The US Air Force will receive its last C-17s this year, but Boeing believes up to 60 more export examples could be sold ...
Posted: 24 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
The Israeli air force is equipping its fighter fleet with Rafael's new 113kg Spice 250 glide bomb ...
Selex's Air and Space Systems division inherited the Falco ISTAR system but says the latest configuration will be heavier, wider, longer and fly higher and further than before
Boeing and partner Sikorsky hope to be on contract by September for a US Army future rotorcraft technology demonstration effort ...
Passengers have been evacuated from a British Airways Airbus A319 after the aircraft returned to London Heathrow after suffering apparent engine damage. Images...
The UK has no plans to integrate the Paveway IV precision-guided bomb with its Reaper surveillance and combat aircraft ...
Bigelow Aerospace has formally completed the first phase of a public-private partnership study commissioned by NASA, laying out how the agency can capitalize...
Posted: 23 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Comac's ARJ21 regional jet is unlikely to receive certification until at least late next year, according to sources. This means the programme, which...
Engine manufacturer Snecma [stand 1247] is advancing towards first flight of its new Silvercrest business jet powerplant in the fourth quarter of 2013, having...
In a bid to speed up development, Chinese airframer Comac is cutting down on the use of composites in its C919 narrowbody programme. The airframer...
Dubai-based flight support specialist Hadid International Services has launched a partnership with Saudi Arabia's Wallan Aviation to offer groundhandling...
Training provider and simulator manufacturer CAE is extending its upset recovery training programme to Europe after a successful launch in the USA. The...
The San Marino Aircraft Registry is making its European show debut at EBACE, where it is keen to attract new customers to the private register of T7-prefixed...
Most large-cabin business jet interiors are based on a configuration designed for US executives in the Mad Men era, says Christopher Mbanefo, chief...
Bellevue, Washington-based Luma Technologies [stand 1949]is seeing strong interest in its retrofitable LED warning panels for Beechcraft King Airs, as operators...
Stratajet [stand 673] is targeting the third quarter of 2013 for the public launch of its booking and brokerage platform, following a successful beta test...
Bahrain is looking for a fixed-base operation to take up a prime spot at its major international airport. Plans for the new airport have been released...
Honeywell and flight-planning specialist Jetex have signed a deal at the show to offer each other's flight support products around the globe. Under...
VistaJet [stand 2225] was in record-breaking mode at EBACE this morning as it enrolled 50 Bombardier aircraft into the JSSI Platinum engine and APU hourly...
In-flight entertainment (IFE) and connectivity specialist IDAIR [stand 1085] confirms its first integrated Global Communications Suite is scheduled to enter...
Supersonic business jet aspirant Aerion has reopened the engine selection and airframe configuration for its 12-seat concept, effectively restarting the...
The owner of Cambridge airport, Marshall Aerospace, will issue a tender later this year seeking bidders for a £17 million ($25.8 million) improvement project...
GlobeAir [stand 1763] today reinforced its claim to be one of the few European companies to have made a success of the once widely hyped very light jet-based...
Asia's business aviation is growing at about 15% a year, Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) chief David Best told a briefing session at EBACE today,...
Only four years after setting up in competition to established completion houses Jet Aviation and Lufthansa Technik, Switzerland's AMAC Aerospace is making...
When IATA needed shaking up after 9/11, it turned to Giovanni Bisignani to lead its transformation. Here, the autocratic 'agent of change' reflects on his...
Jet Support Services (JSSI) followed up on its record-breaking deal with VistaJet yesterday by enrolling the 10,000th asset on to its maintenance programme. Geneva-based...
SR Technics [stand 943] is developing a "multi-layered cabin concept" for Airbus and Boeing business aircraft, which it plans to unveil at EBACE 2014. The...
A charter operator or maintenance, repair and overhaul company looking for help with marketing or a design makeover can head to Brandair, which is making...
Brussels airport-based charter and fixed-base operation Abelag [stand 1158] is looking to reach its 50th anniversary next year in rude health, following...
Italian manufacturer Iacobucci HF [stand 771] has unveiled a new double VIP seat at EBACE as it looks to extend its penetration in the high-end seating market. The...
Bordeaux, France-based pilot training organisation ECAIR is at EBACE offering additional skills to business aircraft crews to enable them to cope with the...
RusAero [stand 763] has chosen EBACE to announce that from 30 May it will slash the time needed for a business flight to get clearance into Russian airspace,...
Charter operator Hangar8 [stand 6] earned its stripes by unveiling a zebra-pattern Bombardier Global Express jet at EBACE. The distinctive paint job highlights...
Business aviation will have a place at the table determining aviation policy across Africa. Speaking at EBACE yesterday, founding chairman Tarek Ragheb...
The US Department of Defense has formally notified congress about the potential sale of weapons for the Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle and Lockheed Martin F-35...
Cessna is approaching design freeze on the super-midsize Longitude business jet after clearing a critical series of windtunnel validations on the wing, says...
UK business aircraft services provider SaxonAir became the official owner of its first Beechcraft Baron G58 at the show, following the handover yesterday...
UK regional carrier Flybe is to defer, for at least three years, delivery of 16 Embraer 175 jets which had been due to arrive over 2014-15. The airline...
BOC Aviation has entered into a five-year agreement with ST Aerospace for the maintenance of its Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 airframes. The leasing...
Aerion reveals it has reopened the engine selection and airframe configuration in the past two weeks for its 12-seat supersonic jet, in a wide-ranging programme...
Posted: 22 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
The Insitu RQ-21 Integrator small tactical unmanned air system (STUAS) has been cleared to enter low rate initial production (LRIP) by the US Navy, one more...
Pilatus [stand 7031] has selected Air Comm to provide a suite of major components for the environmental cooling and heating system on the PC-24 twinjet -...
Bombardier Challenger 300 owners will soon be able to upgrade their Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 cockpits to the Pro Line Advanced, the Canadian airframer...
Farnborough, UK-based Gama Support Services has been appointed a Beechcraft authorised service centre, providing maintenance for King Air, Baron and Bonanza...
Japan's first Epsilon rocket will launch on 22 August, says space agency JAXA. The Epsilon is propelled by three solid-fuel stages, based off the...
Sabre and United Airlines have signed a new long-term agreement to sell the airline's ancillary products and services through Sabre's global distribution...
Aegean Airlines will launch nonstop flights to Manchester airport from Athens on 25 May. The Star Alliance member will operate the route twice weekly...
Embraer [stand 7041 and static] remains confident the market for business jets will continue to head in the right direction, despite the outlook for European...
Qatar Airways' corporate jet division Qatar Executive is at EBACE to highlight its expanded services at Doha International airport. The company has...
The US Marine Corps is studying potential enhancements for the Boeing AV-8B Harrier II jump-jet to keep the aircraft relevant to its planned 2030 retirement...
Two international aviation groups recognised Gulfstream [stand 7061] today for setting 30 records with three new aircraft models during 2012. "We...
Boeing expects to sign new multi-year production contracts with the US Army and US Marine Corps for the CH-47 Chinook and the V-22 Osprey during June, according...
Cessna is set to boost production of the 172 Skyhawk by up to 36% over 2012 levels, in response to an unexpected surge of orders, says chief executive Scott...
Embraer signed a deal this morning for a Lineage 1000 to an undisclosed European client, operated by Flying Group. This first Lineage 1000 sale to a customer...
Cessna executives re-affirmed their commitment to investing in the light jet sector, despite a fifth year of declining demand for Mustangs and the Citation...
Aeronautics is delivering its Aerostar UAS to Azerbaijan and plans to transfer more production to its local partner ...
Look who's talking about the Challenger 350 at the Bombardier stand [7011], urban flyboy John Travolta. To a crowd of hundreds gathered around...
Dutch carrier KLM is to begin codesharing with Turkish low-cost operator Pegasus Airlines from 3 June after signing a co-operation deal As part of...
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has ordered another three Airbus A330-300s, which will take its overall A330 fleet to 10 aircraft. The airline ordered...
AgustaWestland believes its light twin-engined AW169 can grab a sizeable share of the VIP and corporate transport market as the type advances towards planned...
China Southern Airlines is expecting to take delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 by early June, making it the first Chinese operator of the type. The...
France remains in talks with both the United States and Israel over the purchase of large unmanned air vehicles (UAV). Despite reports that a selection...
Posted: 21 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Defining a low-cost carrier is almost an industry in itself. IATA has a list of twelve characteristics, but admits "that there is no standard business model...
Beechcraft [stand 7060] is displaying its full line-up of turboprop and piston-engined aircraft at EBACE, where the restructured company is re-iterating...
A UK Royal Air Force crew has flown the first air-to-air refuelling (AAR) training flight with the service's new A330 Voyager tanker/transport, just four...
Emirates has ferried an Airbus A380 to Dresden, where EADS subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke will install the permanent full-life fix for the cracks in the type's...
Connectivity provider OnAir [stand 1663] is targeting aggressive growth in the business aviation market as it launches the sector's first GSM product. Its...
Boeing has completed a test flight of a 747-8 Intercontinental with a performance improvement package (PIP), including enhanced General Electric GEnx-2B...
Aviators has signed a $15 million deal for three Nextant 400XTis and become the type's exclusive sales agent in India, Nextant Aerospace announced at the...
EADS sister companies Airbus Corporate Jets and Eurocopter are sharing a stand [7040] for the first time at EBACE as a sign of closer co-operation between...
Rolls-Royce is broadening the scope of its CorporateCare power-by-the-hour support package for BR725 engines powering Gulfstream G650 ultra-long-range...
The world's only corporate aircraft alliance AirClub announced at the show this morning that London Executive Aviation (LEA) has become the first UK-based member and the ninth associate of the pan-European charter grouping.
Aviation staffing company Jet Professionals celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and is continuing its global expansion with the opening of two offices.
NetJets Europe announced at EBACE that the first Embraer Phenom 300 business jet will be added to its fleet in early 2014.
Shannon Airport has named former Liverpool airport managing director Neil Pakey as its new chief executive. Pakey's three-year term commences on 10...
US regional carrier SkyWest has ordered 40 Embraer E-Jets.
Pilatus scored a double first at the show this morning with the launch of its first business jet - the PC-24 - and a new self-styled aircraft category dubbed...
Airbus has boosted its support offering for corporate jet clients with the launch of a dedicated customer-care team, coupled with enhanced maintenance capabilities,...
The Boeing BBJ3 is making its first appearance at EBACE, as its owner seeks a buyer for a nearly-new corporate airliner.
Aircell announced today it has signed an agreement with Germany's P3 Voith Aerospace to develop several new Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for its Aviator 200 in-flight connectivity system, aimed at the European market.
European business aviation services provider ExecuJet is at EBACE to launch iPad app myExecuJet, designed to provide its management customers with a detailed, personalised and user-friendly breakdown of their aircraft's utilisation, schedule and cost of operation.
Eurocopter [stand 7050] today launched a VIP-roled variant of its developmental EC175 super-medium helicopter at EBACE. Due for certification in the...
Nextant Aerospace will unveil a quieter, roomier and more efficient model of the seven-seat Nextant 400XT twinjet less than two years after it was first...
Falcon 900 aircraft with blended winglets are now approved for steep approaches, says Aviation Partners.
Beechcraft is marking its EBACE debut with the release of an analysis of the turbine business aircraft market in Europe.
Honda Aircraft's fifth test aircraft equipped with a full production interior is now flying as part of the certification programme, the company said this morning.
The NH Industries NH90 has been cleared to begin providing training for French crews at Le Luc air base in Provence. The ready-for-training milestone...
Honeywell Aerospace is predicting a return to the delivery peak of 2007 "within three or four years", when a flurry of new business aircraft programmes will enter service.
Commercial aircraft orders for April 2013
Nuremburg, Germany-headquartered medical evacuation specialist Flight Ambulance International (FAI) has named Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen Executive airport as...
Vienna-based operator Art Aviation has appointed Jet Aviation as exclusive maintenance provider for its fleet, which includes a pair of Bombardier Global XRSs, two Global 6000s, a Boeing BBJ1, a Dassault Falcon 900Ex and a Falcon 7X.
African business aviation services company Evergreen Apple Nigeria is at the show to announce a tie-up with Gulfstream.
Universal Avionics says the first Dassault Falcon 900B to undergo its flightdeck upgrade programme is almost ready to be returned to the customer.
A "simple, bolted joint" is the culprit for the latest, one-year delay to certificating the Honda Aircraft HA-420 HondaJet, the engine supplier says. GE...
Cargo start-up Western Global Airlines plans to begin Boeing MD-11 freighter service in September pending US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 121...
Posted: 20 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
United Airlines resumed revenue flights on its fleet of Boeing 787-8 aircraft today, a little more than a month since the US Federal Aviation Administration...
Airbus maintains that no decision has been taken over the launch of a re-engined version of the ACJ320 family, despite slots being reserved for the corporate jet line once production of Neo airliners begins in the next few years
Southwest Airlines will begin its new flights between Houston Hobby and Washington National from 4 August, following its win of a pair of slot exemptions...
Boeing has revealed a new option is under consideration to develop a business jet version of the 737 Max with 7,000nm (13,000km) range.
Gestair Private Aviation has been awarded the rights to manage the executive aviation terminal at Madrid Barajas airport by Spanish airport operator AENA.
Universal Avionics has completed flight-test activities for its in-development AHS-525 attitude heading reference system as it homes in on certification in the third quarter of 2013.
Harrods Aviation has signed two new engineering partnerships with Bombardier and Dassault Falcon Services at its London Luton site.
For Geneva-based Global Jet its home show will be a busy one as it seeks to maintain the momentum that has led the jet management and charter operator to add 10 aircraft to its managed fleet since the turn of the year.
African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) chairman Tarek Ragheb today announced the launch of AfBAA Expo.
Rockwell Collins [stand 423] today unveiled a series of new features for its Ascend flight operations system, which provides business aircraft operators...
US jet charter specialist ExcelAire has gained approval to operate its fleet of five Embraer Legacy 600s into London City airport.
Europe's contribution to the International Space Station crew rota has been agreed up to April 2016 with the selection of Timothy Peake to join expedition...
Dassault is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Falcon brand at EBACE by showing off one of the latest members of the family - although not the long-anticipated...
Beechcraft is at EBACE to tell the market unequivocally that it is back in business as a manufacturer and developer of pistons and turboprop aircraft
A retained Royal Air Force fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) could soon gain the ability to use a UK-developed weapon system, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The US Air Force has postponed a planned industry day for its T-X advanced trainer replacement programme.
Jet Aviation's Geneva facility has been appointed the European service centre of Cleveland, USA-based Nextant Aerospace.
Israeli sources believe at least one shipment of Russian-made NPO Almaz S-300 surface-to-air missiles has been sent to Syria in recent weeks.
Low-cost carriers have been actives users players in sale-and-leaseback transactions. The deals, under which an investment firm such as a bank or lessor...
A French employment services company has become the first corporate customer of Daher-Socata's TBM 850 Elite, the manufacturer announced today at EBACE.
Universal Weather and Aviation has been selected to provide complete trip management for the Embraer Executive Jet flight department's global...
Ruag Aviation is continuing to expand its Embraer maintenance capabilities with the addition of a manufacturer-approved service centre and an interior warranty repair facility in Munich for the airframer's airliner-derived Lineage 1000 jet.
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways has finalised deals to acquire three airports services company as it Abu Dhabi airport hub which it plans to wrap into its own...
Bombardier raised the stakes in the hotly contested super-midsize sector with the launch this morning of the Challenger 350. The 10-seat business...
Polish flag-carrier LOT is expecting to have five Boeing 787-8s by August, having taken delivery of its third. LOT is preparing to restart services...
Italian regulators are considering a route request from Qatar Airways to operate a cargo service linking Doha with Chicago via Milan. The Italian CAA,...
Bombardier has returned to EBACE with the first production version of the super-light Learjet 75, a year after its launch. The nine-passenger aircraft...
Cessna is at EBACE looking to promote a positive, yet realistic, outlook for Europe's business aviation industry in which it says it is investing new products...
Air Malta is on course to achieve break-even this year after restructuring efforts helped it narrow losses in the year to 30 March 2013 to around €15 million...
For the first time, Lufthansa Technik is showing a lightweight VIP interior concept for Boeing 737 business jets designed to exploit the aircraft's...
Rockwell Collins announced this morning that its Skybox system has been selected for aftermarket installation on a Falcon 2000EX by Dassault Falcon Services...
Comac has completed the minimum unstick speed tests for its ARJ21 regional jet programme. Nine such tests have been successfully completed since they...
Gulfstream is praising the early reliability of its latest and largest business jet as a completed G650 makes a debut appearance at EBACE.
Tyrolean Jet Services (TJS) has announced its biggest expansion since it was founded 35 years ago, adding two Airbus ACJ319s and a Gulfstream G550 to its...
Malindo Air will begin turboprop operations out of Kuala Lumpur's secondary Subang airport in June. The first turboprop, an ATR 72-600, will arrive...
China Eastern Airlines has received its first Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with sharklets. The aircraft, which is powered by International Aero Engines...
Ruag [stand 1071] has completed its first conversion of a Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet into a 10-seat VIP aircraft. The project, first unveiled by...
Ruag Aviation has performed its first D-check on a Piaggio P180 Avanti at its facility at Lugano airport in Switzerland.
ViaSat [stand 384] and L-3 [687] are teaming up to provide operators of airliner-derived VVIP aircraft with in-flight connectivity services. Under...
Embraer has landed the Legacy 500 at EBACE for the first time amid growing optimism in the programme. Although the Legacy 500 remains in flight test,...
Posted: 19 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Eurocopter's ongoing problems with its EC225, which have seen large parts of the fleet effectively grounded due to a gearbox fault, contributed to a slump...
Posted: 17 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
American Airlines plans to lease the 130 Airbus A319s and A321s that it has on order, continuing its preference for lease financing. The Fort Worth,...
Flight International test pilot Peter Gray was given world-exclusive access to AgustaWestland's multirole AW159 in late April, becoming the first...
Major Asia-Pacific carriers enjoyed increased load factors during March 2013, with only two of 16 carriers suffering moderate load factor declines. Across...
Wing modification work on Emirates' Airbus A380 fleet has begun around two months later than planned due to late arrival of new aircraft. The repair...
Norwich-based maintenance provider KLM UK Engineering is expanding its capabilities to Airbus A320s as the company's Franco-Dutch parent shifts heavy airframe...
Japan Air Commuter has renewed its Smart Parts programme coverage with Bombardier, extending the contract for the regional carrier's 11 Dash 8 Q400 turboprops...
An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 experienced a minor electrical fault during a recent proving flight, but the cause was traced to an insufficiently turned...
Australia's Ministry of Defence has declared it plans to send a letter of request to the US Navy seeking information on a potential acquisition of the Northrop...
Posted: 16 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Delta Air Lines' Trainer oil refinery is producing jet fuel in amounts well below the targets it laid out when it bought the plant last year. Modifications...
Germany has cancelled its planned €1 billion ($1.3 billion) procurement of five Northrop Grumman Euro Hawk unmanned air vehicles, citing significant barriers...
Emirates has urged Boeing to "take total control" of the production and supply chain of the proposed 777X to avoid the kind of problems that have dogged...
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully launched a new GPS satellite into orbit. The 15 May launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...
Kuwait Airways has signed an initial agreement for 25 Airbus aircraft, state news agency KUNA reports, comprising 10 A350-900 XWBs and 15 A320neos. The...
Fresh separation trials involving the Dassault Rafale and MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile are due to be performed in late May, as the...
The French army's Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters should gain a new semi-active laser-guided rocket capability later this decade, following successful...
The US Navy will fund four unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft designs until preliminary design reviews (PDRs) are conducted,...
The US Air Force has released what it calls a "sources sought synopsis survey" to find a contractor to build Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan twin-engined...
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter operated by Nepal Airlines has crashed while attempting to land at the town of Jomsom, located northwest of Kathmandu. The...
Chinese carrier Shandong Airlines plans to sell five Boeing 737-300 aircraft to China Postal Airlines. Selling the aircraft will improve operational...
BAE Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with Poland's WZL-1 Military Aviation Works in Lodz, under which the UK company will transfer maintenance...
The AirMule vertical take-off and landing UAS is being tested with new propellers ...
Posted: 15 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
India's first P-8I maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft has touched down at Rajali naval air station ...
Lockheed Martin hopes to select a new radar for the US Air Force's F-16 Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES) programme between July and August,...
The appeal of contracting flightcrew has prompted tax controversy and fears that jobs will go to low-wage economies in the same way as the merchant marine
The operators of Hawker 800 business jets with winglets have received a service bulletin from winglet manufacturer Aviation Partners instructing them not...
Cessna executives have started thinking about the merits of expanding manufacturing operations in high-growth markets outside China, where the company is...
Indonesian investigators indicate that the crew of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 continued to descend below minimum altitude despite not having visual contact...
Maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) were themes at this year's Imdex Asia maritime defence show in Singapore. The show,...
Vietnam's navy is set to receive its first of six Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft in August. Three examples, designated the Guardian...
Austrian unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Schiebel says it has no knowledge of whether its Camcopter system has performed flights from a Chinese warship,...
The Northrop Grumman X-47B has made its first aircraft carrier launch, becoming the first autonomous aircraft to launch from a carrier. The launch,...
Posted: 14 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Boeing today marked another landmark on the 787's path to recovery from a battery scare by delivering the 51st aircraft - and the first since the fleet was grounded in mid-January - to All Nippon Airways (ANA).
China's internal pipeline of military aircraft demonstrators has produced yet another new and intriguing specimen as pictures posted on Chinese discussion...
Entry into service for the revamped Cessna Sovereign could slip into the fourth quarter, possibly extending a production hiatus of the nine-seat...
A year after launching its Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 business jets, Bombardier is returning...
EADS is to look into supplementing assembly capacity for the A350 following the increased interest for the A350-1000, the largest member of the family. The...
Canada's DAC Aviation International has taken delivery of the first of six Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprop singles it has on order with the US airframer....
A twin-turboprop BAe Jetstream research aircraft has completed a 500nm (925km) flight through UK airspace under the command of a ground-based pilot and the...
Turkish Airlines has finalised its agreement to take up to 95 Boeing 737 twinjets, the firm part of which comprises 70 aircraft including 50 of the re-engined...
Cranfield airport is stepping up its marketing effort in a bid to attract...
An ageing Airbus A300, currently used to train astronauts in zero- g flight, is about to find another use as the first stage of a new air-launched...
Japan Airlines' (JAL) fleet of Boeing 787-8s have completed modifications and is on track to resume operations on 1 June. Aircraft JA826J was the seventh...
EADS is expecting to an €85 million ($110 million) impact from Airbus A380 wing-bracket issues during the course of this year, having booked €14 million...
Sierra Nevada has shipped the Dream Chaser orbital spacecraft to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center near Palmdale, California, for glide tests. The...
Posted: 13 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
The coolant leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS), which required a spacewalk to replace a pump, appears successful though further testing is...
Dassault claims the biggest appeal of the latest version of its Falcon 2000 is the type’s impressive short-runway performance, combined with generous cabin and range
Airbus has unveiled the first A350-900 flight-test prototype in its full paint scheme, as the airframer makes final preparations for the twinjet's maiden...
UK holiday carrier Thomson Airways' first Boeing 787-8 is scheduled to arrive at Manchester on 31 May, just over a month before it is due to enter service. The...
The Israeli air force ditched one of its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air vehicles into the Mediterranean Sea off the nation's coast on 11...
TAI is expecting its first Hurkus turboprop trainer to make its flight debut in late June ...
Hawker Pacific has sold two Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft to the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS), Queensland Section. RFDS will use the aircraft...
Air India has started initial test flights on its first modified Boeing 787, and expects all six of its 787s to return to commercial service by the end of...
Test pilots at NAS Patuxent River have performed their first vertical take-off with an F-35B ...
An Alenia Aermacchi test pilot ejected safely from an M-346 trainer which crashed in Italy on 11 May ...
Posted: 11 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Bombardier has opened three additional maintenance lines for the Dash 8 Q400 at its Tuscon, Arizona, service centre, citing increased work associated with...
Posted: 10 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
An ammonia leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS) threatens to disrupt an electrical channel that may require a spacewalk to repair. The...
US Air Force maintainers for the F-35A at Eglin AFB have spoken about the task of working with the stealth fighter ...
Italian flag carrier Alitalia will increase the frequency of its Rome-Abu Dhabi service from four to five times weekly, effective 13 June. Partner...
Israeli manufacturer Innocon has delivered a MiniFalcon II unmanned air system to the Northland Community and Technical College in Minnesota ...
Turkish Aerospace Industries has unveiled an unmanned helicopter named the R300 ...
Turkish Aerospace Industries expects to finalise a contract with Egypt during June for its Anka UAV ...
Government auctioneers are putting up for sale a US presidential McDonnell Douglas VC-9, with bidding due to open on 15 May. The aircraft - which is...
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG's first-quarter operating loss has increased to €278 million ($363 million), before exceptional items, compared with...
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