Cessna Skycatcher Program Update
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 22, 2011 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said today at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Hartford that…
Civilian aviation news
Guangxi Province Police Takes Delivery of an AW139 Helicopter
AgustaWestland, is pleased to announce that the Police of the Province of Guangxi in China has taken delivery of an AW139 medium twin helicopter. This…
Pratt & Whitney Share of China Eastern Order Valued at $400 Million
China Eastern Airlines has awarded IAE International Aero Engines an order for V2500 engines to power a new fleet of 50 Airbus A320-family aircraft. The…
Weak Economy, Weak Profits – 2012 Looking Even Tougher for Aviation
Singapore – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an upgrading of its industry profit expectations to $6.9 billion (up from $4.0 billion projected…
Bombardier to Reduce its CRJ Aircraft Production Rate
Bombardier has taken a measured decision to reduce the production output of its CRJ aircraft, effective January 2012, to align with current market demand. As…
Boeing Promotes New Approach for Future Aviation Training
New methods help meet demand for flight instructors and aviation personnel BANGKOK, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today called upon the aviation…
TUI Travel orders Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a contract from leisure travel company TUI Travel PLC to provide Trent 700 engines to power two…
Boeing Forecasts Strong Need for Aviation Personnel in Asia Pacific
Boeing forecasts the Asia Pacific region will require hundreds of thousands of new commercial airline pilots and technicians over the next 20 years to support airline…
Strong growth in airliner numbers and seating capacity is foreseen by Airbus’ 2011-2030 Global Market Forecast
The continuing “democratization†of air transport – driven by emerging economies, a global increase in wealth, greater urbanization, the need for more eco-efficient aircraft and…
Airbus sees demand for over 27,800 aircraft in the next 20 years
Ongoing trend for larger eco-efficient aircraft In the midst of troubled financial markets, Airbus foresees strong ongoing demand for commercial aircraft. According to its latest…
Rolls-Royce welcomes Air France-KLM to Trent family
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today welcomed Air France-KLM Group to its family of Trent XWB engine operators, following an announcement of the airline’s…
Public Security Bureau of Ordos Orders Two AgustaWestland GrandNew Helicopters
Public Security Bureau of Ordos, in China’s Inner Mongolia, has ordered two GrandNew twin-engine helicopters. The two helicopters will be used to perform fire fighting,…
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