15 November 2011
Emirates Airline orders 50 Boeing 777-300ERs
UAE-based Emirates Airline has signed a $18bn contract with Boeing for the purchase of 50 777-300ER aircraft.
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15 November 2011
Rolls-Royce to provide Trent 700 engines to Garuda Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia Airlines has ordered four Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power its Airbus A330 aircraft in a deal worth $280m.
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15 November 2011
Middle East aircraft market to grow by $347.4bn to 2030
The Middle East will require 1,921 new passenger and freighter aircraft worth $347.4bn between 2011 and 2030, according to Airbus' latest Global Market forecast.
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15 November 2011
Alafco orders 50 Airbus A320neo family aircraft
Kuwait-based aviation lease and finance company Alafco has ordered 50 A320neo family aircraft, with options for an additional 30 finalised by the end of 2011.
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14 November 2011
Bristow Group orders six AW189 helicopters
Bristow Group has signed a contract with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, to buy six AW189 helicopters, with an option for additional aircraft.
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14 November 2011
Thales Alenia Space to build four more satellites for O3b constellation
O3b Networks has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for the construction of four satellites for its medium Earth orbit constellation.
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14 November 2011
Nasa gears up to launch Mars rover on 25 November
Nasa is in the final phase of preparations to launch its car-sized robotic vehicle named Curiosity to Mars aboard an Atlas V rocket on 25 November 2011 from Cape Canaveral...
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14 November 2011
Embraer to redesign engines for E-Jets instead of building new planes
Embraer is planning to upgrade the engines and wings on its E-170 and E-190 jets by 2018, instead of designing bigger jets.
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13 November 2011
Caribbean Airlines receives first ATR 72-600
Caribbean Airlines has taken delivery of the first of nine ATR 72-600 aircraft as part of a $200m order.
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13 November 2011
American Airlines signs sale-leaseback deal with ILFC
American Airlines has signed a sale-leaseback agreement with International Lease Finance (ILFC), under which it will sell 15 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft and lease them back.