PWC announces another PT6 variant
We have a quick chat with Nicolas Kanellias, GM of the PT6 program at the 2015 NBAA in Las Vegas. Views: 24
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Short European roundup
Vueling – The main airport in the French capital will become the new hub of IAG group , which will base, from May 2016, two A320s to provide 13 European connections. Among the routes that will be activated, three are…
Premium #187 – Russia – Aviation Market Survey
With data now available through the 2nd quarter of 2015, we took a look at the Russian civil aviation market, our third in a series of market surveys. This market is facing challenges and are there any trends one can discern?…
AVIC makes a splash
News from China today is that AVIC announced orders for 185 MA700s. Customers include Joy Air, Okay Airways, Cambodia Bayon Airlines and several leasing companies committed the new regional turboprop. Air China, China Southern, China Eastern and Hainan Airlines apparently…
Tanker Competitions
Aerial tankers are in the news again. South Korea has apparently selected the Airbus A330 MRTT over the Boeing KC-46A and Israel Aerospace Industries’ MMTT. The Koreans plan to buy four tankers for $1bn. First delivery is said to be…
Is there a market for small regional jets?
An item at the recent Paris airshow that caught some attention was the emergence of the former Dornier 328 as the TRJ328. Take a look at our video of the presentation made by Sierra Nevada about the TRJ328 and their…