Orders & Deliveries

  • Turkey Orders 109 Black Hawk Helicopters

    Sikorsky announced that the Turkish Government has selected Sikorsky for a contract involving 109 derivative Black Hawk helicopters for multi-mission use. The aircraft will be assembled in Turkey by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) as the prime contractor and will include components supplied by Sikorsky and other American and Turkish companies. The industrialization proposal will allow…

  • Eurocopter Delivers 1000th Dauphin Helicopter

    Eurocopter today announced that the 1000th Dauphin helicopter was delivered to India’s Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited, the world’s largest civilian operator of this twin-engine, medium weight helicopter. The operator’s newest helicopter is an AS365 N3 version, configured for offshore oil and gas drilling missions, and it brings the Indian operator’s fleet to a total of…

  • Virgin Atlantic Operates Its First Airbus A330

    The first Airbus A330 to be operated by Virgin Atlantic has been delivered recently. The inaugural passenger flight between Manchester and Orlando is part of Virgin Atlantic’s commitment to strengthen services from the UK to the US East Coast, East and West Africa, the Middle East and India. The aircraft is the first to be…

  • Lufthansa Orders A320neo

    Lufthansa today approved an order for 25 A320neo and five A321neo aircraft. The engine decision will be announced by the airline at a later date. Since its launch in December last year, the ‘neo’ has already attracted more than 330 commitments. Today the Lufthansa Group is Airbus’ biggest operator worldwide with around 338 Airbus aircraft…

  • Cathay Pacific Orders More A330s and 777s

    Cathay Pacific today announced that it will add further 27 aircraft to its fleet, with first delivery expected in 2013. The airline has orderd 15 more Airbus A330-300s and 10 more Boeing 777-300ERs. It has also finished a deal with aircraft leasing company International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) to add two more Airbus A350-900s. This…

  • Aeroflot Orders 777

    Boeing today announced that Russian airline Aeroflot has paced an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs (extended range) and two Boeing 777-200ERs. “These Boeing 777 airplanes will strengthen our network strategy, particularly the international growth opportunities we expect from our joint businesses with SkyTeam partners when servicing the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games and the 2018 FIFA…

  • Air China Orders Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental

    Boeing today proudly announced that they have won a new customer for their slow-selling 747-8I. Air China today signed an agreement for the purchase of five 747-8 Intercontinental. So far the only two customers have been Lufthansa (20) and Korean Air (5). The agreement requires Chinese government approval. “Air China has been operating 747s since…

  • ILFC Buys A320neo – Cancels A380s

    Airbus today announced that the aircraft leasing company, ILFC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 100 A320neo Family aircraft, comprising 75 A320neo and 25 A321neo types. Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G engines have been selected to power at least 60 of them. ILFC is the first customer for the A321neo, the largest member of…

  • Bombardier Delivers First Challenger 605 to Mexico

    Bombardier announced that it delivered its first Challenger 605 aircraft to an undisclosed customer to be operated from Mexico. “This milestone delivery for the Challenger 605 jet reconfirms this aircraft’s leadership worldwide,” said Fabio Rebello, Regional Vice President, Sales, Latin America, Bombardier Business Aircraft. “The Challenger series of aircraft, and the Challenger 605 jet in…

  • TAM to Order A320neo

    Airbus today announced that TAM Airlines, Brazil’s largest airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 32 Airbus A320 aircraft, comprising 22 A320neo and 10 A320 Family aircraft. The order makes TAM the launch customer for the A320neo in Latin America. The A320neo, available from 2016, offers new more efficient engines (CFM International LEAP-X and…

  • Ryanair’s 300th 737-800 Delivered

    Boeing today announced that they delivered the 300th 737-800 for Europe’s largest low-fare carrier, Ryanair. The airline will take delivery of 37 of these aircraft during 2011 and is the world’s largest operator of the 737-800. Ryanair took delivery of its first 737-800 in 1999. Ryanair’s Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said, “We are proud to…

  • Skymark Airlines Confirms A380 Order

    Skymark Airlines, Japan’s third largest airline, signed a contract for four A380s with Airbus, firming up a Memorandum of Understanding announced in November 2010. At the signing ceremony Skymark Airlines President said, “We believe that the A380, the world’s most cost-efficient, modern and environmentally friendly aircraft with cutting-edge technologies, will provide us with a strong…

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