
The order is valued… Continue reading
Boeing, Emirates Announce Order for 30 Boeing 777-300ERs
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Dubai-based Emirates Airlines today announced an order for 30 Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range) at the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow. Â Eighteen of these were previously attributed to an unidentified customer… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Final C-130 Avionics Modernization Program Test Aircraft
SAN ANTONIO, July 19, 2010 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] on June 30 delivered the last of three test aircraft for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) system design and development contract.
Boeing made the final delivery one… Continue reading
GE Capital Aviation Services orders 60 A320 Family Aircraft
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric [NYSE: GE], has signed a firm order for 60 additional A320 family aircraft. This new order brings the total number of A320 family aircraft ordered… Continue reading
Aeroflot signs for 11 Airbus A330-300 aircraft
The Russian flag carrier, Aeroflot, signed a firm contract with Airbus for the purchase of 11 A330-300 aircraft. The newly ordered A330-300s will feature a spacious two class cabin layout seating around 300 passengers. The airline is planning to operate… Continue reading