GE Capital Aviation Services and Emirates Sign Purchase and Leaseback Transaction for Three Boeing 777-300ERs and Seven Spare Engines
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, August 8, 2012 – GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, signed a purchase and leaseback transaction with Emirates airline for three new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and seven… Continue reading
Commando II Lifts-off
MARIETTA, Ga., August 7, 2012 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered an MC-130J Commando II to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., today. Aircraft 5694 is the eighth of 11 MC-130Js to be assigned to the 522nd Special Operations Squadron at… Continue reading
First Bell 407GX Delivered to Africa
Fort Worth, TX – August 7, 2012 – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today that National Airways Corporation, a Bell Helicopter independent representative, delivered the first Bell 407GX to be operated in Africa. The 407GX will… Continue reading
Bell 429 Receives Increased Weight Approval in Thailand
Forth Worth, TX – August 8, 2012 – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today that the Department of Civil Aviation in Thailand is the thirteenth country to approve the increased maximum gross weight for the Bell… Continue reading





