All News articles – Page 16
-
News
Chinese UAV maker pitches loitering munition, drones in Indonesia
Chinese unmanned air vehicle (UAV) maker Zhonghe BeiFang Science & Technology hopes to promote its commercial and military systems in the Indonesian market.
-
News
Asia Digital Engineering, GMF AeroAsia to jointly grow landing gear MRO business
Asia Digital Engineering has signed an investment agreement with Indonesia’s GMF AeroAsia, as the two parties collaborate on landing gear MRO services.
-
News
Hawaiian CEO Ingram to step down as ‘interim leadership’ takes over Alaska combination process
With Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines on the verge of approval by US aviation regulators, Hawaiian will be guided through the combination process by an “interim leadership team”.
-
News
Alaska could close Hawaiian purchase on 18 September following DOT approval
Alaska and Hawaiian expect to complete the transaction “in the coming days”, Alaska said on 17 September.
-
News
How Ukraine turned mobile phone microphones into an air defence network
After enduring wave after wave of cheap suicide drones bombarding its cities, Ukraine found a novel solution for detecting and tracking the low, slow uncrewed aerial vehicles: microphones that can identify the airborne threats based on their audio signature.
-
News
Leonardo delivers 100th TH-73 to US Navy
Leonardo Helicopters has handed over the 100th TH-73A Thrasher trainer to the US Navy.
-
News
Kongsberg to invest $100m in US Joint Strike Missile production
Buoyed by a recent first contract to supply Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs) to the US Air Force, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is to build a new production facility in James City County, Virginia.
-
News
Kratos, AFRL test low-cost turbofan for use by attritable systems
Kratos Turbine Technologies and the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have conducted ground tests of a low-cost turbofan engine architecture which the company claims will advance “affordable propulsion technologies for the warfighter”.
-
News
Vertical calls for ‘timely receipt’ of $25m to extend ‘cash runway’ into second half of 2025
Vertical Aerospace needs to secure a minimum of $25 million – a sum still outstanding from founder Stephen Fitzpatrick – to ensure that it continues as a going concern into the second half of next year, the company has disclosed.
-
News
OHS to add new AW139s from 2026 after SAR contract renewal
Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHS) will introduce a pair of new Leonardo Helicopters AW139s providing search and rescue (SAR) services for the oil and gas industry following the renewal of a long-term contract.
-
News
SAS discloses Braathens wet-lease plan
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will wet-lease “several” aircraft from Sweden’s Braathens Regional Airlines, to expand its network and allow for ”seamless integration” into its existing operations.
-
News
Fifth delivery completes UAE’s Saab GlobalEye fleet
Less than a decade after it announced a surprise launch order with Saab at the 2015 Dubai air show, the United Arab Emirates has taken delivery of its fifth and final GlobalEye multi-role surveillance aircraft.
-
News
Air India to start widebody cabin retrofit in early 2025
Air India will kick off its widebody cabin retrofit in early 2025, as work to refresh the interiors of its narrowbody fleet gets under way.
-
News
EHang gets Brazilian approval for EH216 test flights
Chinese urban air test mobility firm EHang will carry out a series of test flights in Brazil, after obtaining an experimental flight authorisation certificate from the country’s regulators.
-
News
Boeing halts supplier shipments and hiring as strike continues
Boeing will ask suppliers to stop shipping most parts to its Pacific Northwest aircraft assembly sites and is considering furloughing employees as part of a broader plan to save cash amid an ongoing machinists’ strike.
-
News
Lockheed unveils new ‘extreme-range’ cruise missile
Building up mature technology used in the company’s existing long-range air-to-ground and anti-ship missiles, Lockheed says its new AGM-158 XR munition will provide a precision strike capability with even greater stand-off at a lower price per unit.
-
News
JetBlue adds former Frontier chief Sean Menke to board of directors
JetBlue Airways has added airline industry veteran Sean Menke, former chief executive of Frontier Airlines, to its board of directors.
-
News
Airbus defends decision to withdraw from UK NMH and says Pumas could fly until 2035
Airbus Helicopters has defended its decision to pull out of the UK’s New Medium Helicopter contest without submitting a bid, with one executive hitting out at the size of the budget and a perceived failure on social value commitments.
-
News
Boeing to pay Embraer $150 million to settle dispute over failed acquisition
Boeing has agreed to pay Embraer $150 million to settle a dispute arising from the US company’s 2020 decision to back out of a deal to acquire majority ownership of Embraer’s commercial aircraft business.
-
News
USAF simulates MQ-9A Reaper operations near Chinese base
A US Air Force exercise for operators of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper has featured a Chinese air base.