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CFM56 reaches record production rateas CFM delivers 30,000th engine

CFM International has now delivered the 30,000th CFM56 engine. The milestone engines, one each for Airbus and Boeing, were recently delivered to customers, including a CFM56-5B going to Delta Air Lines powering an Airbus A320ceo and a CFM56-7B engine to China Eastern Airlines for a Next-Generation Boeing 737-800. Delta Air Lines actually launched the CFM56 engine into commercial service in...

AIR OPS Europe Closes on High Note, Announces 2017 Edition

Europe’s premier business aviation services event has just closed the curtain on its inaugural edition and all indications from attendees, exhibitors and organizers alike point to a successful launch and a promising future for AIR OPS Europe. Next year’s edition has already been confirmed for 20-21 September 2017, at the same location.   “The first event of its kind in Eur...

Euravia announces new Rolls-Royce 250 engine support capability

Euravia Engineering & Supply Co. Ltd. ("Euravia"), a Magellan Aerospace company will showcase an expanded product capability at Helitech 2016.  Euravia, Europe's leading PT6 engine shop, is now providing total engine support for the Rolls-Royce 250 (RR250) engine.  Euravia operates from purpose-built facilities in Kelbrook, in the north west of England, a...

Binter firms up order for 6 ATR 72-600s

Spanish carrier Binter, a long-standing ATR operator in Europe, has today signed an agreement to buy six additional ATR 72-600s, taking their total order for the aircraft to eighteen. The aircraft will serve Binter’s Canary Islands network. The new aircraft will contribute to the fleet renewal process that the airline commenced two years ago with the purchase of the fi...

First Operator airBaltic Ramps up for Bombardier CS300 Aircraft Entry-into-Service

European Regions Airline Association General Assembly – Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that excellent progress is being made in preparation for the CS300 aircraft’s entry-into-service (EIS) with launch operator Air Baltic Corporation AS (“airBaltic”) later this year. In addition to the receipt of the CS300 aircraft Type Validation awarded by the Eur...

E170 and E175 Jets Receive Type Approval for Operation in Russia

Embraer announced that the E170 and the E175 jets have received the Type Certificates from the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), also known by its Russian acronym MAK, paving the way for Russian airlines to acquire these two aircraft types. The E190 and the E195 were already certified and Saratov Airlines is currently flying the E195. “This certification opens new opportunities fo...

Dassault Combined Vision System certified on Falcon 2000S/LXS

Dassault Aviation’s revolutionary Combined Vision System –dubbed FalconEye--has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Federal Aviation Agency for use on the Falcon 2000S and LXS twinjet aircraft. FalconEye will also be certified soon on the new Falcon 8X ultra-long range trijet. FalconEye is the first head up display (HUD) system to blend synthetic, database-driven terra...

Bell Helicopter and TRU Simulation + Training nearing finish line for BTA-Valencia completion

Bell Helicopter and TRU Simulation + Training Inc. announced new updates in their continued progress with their training center in Valencia, Spain - continuing to meet commitments to bring a regional training solution to Europe. The Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) – Valencia, Powered by TRU Simulation + Training is designed to serve the training needs of European customers, be...

Marshall Aviation Services showcases its Birmingham Airport FBO at AirOps Europe

Marshall Aviation Services will be exhibiting at the inaugural AirOps Europe in Cannes - Europe's first convention focused on support services professionals in business aviation – this week (12th-13th October). The company will showcase its Birmingham Airport FBO and introduce newly appointed FBO Manager Sophie Downes. Sophie was previously FBO Manager at Coventry Airport.  Prior to that she wo...

Airbus Helicopters launches flight-test campaign of H175 in public services configuration

Airbus Helicopters has kicked-off the flight test campaign of the public services variant of the H175 medium twin-engine helicopter. An initial flight-test campaign was successfully concluded last week after 12 flights. This included a demonstration carried out last week with customer Hong Kong’s Government Flying Service (GFS), who became launch customer for this new variant in Se...

Boeing Wins $3.2 Billion Dreamliner Order From China Southern

Boeing Co. landed a deal to sell a dozen 787 Dreamliners to China Southern Airlines Co., bolstering support for its marquee carbon-fiber jetliner in an otherwise tough market for twin-aisle aircraft. The order by Asia’s biggest carrier by passenger volume is valued at $3.2 billion according to list prices, although carriers typically negotiate discounts. It comes less than a week after Qatar Ai...

Corail Helicopters becomes launch customer for Fleet Keeper TM

Corail Helicopters, operator of a 7 Airbus Helicopters fleet, has become the launch customer of Fleet KeeperTM thanks to a contract agreement signed today at the Helitech exhibition in Amsterdam. Developed by Airbus Helicopters as part of its HCare Connected Services offering, Fleet KeeperTM has recently been validated by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) for use within Airbus H...