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Jet Midwest acquires two Fokker-100 aircraft for dismantling

Global aircraft parts supplier Jet Midwest has acquired two Fokker 100 aircraft from Aero Mongolia to support their worldwide customer base of F100 operators. The aircraft (msn 11352 and 11428) were recently flown to Jet Midwest’s Kansas City based facility for dismantling. Jet Midwest has to date purchased 11 Fokker F100 aircraft for dismantling and

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Embraer delivers first EMBRAER 190 Jet to China’s CDB Leasing

Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190 jet to China’s CDB Leasing Co., (CLC), at the Company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The aircraft will be operated by China Southern Air Holding Xinjiang Company, a branch of China Southern Airlines, which is the largest airline in China and the third in the world, in terms of

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Skywest Airlines takes delivery of its first ATR 72-500

Australian carrier Skywest Airlines took delivery of its first ATR 72-500, which is also the very first ATR 72 aircraft in Australia. Skywest Airlines will operate its new ATR fleet on behalf of Virgin Australia, as part of a 10-year agreement signed recently between both airlines to create a regional network for Virgin Australia. This delivery follows the

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THAI becomes new customer for A350 XWB and A320 Family

Thai Airways International Public Company (THAI) has signed a contract with Airbus covering the firm order of four A350-900s and five A320 aircraft, becoming a new customer for both aircraft types. The aircraft have been selected by the airline under its fleet modernisation programme, with the A350 XWB set to operate on long haul services

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CIT signs firm order for 50 A320neo aircraft

CIT Aerospace, a unit of CIT Group a global leader in transportation finance, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for the 50 A320neo family aircraft, which it had committed to at the 49th Le Bourget airshow on 21st June 2011. This deal brings the total number of Airbus aircraft ordered by CIT since 1999 to

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SIA to order eight more Boeing 777-300ERs

Singapore Airlines has agreed to order eight more Boeing 777-300ERs to support growth plans for the years ahead. Deliveries of the new aircraft are scheduled to begin in the 2013/14 financial year. They will be operated by Singapore Airlines on medium and long-haul routes. Powered by General Electric GE90 engines, the aircraft will join 19 B777-300ERs

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GOL receives 737NG with improved engine performance

GOL took delivery of its first Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft with CFM56-7BE engines, which were developed with turbine pressure changes and other improvements that reduce drag, reducing friction of the aircraft with the air, cutting fuel consumption up to 2% over the currently-used CFM56-7B1 engines.

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AWAS delivers Boeing 767-300ER aircraft to new customer GMG Airlines

AWAS has delivered a Boeing 767-300ER widebody aircraft to its new customer, GMG Airlines of Bangladesh. GMG Airlines, owned by the industrial conglomerate Beximco, started operations on April 6, 1998. It began with domestic services and launched international flights in September 2004, with flights between Chittagong and Kolkata.

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SuperJet International completes first “Type Rating Recovery Courses”

SuperJet International (SJI) reported the successfull completion of the first stage of “Type Rating Recovery Courses” for pilots, flight attendants and maintenance staff. The training activity performed without any significant events and occurrences, reporting a proficiency of 99%, according to a detailed risk analysis. The Recovery Courses involved 48 pilots and lasted 69 calendar days, included 384 flight hours

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