KLM: New Boeing 777-300

At the start of the week, KLM’s latest Boeing 777 left the hangar in Seattle ready for its first test flight. Once delivered at the end of March, it will become KLM’s 24th Boeing 777. The aircraft – bearing registration PH-BVN – will be the ninth B777-300ER to join the fleet, alongside 15 B777-200ERs. The … Dowiedz się więcej

Bell 505’s Second Flight Test Vehicle Achieves First Flight

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X’s second flight test vehicle has successfully achieved its first flight. The Bell 505’s flight test vehicle one completed its first flight in November of last year, and the program has quickly progressed, performing additional flight tests and numerous practice … Dowiedz się więcej

Allegiant Travel Company Announces the Purchase of Two Additional A320 Aircraft

Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq:ALGT) today (24.02) announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase two additional A320 aircraft. The aircraft are currently being operated by Philippine Airlines and are scheduled to enter the Allegiant operating fleet toward the end of 2015. „We continue to be successful in finding high quality, used aircraft to … Dowiedz się więcej

Saudi Geological Survey to Use Bell 429 to Aid in Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today (24.02) the signed purchase agreement for a Bell 429 outfitted to perform utility roles in the Middle East by Saudi Geological Survey. The company will use the aircraft to support geological mapping, mineral exploration and many other sustainable management activities. The aircraft was signed for … Dowiedz się więcej

Gulf Air Offers Free Connectivity Beyond Athens

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced a time-limited offer giving passengers travelling to Greece the opportunity to fly onwards from Athens International Airport to 14 Greek destinations – for free. Valid until 30th April 2015, the offer gives passengers the opportunity to avail of complimentary onward domestic travel via … Dowiedz się więcej

Pilatus delivers the 1,300th PC-12

In a ceremony today (23.02) at Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd’s facility in Broomfield, Colorado, the Swiss aircraft manufacturer delivered the 1,300th unit of its single engine turboprop PC-12 to California-based airline Surf Air. Surf Air is the nation’s first private air travel club offering unlimited monthly flights. It provides members – frequent regional business and … Dowiedz się więcej