The World of Aviation

The acquisition of 10 high-performance AS350 B3e helicopters by Helipartner Thailand reflects increasing demand for high-performance utility helicopters across ASEAN countries, Eurocopter said in announcing the deal. The order, which was formalised at the Paris airshow this week, will support Helipartner Thailand’s helicopter leasing services throughout the region. Deliveries of the aircraft will be from

ATR has called this year’s Paris airshow the best in the company’s history. Over the course of the week, the turboprop aircraft manufacturer announced orders for 173 planes, including 83 firm orders. The total value for these contracts exceeded US$4.1 billion. The success sets a new record for ATR’s order book, which now carries more

Airbus has announced more  orders for the A350, securing commitments from Air France-KLM and SriLankan Airlines. The Air France-KLM Group has finalised a firm contract for 25 A350-900 aircraft and for a further 25 options. “With the A350, Air France-KLM will continue to operate one of the most modern fleets in the world, and ensure

Australian Aviation has moved, but our new office is smaller and lacks the storage space of our old premises. As a consequence we are holding a ‘garage sale’ style clearance of all our aviation books, prints and models that we can’t take with us to our new office. So on Saturday June 29, come along

Order announcements continue to flow from the Paris airshow, with Boeing and Ryanair finalising a firm order for 175 737-800 aircraft. The order, originally announced as a commitment in March, is Boeing’s largest ever aircraft order from a European airline.  O’Leary flew into the Paris airshow on one of Ryanair’s 303 737-800s, which bore a

VistaJet has placed firm orders for 20 Challenger 350 jets and taken options for an additional 20 of the aircraft. The transaction for the firm aircraft order announced at the Paris airshow this week is valued at approximately US$518 million. If all options are exercised, the total value of the order is approximately US$1.035 billion.