20 July 2014
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to buy Bell 407GX helicopter
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is planning to sign a deal with Textron’s subsidiary Bell Helicopter to buy a Bell 407GX.
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17 July 2014
ASL Aviation to procure ten LM-100J Freighters
ASL Aviation Group has signed a letter of intent to purchase Lockheed Martin's ten LM-100J commercial freighters, a progress that would enable Lockheed to go ahead with certification of its...
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17 July 2014
Hong Kong Aviation Capital to buy 70 Airbus A320neo aircraft
Aircraft lessor Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC) has placed an order with Airbus for 70 A320neo (new engine option) family airliners.
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17 July 2014
Nearly 300 dead in Malaysian plane crash in Ukraine
Malaysian Airlines' MH17 passenger jet has reportedly been shot down in the eastern, rebel-held Ukraine, killing 298 passengers on-board, just four months after the disappearance of flight MH370.
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16 July 2014
Airbus signs $11.8bn A320 aircraft order from SMBC Aviation
Ireland-based SMBC Aviation Capital has placed a $11.8bn order for 115 Airbus A320 family aircraft, said to be the largest ever single-aisle aircraft request by a leasing firm.
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16 July 2014
ESA’s spaceplane set for November launch
Engineers at European Space Agency (ESA) are moving ahead with the final trials on the itermediate experimental vehicle (IXV) to validate its survival capabilities in demanding conditions after its launch...
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16 July 2014
Qatar Airways finalises $18.9bn order for 50 777-9X
Qatar Airways has placed an $18.9bn order with Boeing for 50 777-9Xs with options for 50 additional 777-9X.
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15 July 2014
Emirates inks $13bn engine MRO deal with GE
Emirates airline has signed a 12-year deal with GE for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of its new GE9X engines that will power the airline’s 150 Boeing 777X aircraft,...
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15 July 2014
US Military plans reusable spaceplane to cut satellite launch costs
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded initial design contracts for its next-generation, reusable experimental spaceplane project, called XS-1, as part of efforts to reduce satellite launch...
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15 July 2014
IAG selects IAE’s V2500 engines for A320ceo aircraft
International Airlines Group (IAG) has selected International Aero Engines' (IAE) V2500 engines to power 30 A320ceo aircraft for subsidiary Vueling Airlines.