All news – Page 2641
-
News
DUBAI: Gama goes big with ACJ318
London-headquartered business jet charter company Gama Aviation (stand B13) has introduced an Airbus ACJ318 to its United Arab Emirates fleet.
-
News
DUBAI: Fresh speakers announced for training conference
Captain Jacques Drappier, senior training adviser for Airbus (stand W860), and Othman Al Khoori, vice president human resources administration for Abu Dhabi...
-
News
Manx claws closer to 500 aircraft registrations
The Isle of Man aircraft registry says it expects its tally of business aircraft to grow to 500 jets, turboprops and helicopters by the middles of next year as demand for M-prefixed registrations continues at a relentless pace.
-
News
PICTURE: Australia receives its third KC-30A tanker
Australia's third of five Airbus A330-based KC-30A multi-role tanker transports has touched down at Amberley air base in Queensland, with Airbus Military...
-
News
IAG targets €1.5bn operating profit in 2015
British Airways and Iberia parent International Airlines Group (IAG) has set itself an operating profit target of €1.5 billion ($2 billion) in 2015 through...
-
News
Galileo satellites well into early orbit preparation phase
The first two Galileo satellites launched on 21 October are well into their early orbit preparation phase, spearheading the deployment of a global navigation satellite system essential to the success of the more advanced stages of the Single European Sky.
-
News
Al Bateen luxury Dhabi Jet brand set for export
Abu Dhabi's dedicated executive airport Al Bateen plans to export its Dhabi Jet fixed-base operation brand to other key markets across the world in an attempt to build awareness of its VIP trademark and expand its share of the global business aviation services market.
-
News
Chinese airlines to fight EU ETS
Several Chinese carriers are planning to take their case against the European Union's (EU) plan to charge for carbon emissions to court.
-
News
Shutdowns prompt new GE CF6 directive: FAA
Reports of eight in-flight and four on-ground unintended shutdowns of General Electric CF6-80C2B wide-body turbofan engines have prompted the US Federal...
-
News
Embraer commits to re-engined E-Jets
Embraer has confirmed plans to abandon development of a narrowbody competitor to Airbus and Boeing and instead focus on an estimated $2 billion programme...
-
News
J-2X full-duration burn accomplished
NASA has completed the first full burn test of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne J-2X rocket engine. The engine, powered by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen,...
-
News
BAE guided rocket clears tests with US Marine Corps UH-1Y helicopter
BAE Systems has been cleared to deliver a new guided weapon that will enter service next year on US Marine Corps helicopters and later possibly with fixed-wing aircraft.
-
News
Embraer reveals design work on Harpia UAV
Embraer has revealed the first image of a new medium-altitude unmanned air vehicle now under development ...
-
News
Daimler reduces EADS stake to 7.5%
Daimler is to sell half of its 15% shareholding in EADS to the German government's KFW bank in 2012.
-
News
NH90 programme lifted by tactical transport milestone
Europe's NH Industries is to launch deliveries of the NH90 tactical transport helicopter in its final operational configuration late this year ...
-
News
Boeing gets contract for second batch of P-8A Poseidons
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a contract to build a second lot of P-8A Poseidons anti-submarine warfare aircraft ...
-
News
Northrop to fix costly B-2A structural problem
The US Air Force has decided to fix a key structural problem that has bedevilled the Northrop Grumman B-2A stealth bomber for 22 years ...
-
News
IN FOCUS: Virgin Galactic inaugurates Spaceport America as primary operational base
New Mexico's Spaceport America, designated as Virgin Atlantic's base, is among a dozen commercial spaceports approved by the FAA for operations
-
News
EADS grows nine-month revenue to €32.7 billion
Airbus parent EADS has revealed revenue for the first nine months of 2011 of €32.7 billion ($44.2 billion), a rise of 4% on the same period a year ago.
-
News
EADS indicates "termination" of Airbus A340 programme
Airbus appears to have ended its A340 aircraft programme, according to details in the financial results of its parent company EADS.