Cessna Aircraft Company, part of the Textron Aviation segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), announced today the company has been granted Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) certification for the Citation XLS , clearing the way for deliveries in China later this year. “Bringing the Cessna Citation XLS to China means introducing this market to the most […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE...
Airbus Helicopters Japan today inaugurated Japan’s first full flight simulator (FFS) for helicopters, with this high-fidelity training system now ready for service at its facilities located in the Kobe Airport vicinity. The simulator is configured to represent Airbus Helicopters’ light twin-engine EC135 P2 rotorcraft, and has received Level C certification from the Japan Civil Aviation […] [...
SAVANNAH, Ga., April 15, 2014 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today held a signing ceremony with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition. The ceremony recognized Minsheng’s order for 60 Gulfstream aircraft, which was signed in the fourth quarter of 2013. The 60-aircraft order, a combination of firm orders and options, […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY,...
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd announced today that it has formally appointed sales and service representatives for the upcoming Pilatus PC-24 twin-jet in Canada, Mexico, and Eastern Europe. With headquarters in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Pilatus Centre Canada has been named the authorized PC-24 sales and service Center for all of Canada. Pilatus Centre Canada has been an […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE...
BBJ leads global market in ultra-long range business jets First BBJ2 for China delivered to completion center SHANGHAI, April 15, 2014 – Five Boeing [NYSE: BA] Business Jets have entered service in China in the last year where the market for ultra-long range business jets continues to grow, Boeing announced today at the Asian Business […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a $470 million contract with the MiG corporation for the delivery of 16 advanced MiG-29 SMT fighters, the ministry said Tuesday. The company had earlier confirmed the deal in an interview with RIA Novosti, but did not specify its value. “The value of […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Austria’s Hannes Arch pulls out all the stops to post the fastest time in Qualifying for Sunday’s Red Bull Air Race in Rovinj, Croatia. ROVINJ (Croatia) – Hannes Arch of Austria won pole position for the second stop of the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship in the Croatian city of Rovinj after he […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Friday Training Results The official results are in from today’s training session and there are some surprises… 1. Matthias Dolderer (GER) 2. Martin Sonka (CZE) 3. Matt Hall (AUS) 4. Hannes Arch (AUT) 5. Paul Bonhomme (GBR) 6. Peter Besenyei (HUN) 7. Yoshi Muroya (JPN) 8. Pete McLeod (CAN) 9. Nigel Lamb (GBR) 10. Kirby […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. (AFNS) — The 45th Space Wing successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 here at 1:45 p.m. April 10 carrying a classified national security payload. The payload was designed and built by the National Reconnaissance Office. “I am proud of the persistence […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE...
The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has selected the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) team to receive the 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy, aviation’s highest honor. Comprised of leaders in government, business and industry, the NAA voting committee awarded the U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) and industry partners for “developing and demonstrating the first...
STRATFORD, Connecticut – Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has successfully completed an initial series of tests required by the Naval Air Systems Command to verify the structural strength of the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. Conducted on a full-size non-flying airframe called the Static Test Article, the tests are part of […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY,...
An Air France-KLM flight en route to Paris nearly collided with a Russian bomber on patrol last month, coming within 100 meters of each other, a news report said Friday, citing the French pilot and Russian investigators. The Airbus A319 passenger jet was heading west from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport and climbing while the Tu-95 bomber was coming from the southwest and descending during the...
Wing-tip devices further enhance the A319’s superior high altitude performance 11 April 2014 Lhasa based Tibet Airlines from the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China has taken delivery of its first A319 with Sharklets. The aircraft which was handed over at the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Centre (ATDC) joins Tibet Airlines’ existing fleet of eight existing A319s. […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON...
CHC Helicopter’s AW139 helicopter fleet has set a major operational milestone by reaching 100,000 flight hours, with the fleet leader achieving over 9,000 flight hours in less than eight years. A leading AW139 customer, CHC operates more than 40 AW139s globally performing a wide range of missions including offshore transport, search and rescue and emergency […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE...
FORT WORTH, TX (April 11, 2014) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) company, announced it has trained 130,000 students through its Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA). The milestone student, Mr. Fredrick “Chon” Taylor, who works for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is an experienced pilot with more than 3,500 hours in Bell helicopters. Like […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ...
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The F-35 Lightning II will enhance combat capabilities, project U.S. power and deter potential adversaries, Air Force officials told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on tactical air and land forces in a hearing on tactical aircraft programs there, April 8. “The F-35 will form the backbone of U.S. air […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s F-22 Division is on-track to complete installation of the Automatic Back-up Oxygen System, or ABOS, in the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor combat fleet by December 2014. In January 2012, following a series of incidents in which a number of F-22 pilots […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE...
The Armed Forces of Malta has taken up the option for a second AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter. The helicopter will be used to conduct mainly maritime border control missions. The delivery of the second AW139 is scheduled for June 2015, while the first helicopter will be delivered in June 2014. This order is part […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Next generation Airbus flown in by British test pilot Frank Chapman 10 April 2014 The new Airbus A350 XWB has made its first ever landing on British soil, visiting Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire as part of routine certification tests. The aircraft, MSN3, was flown by London-born experimental test pilot, Frank Chapman, and is one of […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Start-up airline chooses Airbus to launch operations 10 April 2014 Qingdao Airlines, a Chinese start-up airline, has taken delivery of the company’s first ever aircraft, an Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklets, on lease from Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC). The airline will become a new operator of the world’s best-selling single-aisle aircraft […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY,...