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Rawandan carrier RawandAir has placed an order for two Boeing 737-800s. “Boeing’s Next-Generation 737-800s will enable us to eventually expand to regional hubs across Africa and the Middle East,” said John Mirenge, RwandAir chairman. “They will become the mainstay of our fleet.” This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

Boeing has selected UK based Monarch Aircraft Engineering as a maintenance, repair and overhaul partner for its GoldCare 787 support package. Under the agreement, Monarch will conduct scheduled maintenance for 787s, including A, B, C and D checks for 787s covered under the GoldCare program in Europe. Monarch’s sister company Monarch Airlines has six 787s

Embraer recorded a net income (profit) of US$35.5m (A$38.3m) for the quarter ending March 31, reversing a US$23.4m (A$26.2m) loss during the same time last year. The improvement in net income came as net sales for the Brazilian company declined by 14 per cent to US$990m (A$1068m) as the weaker commercial airliner market weighed down

Angolan airline TAAG Linhas Aereas has ordered two Boeing 777-300ERs and taken purchase rights on a further two. The order is valued at US$544m (A$587m) at list prices, and was originally posted as an order to an unidentified customer on the Boeing Orders and Deliveries website last year. The airline currently operates three 777-200ERs. This