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American Airlines bankruptcy
The AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, said on Tuesday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to reduce labor costs and shed a heavy debt burden.
AMR was the last of the major legacy… Continue reading
GE Capital Aviation Services To Lease Two Airbus A330-300s to China Airlines
Taipei, November 29, 2011 – GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, announced it will lease two new Airbus A330-300 aircraft to China Airlines to further expand their fleet.
The aircraft come… Continue reading
Amphibious aircraft Be-200ChS “Ivan Shamanov” will join RF Emergency Control Ministry fleet
Amphibious aircraft Be-200ChS (tail number RF-31361, serial number 76820003102) performed its first predelivery flight from “Taganrog-South” airport.
Aircraft took off at 12.57 and landed at 17.27. It was piloted by JSC “Beriev Aircraft Company” crew: Kuleshov N.P. (captain-pilot), Chalov I.A.… Continue reading
Armavia confirms the Sukhoi Superjet 100 successful operations
November 29, 2011, Moscow — The first conference on the Sukhoi Superjet aircraft operations by Armavia Airlines was held at the headquarters of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) in Moscow on November 22, 2011. Representatives of Armavia, SCAC, SuperJet International… Continue reading
Boeing Receives $20 Million Contract to Upgrade F-15C Trainers
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29, 2011 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] received a $20 million contract in September from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the visual systems in the… Continue reading
AgustaWestland Completes 609 Tiltrotor Programme Acquisition
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has finalised the transaction with Bell Helicopter Textron for the acquisition of the 609 tiltrotor programme. All legal and regulatory approvals have now been successfully completed. The development of the… Continue reading