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Embraer and Conviasa sign a deal for up to 20 E190 jets.
Embraer announced today an agreement with Venezuela’s Conviasa Airlines for the sale of six EMBRAER 190jets. The deal also includes 14 purchase options for the same aircraft model. The value of the order, at list price, is USD 271.2 million, based on January 2012 economic conditions, and could total as much as USD 904 million,…
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GE Aviation Acquires Leader in Flight Data Analysis.
GE Aviation announced today that it has acquired Austin Digital, a privately owned, Texas-based supplier of flight operations data analysis. Austin Digital’s flight operations capabilities strengthen GE‘s services offerings with integrated solutions for aviation customers around the world. “GE is committed to delivering solutions that help our customers operate aircraft more efficiently,…
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Rolls-Royce and Snecma to initiate joint combat engine studies.
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and Snecma (Safran Group) have signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to undertake studies into the next generation of UK and French combat aircraft engines, through their 50:50Rolls-Royce Snecma Ltd joint venture, established in 2001. Rolls-Royce and Snecma have also announced that they have signed…
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Piper, Pratt & Whitney Canada Sign 10-Year Agreement.
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has reached a 10-year agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) for the continuing purchase of PT6A-42A turboprop engines to power Piper’s flagship aircraft, the single-engine M-Class Meridian. P&WC is aUnited Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company. Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott announced the accord at a news conference on the…
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Qatar Emiri Air Force selects PC-21 Training System.
The QEAF selected the PC-21 as their fixed wing basic and advanced training aircraft, after a thorough evaluation both in Switzerland and in Qatar. The PC-21 was deemed to be the very best aircraft and Training System of all options available on the market today. The PC-21 will support the training of their young aviators…
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Another Super Galaxy.
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered the fifth production C-5M Super Galaxy to the Air Force, July 20, 2012, at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The Super Galaxy is the eight overall C-5M for the Air Force and will undergo internal paint restoration at Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., before traveling to its permanent home…
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Eurocopter’s revolutionary X3 helicopter arrives in Washington for final leg of aircraft’s U.S. tour.
Eurocopter continues its U.S. tour of the X3 high-speed hybrid helicopter today in Manassas, Va. where the aircraft performed a flight demonstration for dignitaries, local elected officials, company employees and the news media. The Washington, D.C., metro area is the final leg of flight demonstrations for civil and military customers across the country. X3…
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Cessna Grand Caravan EX; More Power, Greater Performance.
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) announced the latest innovation in the Cessna Caravan product line, the Cessna Grand Caravan EX. The Grand Caravan EX offers increased horsepower (HP) which improves the aircraft’s performance in current mission profiles and allows for missions to extend into regions of the world with…
