All news – Page 2897
-
News
WATS 2011: Australia's Rex cuts GA pilot pipeline
Australia's Regional Express Airlines no longer expects to obtain pilots from the general aviation community, a pipeline that as of two years ago had supplied...
-
News
WATS 2011: iPad, the Game Changer
The iPad is expected to speed implementation of electronic flight bag (EFB) technology across aviation markets, Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen predicted in an...
-
News
WATS 2011: Southwest-AirTran merger drives new training lines
Southwest Airlines' maintenance organisation is creating as many as 10 new maintenance training lines in large part to accommodate AirTran's fleet of Boeing...
-
News
PICTURES: China's J-20 stealth fighter makes second test flight
New images suggest that China's Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter has completed its second test flight ...
-
NewsPICTURE: Foliage-penetrating radar tests under way with Predator B
The US Southern Command has started final tests on a new radar for unmanned air vehicles designed to penetrate beneath triple-layer jungle canopy ...
-
NewsVIDEO: Airlines await Boeing response as Airbus racks up A320neo orders
As Airbus racks up orders for its A320neo, airlines face the dilemma of whether to join the queue for the higher-efficiency twinjet or gamble on waiting for a competitive response from Seattle
-
News
Talks underway to resolve BA cabin crew dispute
Negotiations to resolve the long-running dispute between British Airways (BA) and members of its cabin crew are showing signs of progress, following a series...
-
News
ANA begins 787 training
Boeing 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways has begun training the flightcrew who will operate the aircraft. Ten pilots from the Star Alliance carrier...
-
News
US, French militaries interested in Brimstone missile, says RAF official
The USA and France have expressed interest in the UK's dual-mode Brimstone air-to-surface missile, following its use in Libya ...
-
News
Embraer outlines Harbin plans
Airframer Embraer has added more detail to its plans for Legacy 600 and 650 business jet production at its joint venture Chinese plant in Harbin. Last...
-
News
Controller fatigue long under scrutiny
A spate of sleeping air traffic controller incidents in the USA, which has seen one Federal Aviation Administration executive resign, has triggered scrutiny...
-
News
US Army continues search for better scout helicopter
The US Army's search for a more capable armed scout helicopter continues, but most of the signs are pointing back to an improved version of the Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.
-
News
Small UAVs almost ready to carry new class of guided weapons
Two companies have unveiled designs for lightweight weapons to arm UAVs like the RQ-7 Shadow ...
-
News
New problem hits candidate for US Army missile contract
After missing two of three live-fire shots last year, Lockheed Martin acknowledges finding a new problem with its candidate for the US Army's joint air-to-ground...
-
News
First Superjet pilots praise twinjet's handling
Armavia and Aeroflot crews will start training on the first Thales-built full-flight Superjet simulator in Paris in June.
-
News
German charter operator FAI adds Global Express and maintenance hangar as it forecasts €50 million revenues in 2011
German charter operator FAI rent-a-jet expects revenues to pass €50 million ($71 million) for the first time this year thanks to a healthy domestic economy...
-
News
Hangar 8 targets expansion in Nigeria
UK aircraft management and charter company Hangar 8 plans to set up a fixed-base operation in Lagos, Nigeria as "a stepping stone to a wider African presence". Oxford-based...
-
News
Business aviation operators lobby to relax strict Olympic airspace restrictions for London 2012
Next year's Olympics should be a bonanza for business aviation as thousands of the world's rich and powerful descend on London. However, many fixed-wing...
-
News
Sukhoi finally hands over first Superjet 100
Sukhoi has finally handed over the first Superjet 100, to Armenia's Armavia, while heated discussions surround the initial delivery to the next customer,...
-
News
CFM brings elements of Evolution upgrade to A320 powerplant
Airbus and CFM International will begin delivering A320-family aircraft equipped with a performance upgrade developed from the Boeing 737's CFM56-7BE Evolution...