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AuthorGECAS grows its 737 order book
January 21, 2014 0 commentLessor GE Capital Aviation Services has announced an order for 20 737NGs and 20 737MAX airliners. “We ordered more 737 MAX 8s and Next-Generation 737-800s because demand continues to grow as our airline customers require more fuel-efficient aircraft to compete in the marketplace,” Norman C.T. Liu, president and CEO of GECAS said in a statement.
Read moreSukhoi to stretch Superjet 100
January 21, 2014 0 commentRussian manufacturer Sukhoi has announced plans for an intermediate stretch of its Superjet SSJ100 regional airliner. The modest stretch would add an additional row of seats, bringing capacity up to 115 from the current 110 seats offered by the 100, and will enter production from 2016. Sukhoi says the stretch will be an interim model
Read moreRex calls for new NSW route interest
January 21, 2014 7 commentRegional Express has called for expressions of interest from regional NSW centres for regular public transport (RPT) air services to and from Sydney. The call comes in the wake of the collapse of Brindabella Airlines late last year and Rex subsequently recruiting 14 of Brindabella’s pilots. The airline says it has a “window of opportunity”
Read moreKing Air turns 50
January 21, 2014 0 commentThe Beechcraft Corporation has celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first flight of its venerable King Air turboprop. The first flight was conducted on January 20 1964 by a Model 90, and that event was commemorated in 2014 by a three-ship pass of three current model King Airs – a C90GTx, a 250, and a
Read moreOrders fall but deliveries up for Bombardier
January 21, 2014 0 commentBombardier Aerospace has announced its orders and delivery tallies for its commercial and business aircraft production lines for the 2013 calendar year. The company’s business aircraft lines delivered a total of 180 aircraft in 2013, an increase of just one aircraft over 2012, comprising 29 Learjets, 89 Challengers, and 62 Global series aircraft. Net orders
Read moreDefence confirms Boeing as preferred HATS tenderer
January 21, 2014 10 commentFollowing on from our story of January 13, Defence has confirmed that a Boeing Defence Australia led team has been selected as the preferred tenderer for the ADF’s AIR 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project. In a written statement to Australian Aviation’s sister publication, DIAR by ADBR, a Defence spokesman said “This
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