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Aviastar Rekindles Hopes for Tu-204
Russian airframe manufacturer Aviastar expects “an important change in attitude” toward the midrange, single-aisle Tupolev Tu-204 airliner amid ongoing Western sanctions that have resulted in a sharp...
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XTI Looks to 'Crowdfunding' for TriFan 600
XTI Aircraft Company is exploring the potential of a crowdfunding campaign to help bring its vision of a TriFan 600 six-seat fixed-wing vertical-takeoff business aircraft to reality. Founded in 2012,...
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Moscow's MAKS Air Show Opens at Zhukovsky
The 2015 MAKS air show opens this week at the Zhukovsky air base near Moscow. This key showcase for the Russian aerospace and defense industry finds it confronting a challenging period as it seeks to...
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Leasing Groups Announce New Superjet Deals at MAKS Show
Russian government-backed leasing group GTLK formally signed a contract to buy 32 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft on the first day of Moscow’s MAKS airshow. The deal, which is being underwritten...
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U.S. Will Send F-22s To Europe to Bolster Allies, Deter Russia
The U.S. Air Force will send F-22 Raptors to Europe as part of an initiative to deter Russian aggression, the service said. The fifth-generation air superiority fighter will participate in training...
View ArticleNextant's McGeough Takes New Role with Aerion
Aerion continues to fill out its ranks with seasoned aviation professionals, this time naming former Nextant Aerospace CEO Sean McGeough as regional vice president for the Northeast U.S. In that role,...
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Cirrus SF50 Jet Gets FAA Type Inspection Authorization
The FAA issued type inspection authorization (TIA) for the $1.96 million Cirrus Vision SF50 personal single-engine jet, the Duluth, Minn.-based aircraft manufacturer announced yesterday. TIA initiates...
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Neuron Program Completes Stealth Test Flights
Alenia Aermacchi reported the successful completion of the flight-test phase in Italy of the pan-European Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator. The company said that “12 highly sensitive...
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Russia's UAC Awaits Kremlin Approval To Build Turboprop
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) expects the Russian government will decide later this year on whether to allow the state-backed aerospace group to build a new 50-to-70-seat passenger version...
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China's Financial Crisis Fails To Dent Boeing's Market Forecast
Boeing this week expressed confidence in the strength of Chinese air transport sector despite China’s recent move to devalue its currency and the stock market volatility that this sparked. In its...
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With Putin's Blessing, Boeing Boosts Russian Partnership
Russian President Vladimir Putin used his visit to this week’s MAKS airshow in Moscow to urge Western aerospace firms to expand their partnerships with Russian companies despite continuing economic...
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Boeing Settles on Basic Design of New 777-9 Airliner
Boeing has nailed down the basic design of the 777-9 airliner, the first of the two variants planned for the new 777X series. The program remains on track to deliver the first aircraft to one of the...
View ArticleGulfstream To Webcast Opener at Customer Advisory Meeting
Gulfstream Aerospace will webcast the opening session at its Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meeting next week in Savannah, Ga. The opening session presentations are set to begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and...
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Airbus Declares Goal of Matching Boeing's Fleet in Russia
At 283 aircraft, Airbus’s fleet in Russia trails the 296 airliners Boeing has sold into the country. But Airbus vows to overtake its U.S. rival by next summer. “We keep Boeing on their toes,”...
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U.S. Navy Awards Second P-8 Full-Rate Production Contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $1.49 billion contract modification for a second full-rate production lot of the P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. The 13-aircraft order includes four...
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Cessna Begins Lattitude Deliveries, Launches U.S. Tour
Cessna Aircraft started deliveries of the Citation Latitude this week, meeting the company’s goal—announced after the new twinjet received FAA certification on June 5—for initial shipments to begin in...
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Progress Reported on Naval Flankers and Indo-Russian Missile
The Russian naval air arm will acquire more than 50 Sukhoi Su-30SM combat jets, its commander General Major Igor Kozhin told reporters at the MAKS’2015 show at Zhukovsky. The Su-30SM is similar to the...
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Embraer Legacy 450 Gets FAA Nod
Embraer Executive Jets announced today that the Legacy 450 received FAA approval, just 20 days after the midsize twinjet was certified by Brazil civil aviation agency ANAC. The first Legacy 450 is...
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Rebuilt Flybe Flies Higher With Improved Load Factors
Two years into a three-year restructuring plan, British regional airline Flybe says it is on track to return to profitability. The rescue program has seen the carrier get out of its $1.4 billion order...
View ArticleHarrods Special Edition Eclipse 550 Promotion Extended
Citing a “large number of inquiries,” Harrods is extending its showcase for a specially designed Eclipse 550 until the end of this month. The British retailer in August teamed with Eclipse distributor...
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