To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of World War II’s D-Day landings, the Royal Air Force (RAF) unveiled a specially-painted Typhoon jet with D-Day invasion stripes at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. The state-of-the-art RAF Eurofighter Typhoon has been adorned with the iconic black and white invasion markings in a tribute to the significant role of the crews […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON...
Moscow is considering ending its $3.4 billion contract with Canadian manufacturer Bombardier to build Q400 planes and the construction of an assembly factory in Russia, its minister of industry said Thursday. The head of Bombardier’s aviation arm, Guy Hachey, in March hinted that the deal concluded in August 2013 with Russia’s state-backed Rostec was threatened […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY,...
Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. Fokker Services, part of Fokker Technologies, is pleased to announce at the 2014 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (Ebace) in Geneva, Switzerland the introduction of its latest innovation, in an exploratory collaboration with Boeing Business Jets (BBJ). The ‘Panoramic Window’ will be the first of its kind to be developed and […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY,...
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce an order by Kaan Air for one AW139 intermediate and one AW189 super medium helicopter in VIP configuration. The contract expands the success of the AW139 in Turkey and marks the entrance of the AW189 in the Turkish market. Furthermore this is the first VIP-configured AW189 ordered in Europe where […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Alpha Star Aviation Services of Saudi Arabia has become the first Airbus ACJ320 customer for an in-service retrofit of Sharklets, upswept fins attached to the wingtips that save about 4 per cent in fuel consumption while also enhancing performance and appearance. It is also the first Middle East customer for the in-service retrofit of Sharklets […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ]...
Comlux The Aviation Group has become the first Airbus ACJ319 customer for an in-service retrofit of Sharklets, upswept fins attached to the wingtips that save about 4 per cent in fuel consumption while also enhancing performance and appearance. Comlux plan to fit Sharklets to an Airbus ACJ319 already in operation, during 2016. The in-service retrofit […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE...
Efficiency of 737 supports Nok Air’s low-cost model First airline to fly 737 MAX in Thailand BANGKOK, May 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Nok Airlines Public Company Limited (Nok Air) finalized an order today for eight Next-Generation 737-800s and seven 737 MAX 8s. Nok Air also announced that it intends to convert one […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ]...
MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) – The next batch of nine Russian Mi-17V-5 military transport helicopters under a contract with the United States is ready to be delivered to the Afghan army, the head of the Rosoboronexport delegation at the HeliRussia 2014 expo said Wednesday. “As of April 2014, a total of 12 helicopters and […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, is bringing a line-up of commercial and military helicopters to ILA 2014, taking place on 20-25 May at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport. The company’s display can be found at stand 4209 in hall 47. Russian Helicopters will showcase the multirole Ka-32A11BC, the Mi-38 transport […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE...
Airbus has won an order from a Middle East customer for an Airbus ACJ320, adding to the strong presence of its corporate jets in the region. The aircraft, which is being managed by Aviation Link of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will be outfitted with a VVIP interior with seating for 30 passengers. “Airbus corporate jets and […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, will put a wide range of the latest civil and military helicopters on show at the Kazakhstan Defence Expo 2014 (KADEX 2014) international exhibition of weapons systems and military equipment, which will run fr om 22 to 25 May 2014 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Russian […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 20, 2014 — The U.S. Air Force has introduced into its B-52 fleet the first aircraft upgraded with an advanced communications system, developed by Boeing [NYSE: BA], that keeps the bomber ahead of emergent threats while improving aircrew safety and situational awareness. The Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) modification adds to the […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY,...
20 May 2014 Today’s A350 XWB appearance at the 2014 ILA Berlin Air Show has the dual role of spotlighting Airbus’ newest jetliner and underscoring the company’s important industrial, engineering and research ties to Germany. With nearly 30,000 people working directly for Airbus and its owned subsidiaries in Germany – including some 4,000 specifically involved […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE...
Germany remains top aviation market, but growth less than world average According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) in the next 20 years (2013-2032), the traffic to and from Germany is set to grow at 3.5 per cent per annum (global average 4.7 per cent), driving a need for 1,821 aircraft to address the […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
May 20, 2014 Geneva Aerospace Bombardier today presented the full-scale mock-up of its new Global 7000 aircraft – a game changer in business aviation The new Global 7000 business jet will provide the experience of a lifetime to its operators Bombardier Aerospace today unveiled the full-scale mock-up of its new Global 7000 aircraft during a […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) – Two multipurpose Kamov Ka-32 helicopters deployed by the Russian Emergencies Ministry in Serbia will be deployed to fight forest fires throughout the Balkans this season, a senior ministry official told RIA Novosti Tuesday. “The Russia-Serbia center located in the town of Nis will be offering the services of the […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
* Airbus ministers to push for delay of EU ETS -Hintze * Want global agreement in 2013 via trade body ICAO * Britain’s Fallon warns of clear and present danger * Airbus sales chief says airlines could pay tax to ICAO (Reuters) – Aerospace officials of the European countries where Airbus makes its planes will […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
ENVER, May 19, 2014 – The team preparing NASA’s next Mars lander mission gained a green light today to begin building the spacecraft, which will study how Earthlike planets form. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will now begin building the InSight spacecraft. The InSight mission will launch from California in March 2016 and touch down on […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Further to the decisions by the Swiss Parliament in 2013 to procure 22 Gripen E, a national referendum was held today in Switzerland on the funding law for Gripen. The result was ‘no’ which means that the Gripen E procurement process in Switzerland stops. For Saab, the Gripen E programme continues according to plan, with […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
A320 for Lion Group’s full service unit Batik Air 19 May 2014 The first Airbus aircraft for Indonesia’s Lion Group has entered the A320 Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will be delivered in Q3 and will be operated by Lion Group’s full service unit Batik Air on its growing domestic and regional […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...