All news – Page 2332
-
News
Embraer, Sierra Nevada defend Super Tucano’s second LAS victory
Embraer and Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) have defended the selection of the A-29 Super Tucano for a US Air Force contract to supply light attack aircraft to...
-
News
Abu Dhabi Air Expo: Gulfstream sets new city-pair record for G650 en route to show
Gulfstream was one of four big beasts of business aviation exhibiting, and arrived at the show claiming its latest city-pair speed record for the G650, this time between Melbourne, where it had been for the Avalon air show, and Abu Dhabi.
-
News
HELI-EXPO: Pre-owned helicopters a growing market
The sale of pre-owned helicopters is a growing market, two leading aircraft trading firms say. Francois Gautier, founder and chief executive officer...
-
News
HELI-EXPO: S-92 automatic oil rig approach capability certification expected this month
Sikorsky expects the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to approve within a month an automated approach capability allowing the S-92 helicopter to...
-
News
Beechcraft files protest to block USAF contract award to Embraer
Beechcraft will protest a $427 million contract award to a Sierra Nevada/Embraer team for a contract awarded by the US Air Force last week to supply light...
-
News
MAS to take A380 deliveries into three figures
Malaysia Airlines is set to take Airbus A380 deliveries into three figures, nearly five and a half years since the first airframe was handed over to Singapore...
-
News
PICTURES: Second RNLAF F-35 rolled out
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the second F-35A Joint Strike Fighter which will eventually be used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force for pilot and maintainer...
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: 2012 orders review and open slots forecast
Chris Seymour, head of market analysis at Flightglobal consultancy Ascend, reviews last year's orders and considers how many open slots are left if you want...
-
News
IN FOCUS: Airbus A320 25th anniversary
It is 25 years since Airbus delivered the first A320 to launch customer Air France. In a special report on the best-selling narrowbody that broke Boeing’s dominance, we look at the history of the jet family and its ongoing process of renewal, and hear from Airbus commercial chief John Leahy ...
-
News
Airbus outsources heavy checks on Beluga fleet
Airbus has selected Sabena Technics to maintain its outsized A300-600ST transports, as part of a programme to ramp-up the availability of the Beluga fleet. The...
-
News
Banks close A320 financings for EasyJet
EasyJet has closed sale and leaseback transactions covering eight new Airbus A320 aircraft, according to sources. Santander acquired four new A320s...
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: TAM decison gives Oneworld further lift
If a year ago the troubles seemed to be coming thick and fast for some of Oneworld's carriers, the confirmation that Brazilian carrier TAM is to join the...
-
News
India's CBI questions former air chief about AW101 deal: reports
Indian media reports indicate that the country's Central Bureau of Investigation is questioning former air force chief SP Tyagi ...
-
News
SriLankan in talks with potential partners on MRO partnership
SriLankan Airlines is in talks with a number of potential partners to jointly set up an MRO facility at the upcoming Hambantota International Airport in...
-
News
Voltage fluctuations preceded JAL 787 battery fire
Flight-recorder data from the Japan Airlines Boeing 787 which suffered a battery fire at Boston shows the auxiliary power unit's battery voltage started...
-
News
Swiss confirms interest as Bombardier launches 160-seat CS300
Lufthansa has expressed interest in a newly-launched higher-capacity version of the Bombardier CS300 that drove a miniature redesign of the larger of the...
-
News
Enders plays down chances of A350's Paris appearance
EADS has all but dismissed the possibility of the developmental Airbus A350 twinjet making an appearance at the Paris air show in June and stressed the type...
-
News
Bombardier launches high density CS300 with Air Baltic
Bombardier has officially launched a high-density 160-seat variant of its in-development CSeries CS300. The airframer says the higher-capacity aircraft...
-
News
PICTURE: New Citation Sovereign rolls off production line
The new version of the Cessna Citation Sovereign rolled off the airframer's production line in Wichita, Kansas, on 5 March.
-
News
HELI-EXPO: New AgustaWestland CEO strongly denies bribery claims
Amid a police investigation in Italy and official condemnations in India, AgustaWestland executives opened the Heli-Expo convention with a strong denial of the allegations of bribery related to a now-frozen deal for 12 VIP-roled AW101s.