Ahead of officially opening its order book for the new PC-24 business jet, Pilatus has received a letter of intent from Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services in what potentially sees Pilatus with its launch customer. Launched in May this year, the PC-24 is Pilatus’s first foray into the jet market. Roll-out of the new design
The third and final 787-9 flight test aircraft, and the first to be powered by General Electric GEnx engines, has made its first flight. Flight test aircraft ZB021 took off from Paine Field, Everett at 12:15 pm local time on Tuesday before landing 2 hours and 44 minutes later at Seattle’s Boeing Field. Boeing says
Iraqi Airways has become the latest airline to order Bombardier’s new CSeries regional jet, with the signing at the Dubai airshow of a letter of intent for five CS300s and options on 11 more. Iraqi Airways operates six CRJ900 NextGen jets, which it using to progressively increase its regional network. The CS300s will be used
Bombardier’s NextGen Q400 model has received a sales boost following the first orders its the manufacturer’s higher capacity NextGen Q400 model and up to eight from aircraft leasing company Palma. The commitment from Thai low-cost regional carrier Nok Air for two of the new generation models and purchase rights for another four aircraft sees the
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has bowed to pressure from industry, delaying the implementation of new licensing regulations from the earlier proposed December 4 this year to September 1 2014. In a statement announcing the timetable change, CASA said: “The primary reason for the changes is the need to give the aviation industry more
Libyan Wings, a Tripoli-based charter and freight airline scheduled to start services in early 2014, has ordered three A350-900s and four A320s. The aircraft will be used on longhaul and regional routes. Including this order from the Dubai Airshow, the A350 has gained 764 firm orders from 39 customers. This content is available exclusively to Australian