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China’s CAS signs GTA with Airbus for 60 aircraft
Eco-efficient Airbus aircraft support fast growing Chinese civil aviation
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) with Airbus for the purchase of 60 Airbus aircraft, which includes 42 A320 Family aircraft… Continue reading
Iberia strike called off after deal: company
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Workers of Spanish airline Iberia called off a third five-day strike in a dispute over thousands of job cuts after unions accepted a mediation plan, the company said on Wednesday.
“Iberia and the union representatives of 93 percent of… Continue reading
Wagners Development Company Pty Ltd Orders an AW119Kx
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Wagners Development Company Pty Ltd of Australia has signed a contract for an AW119Kx single engine helicopter. The aircraft, which is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of this… Continue reading
GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers Two Leased Boeing 737-400s to New Customer Aero Nigeria
ACCRA, Ghana, January 21, 2013 – GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced the delivery of two leased Boeing 737-400s to new customer AeroContractors Company of Nigeria Limited.
Deliveries were made… Continue reading
Airbus beats order target and sets new company delivery records
Overwhelming market preference for the NEO continues
Airbus delivered a company record of 588 aircraft to 89 customers (17 new) and exceeded its order target of 650 by winning 914 gross orders. These orders include 305 CEO,… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Building Company-Owned Unmanned Aircraft for Navy’s Triton Program
System to be Used for Testing, Future Demonstration Efforts
Northrop Grumman Corporation is building a company-owned unmanned aircraft for use as a development and demonstration platform for at-sea surveillance under the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton program.
Triton provides a detailed… Continue reading
Zhuhai Helicopter Company to Acquire More Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters
ZHUHAI, China – Sikorsky and Zhuhai Helicopter Company (ZHC) today announced a new contract at Airshow China for two Sikorsky S-92® offshore utility helicopters. The acquisition marks the fourth procurement by ZHC from Sikorsky since 2007. Sikorsky is a… Continue reading
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Virgin Galactic acquires full ownership of The Spaceship Company
Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline, today announced that it has taken 100% ownership of its sister company, The Spaceship Company (TSC), by acquiring the 30% stake held by Scaled… Continue reading
China Aircraft Leasing Company commits to 36 A320 Family aircraft
Operators can select Airbus’ new fuel saving Sharklets
China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC), the fast growing Hong Kong based aircraft leasing company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow for 36 current generation A320… Continue reading
1st flight of an ultra light helicopter with combined turbine and 3 blades rotor
The Heli Air Design company (HAD), located in Lorraine (France North-East), presented its project at the Estoril Helitech show and then its first prototype at the International Paris Air show in Le Bourget in June 2011 and at Duxford Helitech… Continue reading
Eurocopter delivers its second EC225 helicopter to the AIRTELIS affiliate of France’s RTE public utility company
Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer in civil and parapublic markets, has delivered the second EC225 to AIRTELIS – a wholly-owned subsidiary of France’s RTE public utility company.
Created in 2011, AIRTELIS performs heliborne operations for customers in France and… Continue reading
DanCopter Takes Delivery of its First AW139 Helicopter
DanCopter, a Blueway AS company, has taken delivery of the first of five AW139 medium twin helicopters. This aircraft will be used for offshore transport operations in Nigeria. An initial order for three AW139s was placed in 2010 which was… Continue reading