All aerospace news – Page 485
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HAECO Xiamen completes 777F C-check for Lufthansa Cargo
HAECO Xiamen completed its first C-check on a Boeing 777-200LR Freighter for Lufthansa Cargo in June.
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VIM-Avia picks Boeing Shanghai for 777 MRO
Russian carrier VIM-Avia has selected Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services to carry out maintenance on its newly-introduced Boeing 777 fleet.
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UK opens fraud inquiry into Airbus activity
Airbus Group has been placed under investigation by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office over allegations of corruption in its civil aviation division.
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NewsAW169 hit by production issues
Leonardo has identified unspecified issues with the production ramp-up of its new AW169 medium twin which have delayed deliveries of the 4.6t helicopter.
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Bombardier slides to second-quarter loss
Bombardier made a $490 million net loss in the second quarter, after a positive figure of $125 million in the same period of 2015, on 7% lower revenue – but points to a more profitable future after closing a series of "pivotal" deals with two airlines on the CSeries aircraft ...
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Honeywell partners Wuhan Hangda for component MRO
Honeywell has signed a new licensing agreement with Chinese MRO firm Wuhan Hangda for aircraft parts in China.
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Astronautics prepares first EFB upgrade since 787 EIS
Astronautics will supply Boeing 787s with the first electronic flight bag (EFB) update since the type entered service five years ago.
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NewsUSAF pilots add electronic warfare mission capability to UAV training
As the US Air Force faces both pilot shortages and increased demand for its unmanned air vehicle operations in contested environments, the service is offering operators new training to allow them to continue carrying out their missions while under electronic attack.
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Italian coastguard orders two more AW139s
Italy’s coastguard has added to its order book of 10 AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin-engined helicopters with a commitment for two additional examples, plus two options.
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India’s navy to upgrade 10 Ka-28 helicopters
India’s ministry of defence has cleared an upgrade programme 10 Navy Kamov Ka-28 anti-submarine warfare helicopters.
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Emirates 777 sent flight data after crash landing
The crashed Emirates 777 wirelessly transmitted critical flight data within minutes of the accident to airline officials, the supplier of the data storage and transmission device says.
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NewsUS clears first private company to make Moon landing
A Cape Canaveral, Florida-based start-up has become the first private company approved by the US government to land on the Moon with less than 17 months remaining in the Google Lunar X Prize Foundation.
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NewsSense and avoid capability development on schedule for Swiss Hermes 900
Switzerland is planning to operate its future Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicle fleet in its domestic airspace, and work is under way by manufacturer Elbit Systems to certify a sense-and-avoid system aboard the type.
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NewsWhite House unveils broad expansion of federal UAS ops
Two civilian US government agencies plan to expand unmanned air systems (UAS) operations into rules, including search and rescue, as the US Federal Aviation Administration works to broaden the rule allowing small drones access to the national airspace.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: H160 makes progress as design matures
“This is a very important milestone for us,” says Bernard Fujarski, head of the H160 programme at Airbus Helicopters.
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NewsFirst ex-US Army OH-58Ds delivered to Croatia
The Croatian air force has received its first batch of ex-US Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, which were ferried to Zadar-Zemunik air base on the Adriatic coast on 30 June.
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NewsPegasus starts flying Leap-1A-powered A320neo
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus has started scheduled service with the first Airbus A320neo powered by Leap-1A engines, manufacturer CFM International confirms.
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NewsAmazon and UK government plan UAV delivery tests
Online retailer Amazon is to embark on a series of tests of its Prime Air unmanned air vehicle delivery concept in the UK, under the supervision of the Civil Aviation Authority, to take advantage of the country's more lenient airspace regulations.
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Bell to resume sales of skid-equipped 429 in France
Bell Helicopter is shortly to resume sales of both variants of its 429 light twin in France, having previously been restricted by a March 2015 court ruling to just the model equipped with wheeled landing gear (WLG).
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Main rotorblades struck nose and tail of crashed Bell 525, says NTSB
Investigators probing the fatal crash on 6 July of the first Bell 525 Relentless prototype believe the main rotorblades struck both its nose and tail boom as it performed a high-speed simulated engine-out test in Texas.