All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 86
-
News
Bell V-280 hits 280kt speed goal
Bell has hit its target speed of 280kt (518km/h) with the V-280 tiltrotor in a little over a year since the technology demonstrator performed its first flight.
-
News
Portugal eyes contracted M-346 fleet for training need
Portugal is exploring the possibility of contracting advanced jet training for its air force pilots to an external provider that would acquire Leonardo M-346s for the operation.
-
News
2018 orders climbed at Airbus Helicopters, but deliveries fell
Airbus Helicopters saw positive momentum in the market last year, recording 381 net orders across its civil and military range, up 13.7% from 335 in 2017.
-
News
Norway cites training failures in AW101 helicopter roll-over
Severe damage inflicted by an embarrassing ground accident on a brand new search and rescue helicopter in Norway has been pinned on organisational and human failures within the country's air force, partly driven by programme delays.
-
News
Dassault gains Rafale F4 development contract
Dassault has been contracted by the French government to begin development work on the new F4 standard for the Rafale fighter.
-
News
Russian Helicopters shipped 31 EMS rotorcraft in 2018
Russian Helicopters last year delivered 31 emergency medical services (EMS)-configured rotorcraft within a framework agreement with the country's state-owned transport lessor GTLK.
-
News
Missing oil sump cap behind Grob Tutor emergency landing
A Grob G115E Tutor T1 (G-BYUU) was forced to make an emergency landing in a field after a maintenance error caused its newly installed engine to seize, UK investigators have concluded.
-
News
Bell unveils design and Nexus name for urban air taxi
Bell has finally revealed details of the design for its urban air mobility vehicle, and has named the programme Nexus, after 12 months in which the airframer regularly dropped hints about the aircraft's possible configuration.
-
News
Leonardo flies first production-standard M-345
Leonardo has flown the production-standard version of its M-345 jet trainer, as it works towards service entry with the Italian air force in 2020.
-
News
PICTURE: First serial H160 helicopter takes flight
Airbus Helicopters has performed the maiden sortie of the first serial H160, meeting a self-imposed deadline to fly the medium-twin before Christmas.
-
News
Hungary orders HForce-equipped H225M helicopters
Hungary has ordered 16 Airbus Helicopters H225M heavy twin-engined rotorcraft, all equipped with the manufacturer's HForce weapon system.
-
News
Poland firms options for four more M-346 trainers
Poland is to acquire four additional M-346 jet trainers from Leonardo having exercised options placed earlier this year and taking its eventual fleet of the type to 16 units.
-
News
Germany orders seven SAR-roled H145 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has received an order from Germany for seven search and rescue-configured H145 light-twins to replace its current fleet of elderly Bell UH-1Ds.
-
News
Bell 407GXi wins European certification
European regulators have approved the Bell 407GXi, the latest iteration of the Canada-built light single-engined helicopter.
-
News
AAIB reveals detail of AW169 tail rotor failure
UK investigators have determined that a failure of the connection linking the yaw control pedals and the tail rotor was behind the high-profile fatal crash of a Leonardo Helicopters AW169 (G-VSKP) in late October.
-
News
First flight for upgraded C-27J
Leonardo's aircraft division has performed the first flight of its C-27J transport in a new baseline configuration.
-
News
Monarch Aircraft Engineering details revised ownership
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has clarified its relationship with Petrol Jersey Limited, a Channel Island-based entity that reportedly acquired the MRO provider for just £1 ($1.27).
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Collins Aerospace eyes bright future post merger
It has been 14 months in the making thanks to a tortuous regulatory approvals process, but United Technologies Aerospace Systems (UTAS) and Rockwell Collins have finally completed their $30 billion merger.
-
News
Egypt eyes deal for 10 Apache attack helicopters
Boeing could soon secure a fresh order for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter after the US State Department approved a possible 10-unit sale to Egypt.
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Is first delivery a new dawn for A330neo?
With the first delivery to TAP Air Portugal successfully negotiated, the clouds that have stubbornly clung to the Airbus A330neo programme should now be lifting.