Flight Image of the Day

A400M completes first ground run of all four engines

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:21:05 +0000

Airbus Military's delayed A400M transport has been edged closer towards its planned flight debut before year-end, with the type having run all four of its engines simultaneously for the first time. Read more...

(Photo: Airbus Military)

Dassault Falcon Overflying Dubai Palm Islands

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:33:33 +0000

The Dubai Air Show may have wrapped up, but you can still catch all the news, photos, videos and even Tweets at our special Dubai Air Show page.

Static Display of Dubai Air Show

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:28:26 +0000

Today's image is from AirSpace user Chipmunker. The Flightglobal team has been reporting on the news pouring out from the Dubai Air Show, but there is also a huge static display of aircraft, which Chipmunker snapped one part of.

Stay up to date with all the news, videos, blogs, photos, and even Tweets from the 2009 Dubai Air Show.

Flight International Cover: 17-23 November Eurofighter's Deployment

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:36:27 +0000

This week Flight International takes a look at Germany relishing Baltic duty: the Eurofighter's deployment to Lithuania draws Russian visitors.

We also look at:

And don't forget about our cover competition, where YOUR photograph can be on the cover of Flight International.

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Image of the Week: IAF F-15C Eagle "BAZ"

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:12:32 +0000

This week's Image of the Week (featured on page 5 of Flight International), is taken by AirSpace user Nir Ben-Yosef (his website is http://www.xnir.com/). The image is of an IAF F-15C Eagle "BAZ" taken on operational activity during the Second Lebanon War.

Start a gallery on AirSpace for your chance at having your photograph featured as our Image of the Week. Also don't forget about our third annual cover competition that gives you a chance to have your photograph featured on the cover of Flight International and win cool prizes.

Design Q unveils luxury heliport concept

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:41:04 +0000

A futuristic-looking heliport design that could transform VIP travel around the Middle East has been unveiled by international design consultancy Design Q.

The blueprints, being unveiled exclusively by Flight Daily News at the Dubai air show, are for a modular heliport, with all facilities fully integrated. Read more here and see more photos here.

(Image: Design Q)

FlyDubai sees huge opportunities for growth of Gulf's embryonic low-cost sector

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:03:37 +0000

The Gulf's embryonic low-cost airline sector received an injection from Dubai this year with the launch of the emirate's state-owned operation FlyDubai. And its arrival might just push major airlines from other parts of the region into a response.

Conceived to operate from the all-new airport at Jebel Ali, which had been due to open this year, the airline launched operations on 1 June from Terminal 2 at Dubai's existing international airport, just over 12 months after being established with a start-up capital of 250 million dirhams ($68 million). Read more...

For Flightglobal's latest news from the Dubai air show, go here.

(Photo: FlyDubai)

Australia says two candidates remain for Seahawk replacement

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:50:02 +0000

The Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky MH-60R and NH Industries NH90 remain as potential replacements for the Royal Australian Navy's Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawks and cancelled Kaman Aerospace SH-2G(A) Super Seasprites, the nation's Department of Defence says. Read more...

(Australian Department of Defence)

Air France A380 Cabin Layout

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:34:41 +0000

By popular request from yesterday's Image of the Day comparing the A380 cabins of Singapore Airlines, Qantas, and Emirates, here is the cabin layout for Air France.

Read more from our special report of the A380's two years in service.

A380 Cabin Comparisons

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:54:55 +0000

Two years on from its service debut, operators have told Flight International that the Airbus A380 has proved itself to be a crowd pleaser from a passenger point of view but suffers some frustrating technical problems.

In our exclusive in-service report, launch customers Emirates, Qantas and Singapore Airlines provide no-holds-barred overviews of the double-decker's performance, while Airbus, Engine Alliance and Rolls-Royce give feedback on their experiences. Read more...

Here, we compare the cabin layouts the three operators have chosen.

Update: For the Air France A380 cabin layout, go here.

Flight International Cover 10-16 November: Rampant Rafale and Dubai Preview

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:52:53 +0000

On behalf of Flight International, Peter Collins became the first UK test pilot to evaluate the Rafale in its current F3 production standard. You can read his exclusive article here.

Other lead stories in this edition is that JetSet is pondering the launch of a stretched Paris Jet.

This time also marks the two year anniversary of the A380's entry-into-service. View our special report here.

With the Dubai Air Show next week, Flight International presents its pre-show coverage, Visions of Arabia: Can the Middle East help pull the aerospace industry from its malaise? This year's Dubai air show takes place against a very different backdrop from the runaway economic growth of two years ago. But despite Dubai's financial problems, buoyant oil and gas revenues have fuelled the ambitions of Abu Dhabi and Qatar to create global carriers and the region to bolster its defence capabilities. In this special, we assess the fortunes of the region's airlines and business aviation community, as well as whether big state-led projects will create an aerospace infrastructure in the Gulf. We visit Jordan - short of natural resources but with an aviation industry built on its reputation as a regional commercial crossroads. We also see how government warchests make the Middle East a key target for defence aviation manufacturers.

Overview and show preview: Middle East sets course for economic recovery
Business aviation bounces back: Joining the new jet set
Dubai's expanding airports: The sky's the limit
Jordan aims high: Oasis of enterprise
Royal Jordanian's strategy: Linking the Levant
A low-cost spy in the sky: Security on a budget
Training the region: Alya Aviation Academy takes off at Aqba
Gulf's ambitious network carriers: Flying the flags
Budget carriers cause a ripple: Low-cost challenge
Bahrain and Oman fly solo: Out of the shadows
UAE stockpiles weapon systems: Building an arsenal
Saudi Arabia's military muscle: Robust Riyadh
Iraq gathers arms for 2012: Starting from scratch
NATO-like coalition takes shape: Fractious friends
US aid for Israel's neighbours: Border security

All the latest news, images and video from the Dubai Air Show

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Image of the Week: B-2 Flyby

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:07:11 +0000

This week's Image of the Week (featured on page 3 of Flight International), is taken by AirSpace user runlikehell. The image is of a B-2 stealth bomber at Edwards Air Force Base.

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Newfoundland orders new waterbombers

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:50 +0000

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is to replace part of its aerial firefighting fleet with four new Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft, to be delivered from the second quarter of 2010 through 2011. Read more...

(Photo: Bombardier)

Boom time on planet Honda

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:55:06 +0000

Michimasa Fujino's peers could be excused for wondering what planet he lives on. While the chief executives of most business jet makers have watched the economic world crash around their ears, Fujino has been busy doubling his workforce to 420 over the past year. Many of those hired by his HondaJet operation have been cut loose by established rivals. Read more...

(HondaJet)

FAA to mirror EASA S92 emergency directive

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:23:46 +0000

The US Federal Aviation Administration plans issue an airworthiness directive calling on Sikorsky S-92 operators to repetitively inspect the helicopter's main gearbox mounting feet for cracks, defects that could lead to gearbox detachment and loss of control of the helicopter. More...