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LATAM Airlines has selected Pratt Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 42 firm A320neo family aircraft . The agreement includes a 12-year Fleet Management Plan. PurePower engine deliveries are expected to begin in 2016. Each LATAM Airbus A320neo family aircraft will be powered by two PurePower PW1100G-JM engines with benefits including double-digit reductions in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating ...

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Airbus clinched a deal on Tuesday worth about USD$11 billion to supply UK budget airline easyJet with 135 planes, dealing a blow to its US rival Boeing. EasyJet agreed to buy 35 current-generation A320 aircraft and 100 new-generation A320neo jets, with options for a further 100, the airline announced on the second day of the Paris Airshow. The total list price of the aircraft would be about USD$11.5 billion, though easyJet said that it had negoti ...

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A ceremony scheduled for this morning in Le Bourgets static park at the Paris Air Show marks delivery of the first example of a SukhoiSSJ100 built to operate in the Western world to Mexican airline Interjet. The airplane, marketed by SuperJet Internationalthe Venice, Italy-based Western sales and worldwide support provider for the SukhoiSSJ100arrived here in Interjet colors on Saturday evening. It now occupies a prominent spot on the static displ ...

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AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce an order for two AW119Ke single engine helicopters by Kestrel Aviation, a privately owned helicopter operator based in Mumbai, India. The AW119Ke helicopters, both in VIP configuration, will be delivered to Kestrel Aviation during the last quarter of 2013 and will join two others of the same model already in service. Configured for VIP transport tasks the AW119Ke offers outstanding pe ...

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AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce it has signed a contract for the sale of its first AW139 helicopter in Senegal. The contract, which marks the entrance of AgustaWestland helicopters in the regional market, includes in-country support services and training for both aircrew and maintainers. The helicopter will be operated by the Senegal Air Force. With the largest passenger cabin in its class the AW139 can accommodate ...

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The Danish leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) have signed an agreement for 90 ATR 72-600s. Richard Benedikz - 18-Jun-2013 ATR The order includes 35 firm orders (30 ATR 72-600s and 5 ATR 42-600s) and amounts to over US$ 2.1 billion including options. NAC, which has signed several orders for new ATRs over the past three years has the largest fleet of ATRs in the world with over a hundred aircraft. With the progressive arrival of the 30 a ...

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Editors note This story was written by Col.Maria Cecilia Silva Velasquez of theFuerza Area Colombiana (Colombian Air Force) and provides a fascinating look at how one South American county participated in a military training exercise thousands of miles away. For the first time ever, the Colombian Air Force is participating in one of the greatest international operational training exercises, Exercise Maple Flag, which ends June 21 at Royal Canadia ...

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The Latin-American carrier Avianca took delivery today of the first of 15 ATR 72-600s that it commissioned in late 2012, with the signing of a contract which also included options for 15 more aircraft and which was valued at over US$ 700 million. The aircraft delivered today at the Paris Air Show is configured with 68 seats and is equipped with the new Armonia cabin, a major development of the ATR -600 series, ensuring optimal passenger comfort. ...

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Company plans multibillion-pound purchase of 135 new planes from Franco-German aircraft manufacturer EasyJet has revealed a $12bn (7.7bn) deal to buy 135 aircraft from Airbus, risking inflaming a confrontation between the airline company and its founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Iaonnou. The A320 planes will largely replace EasyJet's existing fleet with larger, more efficient models. The easyJet chief executive, Carolyn McCall, said the carrier had secur ...