UK based Bond Aviation Group has ordered 16 Sikorsky S-92 medium lift helicopters, the largest single order in the aircraft’s history, Sikorsky said. Terms of the deal were not announced. The 19-passenger S-92 is aimed at the offshore oil and gas industry, which operates 60 per cent of the 150 S-92s in use worldwide, Sikorsky
Boeing is reportedly considering development of an update for its ultra long range 777-200LR, tentatively dubbed the 777-8LX, which could potentially operate between Sydney and London nonstop. The -8LX would join a troika of aircraft in the conceptual 777X family. It would feature a roughly 15 per cent improvement in fuel efficiency over the current
AgustaWestland says it is pushing ahead with development of its long delayed AW609 tiltrotor after taking full control of the project late last year. The program, which dates back to 1996, had previously been developed as the BA609 in a joint venture with Bell Helicopters. Similar to the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey but roughly half its
Eurocopter has unveiled an upgraded version of its single engine EC130 helicopter. The EC130 T2 has won 105 orders from seven launch customers, Eurocopter said, adding that deliveries were expected to begin this year. The upgraded version will maintain the EC130’s existing external lines while modifying roughly 70 per cent of the airframe. New features
Boeing says its 737 MAX airliner remains on course to enter service in 2017 as the program enters the final phase of wind tunnel testing. “Wind tunnel testing is on the critical design path of the program,” said Michael Teal, the chief project engineer and deputy program manager of the 737 MAX program. “Based on
The RAAF is participating for the first time in a Guam based military exercise with forces from Japan and the US. Cope North, which began on February 11 and runs through to the 24th, focuses on improving coordination between the three air forces in a number of different scenarios. “Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercises,
