All news – Page 2193

  • News

    Aviastar produces first set of MC-21 fuselage panels

    2014-04-09T14:52:13Z

    Russian airframer Aviastar has manufactured the first set of fuselage panels for the Irkut MC-21 twinjet.

  • News

    Salvadorian start-up VECA plans July launch

    2014-04-09T14:30:10Z

    ​San Salvador-based startup VECA Airlines plans to launch operations with three leased Airbus A319s in July or August, after completing its local certification process.

  • News

    Air Canada to equip North American fleet with wi-fi

    2014-04-09T14:10:34Z

    ​Air Canada plans to equip its North American fleet with Gogo in-flight wi-fi connectivity from May.

  • News

    EU to set civil UAS rules

    2014-04-09T12:21:36Z

    The European Union is seeking to set new rules on the use of civil remotely-piloted air systems.

  • Aerosonde 4.7 - AAI
    News

    AAI seeks new customers for re-engined Aerosonde

    2014-04-09T10:37:03Z

    AAI is seeking new markets for its Aerosonde Mk 4.7 unmanned air system, following in-house engine upgrades that the company says bring the reliability of the aircraft’s powerplant up to manned aircraft standards.

  • News

    Norwegian helicopter operators criticise UK CAA safety study

    2014-04-09T10:27:05Z

    ​Helicopter operators in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea have reacted sceptically to actions and recommendations in the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s recently-published safety study.

  • Pings detected MH370
    News

    MH370 search zeroes in on reacquired ‘pings’

    2014-04-09T06:35:35Z

    ​Australian searchers are cautiously confident that they have located the possible resting site of MH370, as the HMAS Ocean Shield was able to reacquire ‘pings’ consisted with transmissions from a flight data or cockpit voice recorder.

  • News

    Southwest tests tablets for mechanics

    2014-04-08T22:02:51Z

    ​Southwest have begun a test programme to provide digital manuals to mechanics via iPads, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations today at the sidelines of the MRO Americas show in Phoenix.

  • P-8 - US Navy
    News

    Reduced P-8 buy to affect price, not fleet plan

    2014-04-08T21:36:00Z

    The US Navy insists that its decision to exclude eight Boeing P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine warfare aircraft from its fiscal year 2015 budget request will not affect its plan to transition to a fleet of the type.

  • Boeing MSA in flight 2 640px
    News

    Boeing to target current P-3 operators for MSA sales

    2014-04-08T19:08:41Z

    Boeing’s maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA), which is based on a Bombardier Challenger 605 platform, will be an ideal aircraft for countries that already operate Lockheed P-3 Orions, says Boeing.

  • News

    Iberia unveils new summer destinations

    2014-04-08T16:35:46Z

    Iberia is adding a new destination in central America and making several changes to its short-haul European network.

  • News

    GA Telesis and GE sign CF6 materials agreement

    2014-04-08T16:32:37Z

    ​Engine leasing specialist GA Telesis has signed a three-year materials agreement with GE Aviation for GE CF6-80C2 replacement engine parts.

  • News

    AFI-KLM E&M and Avtrade to open Miami spares centre

    2014-04-08T16:29:04Z

    ​Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance and Avtrade have joined forces to open a Miami-based centre dedicated to sales, leasing and exchanges for several Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies and widebody models.

  • News

    Southwest taps BAE Systems for engine control MRO

    2014-04-08T16:28:06Z

    ​Southwest Airlines has tapped BAE Systems for a five-year, exclusive agreement covering MRO services for the full authority digital engine controls (FADECs) on its Boeing 737 fleet.

  • A350 economy class
    News

    INTERIORS: New premium economy options readied for A350

    2014-04-08T14:22:00Z

    Airbus is expanding its A350 seat catalogue to give airlines greater choice in offering premium economy cabin service – an increasingly popular revenue generator.

  • A380 11 seats
    News

    INTERIORS: No massive changes required for 11-abreast A380

    2014-04-08T13:38:00Z

    Airbus insists that a prospective three-five-three 11-abreast economy-class configuration for the A380 is no big deal from an engineering perspective but could boost seat count in a typical multi-class double-decker by 7%.

  • Australian C-27J - Alenia Aermacchi
    News

    Australia waits on C-27J transfer approval

    2014-04-08T12:53:02Z

    Despite having made its first flight last December, the Royal Australian Air Force’s first Alenia Aermacchi/L-3 Communications C-27J Spartan remains laid up in Turin due to delays in obtaining flight clearances for its ferry flight from Italy to the USA.

  • Oman F-16 - Lockheed Martin
    News

    Oman accepts first F-16 from new batch

    2014-04-08T12:46:33Z

    Oman has accepted the first aircraft from its second order of Lockheed Martin F-16C/Ds in a ceremony at the manufacturer's Fort Worth, Texas, facility. Carrying the service registration 830, the single-seat fighter will be ferried to the Gulf nation later this year.

  • News

    INTERIORS: Airbus shows off A350 design centre

    2014-04-08T12:30:00Z

    Airbus’s Hamburg assembly and completions complex now includes a new “customer definition centre” dedicated to the A350.

  • C-17 223 - USAF
    News

    Boeing to accelerate C-17 line closure

    2014-04-08T11:41:53Z

    Boeing has announced it will end production of its C-17 strategic transport around three months earlier than anticipated. The company announced last September that it was closing the Long Beach, California production line in late 2015. This has now been brought forward to mid-2015, “based on current market trends and ...