Aircraft & Engines

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Weststar Aviation Services announced that a contract for the supply of six AW139 and two AW189 helicopters, plus options, was signed at the Langkawi International Maaritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition. The contract was signed by Tan Sri Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim, Group Managing Director of Weststar and Geoff Hoon, Managing

Sikorsky Aircraft has entered into agreements to sell two S-76D helicopters to PT Travira Air, a Jakarta, Indonesia-based charter airline company. Sikorsky made the announcement from the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition. The purchase of the two S-76D aircraft represents the latest addition to the company’s fleet but also represents the launching of the

On behalf of Republic Airways of the U.S., Skyworld Aviation has arranged the lease of a 37-seat ERJ 135 aircraft to specialist charter and shuttle operator JetGo of Australia. This aircraft will operate alongside two existing ERJ 135’s with the operator supporting the mining industry in Queensland, Australia. Serial number 145713 (N836RP – VH-JZG) left

Following major orders of the EC225 signed at the Heli-Expo earlier this month in Las Vegas, the sales momentum for this 11-ton class helicopter from Eurocopter’s Super Puma family continues at the Langkawi Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition this week in Malaysia with an order for two units from Weststar Aviation Services. A Memorandum of Understanding

Germany’s airberlin group took delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with fuel saving wing tip devices, called Sharklets. The aircraft will join the fleet of the Austrian based airline NIKI, which is owned by the airberlin group. Between now and 2015 the airberlin group, Germany’s second biggest airline, will receive 13 more A320-Family aircraft

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, reported that its AW189 Search & Rescue (SAR) helicopter will play a pivotal role in the provision of SAR services in the UK. Bristow Helicopters Ltd., which has been awarded the contract by the UK Department for Transport to provide SAR services to the UK for 10 years, has selected the

Having reached key labor agreements with its pilot and flight attendant unions on the introduction of new aircraft, Hawaiian Airlines has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Airbus to acquire 16 new A321neo aircraft between 2017 and 2020, with rights to purchase an additional nine aircraft. The transaction, which finalizes the Memorandum of Understanding announced

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) announced delivery of two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Japan’s Solaseed Air to help renew the carrier’s fleet. Both aircraft came from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing. Solaseed Air operates a fleet of 14 aircraft to seven destinations in Japan.

Boeing has delivered the 7,500th 737 to come off the production line to Malaysia-based Malindo Air. Malindo Air is a joint venture by Jakarta, Indonesia-based Lion Air and Malaysia’s National Aerospace and Defence Industries. Malindo Air is using the Next-Generation 737-900ER to launch its low-fares service.