All news – Page 2855
-
NewsAviation biofuels on verge of official certification
Certifying body ASTM International looks set to approve the use of hydrotreated renewable jet (HRJ) fuel for use in commercial aviation, opening up the possibility...
-
News
Virgin America considering electronic flight bag switch
Virgin America is considering switching from using a mounted Class II electronic flight bag in the cockpits of its Airbus A320 family aircraft to an installed Class III EFB to support NextGen technology.
-
News
Boeing stays mum on key KC-46A design features
Boeing has revealed its KC-46A tanker is heavier and slightly longer than any previous version of the 767-200 airframe on which it is based, but still refuses to provide essential details about the airframe configuration and refuelling system more than three months after winning the KC-X contract.
-
NewsQatar Airways finalises deal to acquire 35% of Cargolux
Qatar Airways has finalised its agreement to acquire 35% of Cargolux, ending the Luxembourg State's temporary participation in the freight carrier. The...
-
News
GE in search of more engine applications
GE Aviation says it is talking "seriously" with a couple of airframers about the next applications for its Honda joint-venture engines beyond the HF120 for the HondaJet.
-
News
Saab keeps watch on Indian fighter contest
Saab has not given up hope of winning the Indian air force's medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) contest, despite having failed to make the service's shortlist when it narrowed the field to two European models early last month.
-
News
PICTURES: MAS' first A380 enters final assembly
Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) first Airbus A380 has entered the airframer's final assembly line in Toulouse. The superjumbo jet, which entered the line...
-
NewsAircell claims Ka-based airborne connectivity not realistic until 2015
Superfast Ka satellite-based in-flight connectivity holds much promise for airlines but it likely won't become a realistic option in the United States or...
-
News
Nanotechnology means a future of smart dust
A technology forecast by PricewaterhouseCoopers envisages wireless sensors becoming so small that aerospace engineers of the 2020s will be able to embed layers of them in or on components or structures.
-
News
Bombardier order traction begs for large carrier endorsement
While Bombardier celebrates virtually back-to-back CSeries orders after a year-long fallow period, the firm is still seeking a major purchase by a blue-chip...
-
News
BA and Lan agree to pay over $150m to settle cartel lawsuit
British Airways has agreed to pay $89.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit which accused it and a number of other carriers of being involved in an...
-
News
Gulfstream marks business jet milestones
Gulfstream has received type certificate validation for its G150 midsize business jet from the Ukraine state aviation administration.
-
News
Boeing anticipates T-X delay, promotes new jet to replace T-38
Boeing executives expect the US Air Force to delay replacing the Northrop T-38C Talon by 'several years' ...
-
NewsFirst flight for Airbus Military’s AEW&C C-295
Airbus Military has performed the first flight of a C-295 equipped with a dummy rotodome for AEW applications ...
-
News
Russia and Israel co-operate on nanosatellites
Two Israeli companies and a Russian university have joined forces to develop nanosatellite technology.
-
News
CFM pleased with eCore 2 initial performance
CFM reports that it has begun tests of second full-scale engineering core (eCore 2) at 50/50 partner GE's Cincinnati facilities, with runs at operational...
-
News
Business aviation - In brief
Australian risk management company OneSafe has launched its handheld cloud computing application that offers real-time, live aviation safety information to the resource and mining sector.
-
NewsQatar Airways to seal Cargolux stake deal on 9 June
Qatar Airways will finalise its agreement for a 35% stake in freight carrier Cargolux on 9 June. The Doha-based carrier signed a memorandum of understanding...
-
News
Business aviation briefings
New Zealand completion centre Altitude Aerospace Interiors has won a second VIP aircraft completion contract that will see it outfit a Boeing Business Jet for "a sub-continental client".
-
News747-8 twins to make Paris debut
Boeing's new twin 747-8 variants are set to make their international debut at the 2011 Paris air show, 42 years after the first 747-100 made its first introduction to the world at the biennial aerospace gathering in 1969.