Royal Brunei Airlines signed contracts with AFI KLM E&M and Messier-Bugatti-Dowty during the Paris air show to support the entry of its Boeing 787 aircraft...
Posted: 19 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Guillaume Faury, Eurocopter's chief executive since the beginning of May, has outlined his strategic vision for the Marseille-headquartered helicopter manufacturer.
CIT Aerospace has placed an order for 30 Boeing 737 Max 8 narrowbodies.
The US Marine Corps is working hard to reduce the cost of operating the Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing variant (STOVL) of the...
FLIR Systems has introduced a new imaging system that provides extremely high resolution while being carried under low-slung aircraft such as helicopters.
Air France's maintenance arm is upgrading the French air force's E-3F airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft.
Less than a month after Pilatus wowed the business aviation community with the launch of its first jet, the PC-24, the Swiss airframer has arrived in Paris to give the aerospace industry a glimpse of the six-seat aircraft.
French company Aok is showing off its one-seat multi-mission personal jet mock-up at Paris air show for the first time. The twin-engined aircraft, dubbed the Spacejet, is the brainchild of designer Rémi Cuvelier, who has been working on the design for two years.
Common fuel gauging systems produced by UTC Aerospace Systems are to be used by Airbus across all its single-aisle products.
Rolls-Royce says it has completed two key milestone deliveries for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme as production matures for the aircraft's lift system.
Russia's Irkut is to market its developmental narrowbody airliner as the MC-21, and says it is on course to manufacture the first example by year-end.
At a signing ceremony yesterday afternoon, Ruag appointed Denmark-headquartered DAO Aviation as its first service centre for the Dornier 228 twin-engined turboprop.
Eurocopter has again delayed certification of its developmental EC175 super medium helicopter as it looks to ensure maturity of the type before it enters...
Xiamen Airlines has chosen several Rockwell Collins avionics systems for 12 next-generation Boeing 737s scheduled to arrive from 2014.
Bombardier has a lot of work to do between now and 30 June, when the first CSeries flight-test aircraft is scheduled to fly. CSeries vice-president and general manager Rob Dewar is keeping mum on details about the preparations for the first flight, but he can explain why he is so confident the new narrowbody will remain on schedule and enter service in mid-2014
Xiamen Airlines has signed a letter of intent with GE Aviation for a $560 million GEnx-1B engine deal to power its six Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which includes the cost of the engines and an OnPoint maintenance agreement.
Indonesia will receive its full complement of 16 Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer aircraft between September 2013 and February 2014.
European regulators have certificated Microturbo's e-APU60 auxiliary power unit for the AgustaWestland AW189. The certification trials ended on 31...
Posted: 18 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
As Safran gears up to bring its electrically-powered nose-wheel taxi system to market with partner Honeywell, the French aerospace and security technology...
AgustaWestland is continuing to push its family concept for civil rotorcraft with a static display at Paris featuring two of its in-development...
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Mike Arcamone Q: When will we start seeing orders come in from more low-cost carriers beyond Air Baltic for...
Rockwell Collins is launching at Paris a new enhanced vision system for helicopters to enable safe operations on demanding missions such as emergency medical...
Having been selected to upgrade South Korea's Lockheed Martin F-16s with an avionics package including the Raytheon Advance Combat Radar, BAE Systems is...
The US Marine Corps is making a strong push to qualify the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey to operate from vessels from around the world - and potentially secure additional sales for the tiltrotor aircraft.
Battle-proven in Afghanistan, Libya and Mali, Eurocopter's combat helicopter is powering up with a new production standard
Piaggio has launched into the unmanned air vehicle market with the unveiling of its P.1HH Hammerhead, a pilot-less intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
A fully automated on-wing icing detection system has moved a step closer with the completion of a testing and evaluation programme of the new technology...
Sikorsky has approved the production facilities of Danish aircraft defence systems manufacturer Terma Global, which will lead to the integration of Terma's electronic warfare solutions on the former's military helicopters.
Thales is hoping that its offer of the Watchkeeper tactical unmanned air system could take off with the French army, with the company exhibiting a full-size model of the reconnaissance asset sporting the service's markings.
Aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has signed an agreement for 90 ATR turboprops during the Paris air show, of which 35 are firm orders.
US helicopter maker Kaman is promoting the unmanned version of its K-1200 K-Max helicopter to overseas buyers.
Venyo Europe has unveiled the prototype of its flight simulation training device (FSTD) at the Paris air show, which is proving a perfect opportunity to showcase one of its commercial selling points - its mobility.
Aerostructures and components manufacturer GKN Aerospace is at Paris hoping to deepen its ties with all the major civil and defence...
Five customers - British Airways, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines, plus lessors Air Lease and GECAS - have launched the Boeing 787-10 today at the...
EasyJet says that its proposed deal for up to 235 A320s will allow it to maintain the fleet flexibility it has enjoyed through its existing orders with Airbus. The...
One of the most unusual sights on the static display is AgustaWestland's Project Zero technology demonstrator, which is making its Paris debut.
While Paris air show eyes are naturally fixed on the aircraft and systems on static display or flying daily overhead, much of the action that helps give the "aerospace" industry its name will be well out of sight.
Bell Helicopter has launched a new aircraft aimed at retaking the short light single (SLS) segment the company once pioneered with the 206 Jet Ranger but which is now dominated by the Robinson R66.
EasyJet has decided to stick with the Airbus A320 for its long-term fleet, and plans to order up to 135 aircraft including 100 A320neos.
Just over 10 years on from the signature of a combined development and production contract for the A400M, one of the programme's first pair of customer aircraft is making its public debut.
Beechcraft says it has a launch customer for its AT-6 light attack aircraft, and could announce an order for 24 examples of the type before the end of 2013. The...
Bombardier has confirmed that UK start-up carrier Odyssey Airlines is the customer behind a June 2011 firm order for 10 CS100 aircraft. Odyssey chief...
An Anglo-French effort to pursue a future class of unmanned combat air system continues to take shape, with Dassault displaying a representative model on...
Securing customers with Airbus A350 orders for its new NZG radial tyres is one of Michelin's main goals at the 2013 Paris air show, after the tyres were...
Integrated system and component supplier UTC Aerospace Systems has been named among Airbus's top 10 suppliers at the aircraft manufacturer's awards ceremony...
UTC Aerospace Systems says that it will provide nacelle maintenance for Polish flag carrier LOT's fleet of Boeing 787. Under the agreement announced...
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol has agreed a deal with manufacturer Eaton for the retrofit of pumps, as well as the supply and repair of other components, for its fleet of 107 Boeing 737s.
Posted: 17 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
The US Navy has released a request for proposal (RFP) to bring four potential Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) designs to maturity...
Thales is aiming to make pilots' lives easier with its Avionics 2020 future cockpit concept, which uses touchscreens with a host of features...
Tactair Fluid Controls announced it has secured two contracts to supply parts for in-development aircraft. The first award is from...
Brazilian offshore transportation specialist OHI Group, a long-standing AgustaWestland customer, has further committed to the helicopter manufacturer with an order for two AW139 medium twins.
UP FOR IT: Dassault will be keen to show what Europe can do Jean Botti's job is to see the future - and get Airbus there. That's no mean feat,...
Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace is rebranding as Kellstrom Materials following the acquisition of AirLiance Materials last month. Over the next year,...
Mumbai-based helicopter operator Kestrel Aviation has ordered a pair of AgustaWestland AW119Kes configured for VIP transportation. Due for delivery...
Independent Forgings & Alloys (hall 2B, FG139) will announce a new forging service for aerospace grades of titanium alloys at the Paris air show. The...
Flight simulators are growing ever more realistic and forthcoming generations will be even more sophisticated.
Cobham (chalet A106) is reinforcing its stance in the airborne connectivity market with a new product in its Aviator antennae series. The Aviator S terminal...
GenCorp has formally acquired Rocketdyne from United Technologies Corporation, renaming the company Aerojet Rocketdyne. The purchase unites two of...
Essex Industries has started deliveries of its retrofit collective lever control grips for the US Coastguard's (USCG) fleet of Eurocopter...
Technetics Group has introduced a new high-efficiency, weight saving range of carbonfibre brush seals. The Heliocarb model has been...
The UK government has unveiled a £40 million ($60 million) fund to support small and medium-sized aerospace supply chain companies win new contracts and...
Air France has become a partner in Honeywell's and Safran's jointly developed electric green taxiing system (EGTS). The airline signed a preliminary...
Astronics announced at the show that its secondary electronic power distribution system and induction starter generator system have been selected by Pilatus for its PC-24 business aircraft.
If anybody here at Paris feels the need for speed, it's Aerojet president Warren Boley. Coming off last week's completion of parent Gencorp's $550 million...
Universal Engineering has rebranded its electrical division as Universal Wiring Systems.
Elbit Systems has added the mini-MUSIC to its family of directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) systems. According to the company,...
SkyWest Airlines and ILFC are the launch customers of Embraer's new E-Jet E2 family with a combined 300 orders and options.
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has firmed its agreement for 100 Airbus single-aisle aircraft, including 70 A320neo-family twinjets. The airline is also...
Canada's NRC Aerospace is using Le Bourget to highlight the focus of its research - sectors within civil and military airspace it thinks have been neglected but which also dangle the prospect of a handsome payback for Canadian industry if development is successful, says NRC general manager Jerzy Komorowski.
Antonov is showing off its new-look An-70 military transport for the first time in the flying display at a Paris show, as it looks to lift further orders for the type.
Kaman is to build a new manufacturing facility in Höchstadt, Germany, to support growth in its speciality bearings and engineering products division.
Dassault Aviation chairman and chief executive Eric Trappier has questioned the attitude of European governments toward defence procurement, as the company has joined forces with two of the continent's other leading manufacturers in again advocating the joint development of a new unmanned air system.
South Korean operator Samsung Techwin has ordered a pair of AgustaWestland AW139s, adding to the two examples of the medium twin helicopter already in its fleet.
L-3 Wescam is introducing two new products aimed at bringing down the costs for testing and sustaining its MX-Series surveillance systems.
Jim Albaugh is president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a senior adviser to the Blackstone Group and a retired corporate officer from Boeing, where he served as chief executive of both the commercial and defence units during his career.
GECAS has committed to ordering 10 Boeing 787-10X aircraft, ahead of the formal launch of the latest 787 variant.
California-based Aeros is making its first Paris air show appearance and is pushing its Aeroscraft concept, a vertical take-off and landing vehicle designed to transport oversized cargo loads without the requirement for a runway.
RUAG Aviation is displaying a Dornier 228 New Generation aircraft in the static park. The Swiss company says it has delivered the first of two of the type to the Bangladesh navy. The second unit is scheduled to be delivered at the end of this month.
Romania has contracted Thales to supply sonobuoy processor equipment for its navy fleet of IAR Brasov 330 Puma anti-submarine warfare helicopters.
Iomax is unveiling its new Archangel armed surveillance aircraft, which is based on the Thrush 710P two-seat crop duster.
Aircraft data and information management company Teledyne Controls is at the Paris Air Show to extol the virtues of its enhanced Airborne Data Loader (eADL) technology to the airline industry.
Rolls-Royce's strategy of backfeeding technology from the Trent XWB into new variants of previous engines - such as the Trent 1000-TEN - is also benefitting in-service powerplants, and certain improvements can be retrofitted during shop visits
In February 2014 the industry will gather in Singapore for the fourth edition of the Singapore air show. Jimmy Lau, the managing director of show organiser Experia Events, explains what lies in store for Asia's largest aerospace gathering
The new RUAG-upgraded Eurocopter TH06 ISR Super Puma will be unveiled at the Paris air show.
Elbit Systems EW and Sigint-Elisra is launching a new self-protection electronic warfare (EW) system developed for unmanned aircraft called the SPS-65V5, the company says.
Thales has arrived at Le Bourget with its latest vision of the future for avionics. It calls the concept Avionics 2020, because that is when it expects avionics...
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is at the Paris air show to debut its new radial tyres for the Lockheed Martin F-35B. The Birmingham, UK-based...
The Soviet Union placed great store in its military helicopter capabilities and the end of communism led to its manufacturers emerging as powerful players in the global market, particularly in the ultra-heavy and medium/heavy categories.
Finmeccanica's aeronautics business is aggressively pursuing its restructuring plan, looking to the future with renewed legacy products and new-generation unmanned platforms to be developed under multinational programmes, says Alenia Aermacchi chief executive Giuseppe Giordo
Embraer will launch its second-generation E-Jet at the Paris Air Show today, setting the stage for a showdown with Bombardier's CSeries in the 100-seat segment.
Sagem is exhibiting its optionally-piloted Patroller with a newly trialled communications intelligence (COMINT) payload, as the Safran Group company eyes...
Pratt & Whitney commercial engines president Todd Kallman and Bob Saia, vice-president, commercial development programs, discuss the US company's presence at the show, its renaissance in the single-aisle commercial airliner market and the challenges that lie ahead
Boeing executives are saving any angst over the absence of US military aircraft on display for Dubai later this year and Singapore in early 2014. "Here...
Garuda Indonesia has agreed a deal with component manufacturer Eaton to provide engine-driven pumps and AC motorpumps for its Jakarta-based low-cost subsidiary Citilink's fleet of 22 Airbus A320 aircraft.
Airbus is confident that the strong traffic growth airlines are currently enjoying will create "a mindset change" that will reignite sales for the A380. That's why the manufacturer remains resolute in its view that the long-term demand for ultra-large aircraft is over 1,700 aircraft.
Larry Lawson has just taken the helm as Spirit AeroSystems chief executive after holding the same position at Lockheed Martin's aeronautics division, where he was previously programme manager of the F-35 and also the F-22
For BAE Systems (chalet 264), Le Bourget is naturally a show ground for its latest aeronautical technology, ranging from the Eurofighter Typhoon starring...
Rolls-Royce has contracted US systems manufacturer Parker Aerospace to supply ancillary equipment for the Trent XWB-97 engine that is to exclusively power...
Parker Aerospace (hall 5 C220) and China's AVIC have sealed a deal set up two joint-venture companies to support development of systems for the Comac C919...
EADS has launched a recruitment drive at the Paris air show as it seeks to fill 5,000 positions this year. "EADS needs to recruit 5000 people this...
Ontic is returning to Paris to highlight its support for out-of-production second- and third-generation avionics and electronics. This fledgling arm of Ontic's...
Cardiff Aviation, the UK maintenance start-up led by rock star cum airline pilot Bruce Dickinson, has revealed a £5 million ($7.8 million) investment programme to expand its capabilities.
The UK government has announced a £40 million ($60 million) fund to support small and medium sized aerospace supply chain companies win new contracts and...
Beechcraft's AT-6 is appearing in public for the first time at the Paris air show, but the light attack aircraft's appearance comes at an awkward time for...
Posted: 16 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Serious competition from Russian airframers may not have troubled market forecasters in Toulouse or Seattle for many years, but do not suggest to Oleg Demchenko that his countrymen are novices when it comes to producing airliners.
Kamov's Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter is making its debut international show appearance in a flying display, as Russia's rotorcraft industry looks...
Switzerland-based helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) operator Rega has taken delivery of a new AgustaWestland GrandNew full flight simulator, following certification earlier this year of the device by Swiss regulator FOCA
The star of this year's Le Bourget air show is undoubtedly set to be Russia's Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E, which is making its Paris debut. It is the first Russian-built...
Rolls-Royce is aiming to put the latest variant of its Trent 1000, designated the 1000-TEN, into service in 2016. The upgraded engine is under development...
Airbus's brand-new A350 XWB widebody twin may be disappointingly absent from this year's Le Bourget flying display, but UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce...
Airbus insists an appearance by the A350-900 at the Paris air show is not a certainty and would only be considered if it was compatible with the aircraft's...
Anyone doubting GKN Aerospace's ability to handle the bleak outlook surrounding military spending in its key North American and European markets should consider...
Raytheon continues to exceed renegotiated delivery schedule requirements of the AIM-120 AMRAAM to the US Air Force, the company says.
Safran and Honeywell will demonstrate for the first time their jointly developed electric taxiing system on an Airbus A320 test aircraft...
DCI, the French government-backed training arm (static T24), has been selected to provide training to 20 officers from the Libyan Air Force and Defence Force,...
Finmeccanica is implementing a deep restructuring plan and refocusing its product portfolio. Innovation is key to the group's transformation, says Giovanni Soccodato, executive vice-president strategy, business development and innovation.
Since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, experts have been writing obituaries for the Russian aerospace industry.
Sensors, information management and systems integration business Selex ES is making its Paris debut following the amalgamation in January of Finmeccanica's...
That a Russian finance house set up to promote the domestic leasing of home-grown types such as the Ilyushin Il-96 in the industry's darkest days should end up as one of the biggest customers of the Bombardier CSeries illustrates how much the country's aviation industry has changed.
Walk down the assembly line for Eurocopter's Super Puma range at its Marignane plant and in front of each part-assembled aircraft there is a small board...
After an eventful four years at the helm of Europe's best-selling combat aircraft programme, outgoing Eurofighter chief executive Enzo Casolini tells Flight...
Posted: 15 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
When the Airbus A350 first took to the skies last week, much attention was focused on the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB powerplants that made the flight possible....
An air-powered baggage handling concept scooped the €30,000 ($40,000) top prize at the Airbus Fly Your Ideas competition, with a team of students from the...
Posted: 14 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
An unmanned Lockheed Martin K-Max helicopter crashed near Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 5 June. One of only two aircraft in...
Boeing will at the Paris air show unveil the 350-seat 777-8X as an ultra-long-range airliner with slightly more stamina than the 9,400nm (17,400km) capability...
Airbus's prototype A350-900 has completed its maiden flight, having touched down after a sortie over southern France lasting just over 4h. It lifted...
Airbus's prototype A350-900 has lifted off from Toulouse Blagnac on its maiden flight, becoming airborne at around 10:00 after a ground run from runway 32L. The...
Airbus's maiden flight of the prototype A350-900 from Toulouse Blagnac is set to take around 4h and test the basic handling and control characteristics of the twinjet.
The Pentagon's top acquisitions official says that he is cautiously optimistic that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has made enough progress...
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) today rejected an attempt by Beechcraft to overturn a controversial, $427 million contract awarded to a Sierra...
Posted: 13 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
BAE Systems has performed a trial installation of an AESA radar with a Eurofighter combat aircraft ...
The first four Royal Air Force student pilots to fly the service's Hawk T2 advanced jet trainers have completed their training ...
Beechcraft's T-6C Texan II demonstrator N3000B is heading to the Paris air show with a new corporate colour scheme ...
EADS North America pulled out of the US Army's Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator (JMR-TD) programme because the cost of developing a high-speed rotorcraft...
The Pentagon has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $649 million contract modification to fund the completion of the F135 engine's system development and demonstration...
Review of commercial aircraft orders in May 2013
Boeing will use a 787 destined for Air India to perform in the flying display at next week's Paris air show. The company posted an image of the Dreamliner...
Boeing is expecting widebodies to feature prominently at the upcoming Paris air show, even though it has curbed its 20-year forecast for long-haul aircraft. The...
Bell-Boeing is being awarded a $4.89 billion contract modification to "definitise" a multi-year production contract for the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor, the US...
Posted: 12 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed the preliminary design review for the dual-engine Centaur (DEC) upper stage, crucial to several commercial orbital...
Qatar Airways has released the first image of its structurally complete Airbus A380 on the manufacturer's Toulouse production line as the aircraft advances...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved GenCorp's buy of United Technology Corporation's (UTC) Rocketdyne space engine manufacturing division,...
Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI) has resurrected the quiet supersonic transport (QSST) after a three-year hiatus and relaunched the concept as much larger, Boeing 737-sized aircraft to operate as an all-first-class airliner.
Eclipse Aerospace has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration to double...
UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines is considering ordering the Bombardier CSeries as part of an expanded narrowbody refleeting programme that will now see aircraft arriving well into the next decade.
Embraer's turboprop is able to perform a wide range of roles at relatively low cost, including simulating jet fighters for training, making it attractive to numerous nations
SyberJet Aircraft, the new owner of the SJ30 business aircraft, is preparing to fly the upgraded version of the high speed, light cabin jet in the first...
Proposals are emerging suggesting the aviation industry adopt a less prescriptive approach to the use of flight simulation training devices (FSTD), despite...
India has officially received its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport, becoming the eighth nation to operate the type. New Delhi...
Airbus has tentatively set 14 June for the maiden flight of the prototype A350-900 twinjet. Its decision follows a series of ground, taxiing and braking...
Posted: 11 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
The US Army and Boeing have signed a $4 billion multi-year contract for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters ...
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on 7 June that it may sell the Libyan government two Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical...
Qatar Executive, the business aircraft services arm of Qatar Airways, has been awarded its own air operator's certificate by the emirate's civil aviation...
China has successfully launched its fifth human spaceflight mission, Shenzhou 10, carrying a crew of three into low Earth orbit (LEO). The 11 June...
Eurocopter is claiming a pair of unofficial helicopter speed records following the latest test flights of its X3 compound rotorcraft at the beginning of...
The US Federal Aviation Administration is set to take the first step towards allowing pilots to land an aircraft using only sensors to see the runway. A...
The UK could use its Sentinel R1 reconnaissance aircraft as a national adjunct to NATO's alliance ground surveillance system, the RAF says ...
Embraer will display its A-29 Super Tucano at the Paris air show for the first time, a top company official says.
The Croatian government has formally decided to refurbish part of its current Mikoyan MiG-21-based fleet, and to add more examples of the type to have one...
Elisra is to unveil a new self-protection suite for unmanned air systems during the Paris air show ...
Boeing's latest annual market forecast reveals even higher demand for single-aisles and fewer sales of high-capacity aircraft such as the 747-8 and Airbus...
The US Army has chosen AVX Aircraft Company's design for inclusion in its high-speed Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator rotorcraft programme ...
Alenia Aermacchi, BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin UK will contest Poland's advanced jet trainer system competition ...
Aeronautics has resumed the marketing of its Dominator XP unmanned air system (UAS) as the Israeli manufacturer emerges from a financial restructuring. The...
After an often troubled development phase, Lockheed Martin says the $397 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme is close to delivering operational capability
Posted: 10 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Cool-headed investors are forging a turnaround at one maker of high-temperature parts
Airbus is pushing denser configurations and higher payload capabilities of the A380 as it tries to jump-start sales following a weak performance last year. The...
Aviation startup Saker Aircraft is pitching a new light twin-engined two-seat personal jet for customers who want to combine efficient point-to-point travel with a bit of fun, in the form of its nascent S-1 design.
Certification of the AgustaWestland AW609 tiltrotor has slipped to 2017 as the Anglo-Italian helicopter manufacturer wrestles with an ambitious development...
Israel's Elta Systems has received contracts worth a combined $32 million to supply airborne maritime patrol radars to two foreign customers ...
Israel Aerospace Industries is in the advanced development phase for an unmanned air system mission trainer (UMT) to be employed by the Israeli air force,...
Elbit Systems has developed a cockpit upgrade package for the Lockheed Martin C-130H, describing its C-Suite Tactical design as enabling customers to meet...
Airbus Military's second production example of the A400M performed its flight debut on 7 June ...
An F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has launched its first AIM-120C5 AMRAAM air-to-air missile ...
Winglet manufacturer Aviation Partners has completed a test flight with a Hawker 800 featuring a new winglet installation that was tweaked to prevent aeroelastic flutter.
Airbus started carrying out braking tests of the A350-900 prototype at Toulouse on 9 June, as it continued progress towards the first flight of aircraft MSN1.
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after an Airbus A320 operated by the Hungarian division of budget carrier Wizz Air apparently suffered a landing-gear...
Posted: 08 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has agreed with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) a working contract for flightcrew, intended to give job beginners...
Posted: 07 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
As Airbus Military prepares to deliver its first production example to the French air force, Flight International puts Europe's new airlift and refuelling asset through its paces
As Superjet International makes its final push to ready an Interjet-liveried Superjet 100 regional jet for display at the Paris air show, the Venice-based operation is quietly hoping that it may have a choice of two aircraft to take to Le Bourget. The Alenia Aermacchi-Sukhoi joint venture responsible for marketing and customer support in Western markets, as well as completion for Western customers, has one aircraft nearly finished in its hangar at Venice Marco Polo airport, but while the interior installation of a second is only about halfway finished, work on that second aircraft is going so smoothly that chief executive Nazario Cauceglia thinks he will have the luxury of choosing which one to fly to Le Bourget. Though both may be finished before the Paris air show kicks off, it is remarkable how much more advanced one is than the other. Customer account manager Bruce McCrea says it may seem strange, given the pressure to get aircraft delivered to Interjet, to have be
Chief executive of Jet Airways, Nikos Kardassis, has resigned as head of the Indian carrier with immediate effect. In a brief stock market statement,...
Singapore Airlines is to fit Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s to the airline's new Boeing 787-10X aircraft, after the carrier disclosed a conditional order for 30...
China Southern has launched the country's first Boeing 787 flight on the Guangzhou-Beijing route. The aircraft took off at 12.35 local time with 228...
Israel Aerospace Industries plans to adapt its Heron unmanned air vehicle to fly with heavy fuel, says Shaul Shahar, manager of the company's Malat division. "Heavy...
Eurocopter has won a €60 million ($79 million), three-year deal to support 24 Puma helicopters it is upgrading to the HC2 standard for the UK Royal Air Force. The...
Tunisair appears to be the latest carrier to abandon the Airbus A350-800, bringing the backlog for the type to fewer than 90 aircraft. The flag-carrier...
Lockheed Martin's Orion spacecraft has finished structural testing and is structurally prepared for its first launch in September, 2014. The capsule...
Posted: 06 Jun 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Airbus has outlined the initial test regime likely to be flown by the A350-900 when it performs its maiden flight from Toulouse. Configured at a medium...
By the half-way point of 2017, Airbus plans to be building more A320neos than the current model. But how equipped is the airframer for a smooth transition to the new variant?
WestJet Encore received its first Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 today at Bombardier's assembly plant in Toronto at Downsview Airport. The aircraft with registration...
Airbus is considering a hybrid airframe platform as it works to refine its options to replace the A300-600ST Beluga freighters central to its manufacturing...
ESA is in the middle of one of its busiest years, with missions to study galaxies, moons and magnetic fields
Berlin-based carrier Germania is to expand its network at Erfurt and Bremen for its winter 2013/14 schedule. From 29 November, the airline will operate...
The US Navy will be holding an industry day for the VXX presidential helicopter programme on 6 June. The service intends to procure a total of 23 VXX aircraft, including six test examples and 17 production helicopters.
British Airways and Bangkok Airways will begin codesharing from 11 June. The Oneworld alliance member will place its code on Bangkok Airways-operated...
Japan's two dominant carriers have indicated they might consider the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, but for the new widebody to win Japanese sales it will need...
For many outside of Asia, Spring Airlines is probably best known for out O'Learying, Michael O'Leary when it floated the concept of standing-only flights - something that not to be out O'learyed, the publicity shy head of Ryanair was happy to pick the baton up on himself.
An Ariane 5 ES has successfully launched Automated Transfer Vehicle 4 (ATV 4) to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). The 5 June launch...
Eurocopter has released further details of its planned fix for the problems bedevilling the EC225, which led to an estimated two-thirds of the global Super...
Israel Aerospace Industries is in the final stages of delivering a multirole persistent surveillance radar system mounted on an aerostat platform ...
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