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Mitsubishi MRJ Set for Late October First Flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft has narrowed its first flight target for the MRJ regional jet to “the latter half of October” as the company aims to complete aircraft-level ground and engineering tests by late...
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U-2 Pioneers Open-mission Systems for U.S. Air Force
The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is planning more test flights of an open-mission system (OMS) that promises true “plug and play” functionality for airborne communications, electronic warfare and sensor...
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Northrop Grumman Eyes Accelerated JStars Timeline
Northrop Grumman (NG), teaming with Gulfstream Aerospace and L-3 Communications for the U.S. Air Force Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JStars) replacement competition, believes it could...
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A330-200 with Increased Range Gets EASA Certification
The 242-metric-ton maximum takeoff weight version of the Airbus A330-200 has won EASA certification, some five months after the larger A330-300 earned certification from European authorities, Airbus...
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Gulfstream G500 Flights Focus on Flutter
Gulfstream’s new G500 has resumed flight tests after a temporary, planned suspension to prepare for flutter testing. The aircraft, which rolled out not quite a year ago and flew in May, has now...
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Lebanon Getting Armed Super Tucanos Despite Instability
Six armed Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos are heading for Lebanon despite continued political instability in that country. In a sale worth $462 million that is reportedly being financed by Saudi Arabia, the...
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Chinese Investors Sign for MA-60 Line in Russia
Chinese investors last week signed a “framework agreement” with Russia’s ministry for development of eastern regions (MinVostokRazvitia) to establish a new assembly line in the Russian city of...
View ArticleA330/340 Summit Concept: the Cost-Effective Cabin
After completing a single A340-313E VIP conversion for a Russian customer, Airbus is promoting further A330/340 conversions at JetExpo’2015. At an Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) press briefing in Moscow...
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Unhappy Australia Joins Study of Tiger Attack Helicopter Upgrade
Australia has joined France, Germany and Spain in planning a mid-life upgrade (MLU) for the Tiger ARH (attack and reconnaissance helicopter) made by Airbus Helicopters. The MLU could save the Tiger...
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Kuwait Agrees To Buy 28 Eurofighter Typhoons
Kuwait has agreed to buy 28 Eurofighter Typhoons in a deal agreed with the Italian government. In a short press statement, Eurofighter provided no details as to when the aircraft will be delivered and...
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Lebanon May Get Armed Super Tucanos Despite Instability
Six armed Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos may be heading for Lebanon despite continued political instability in that country. In a sale worth $462 million that is reportedly being financed by Saudi Arabia,...
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TR-X: The Skunk Works Studies A New High-Altitude Jet
The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has revealed plans for a next-generation, high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform that could replace the U-2 and Global Hawk from...
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A321s To Dominate Airbus Mobile Assembly Line
Airbus expects A321s to heavy dominate aircraft production on its new A320-family assembly line (FAL) in the U.S., according to Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier. Speaking with AIN at a press conference on...
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Russia Has 'Closed the Gap' With U.S., NATO Air Power
Russia in the last several years has “closed the gap” with the U.S. and NATO in the capability of its air force in Europe and elsewhere, said the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa. The...
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Boeing Starts Final Assembly of First 737 Max
Boeing has started assembly of the first 737 Max 8 on schedule at its narrowbody plant in Renton, Washington, the company announced Tuesday. After the first fuselage arrived on August 21 from Spirit...
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Now Fitted with Engines, First Global 7000 Takes Shape
The first Bombardier Global 7000 flight-test vehicle (FTV1) is quickly taking form at the company’s plant in Toronto, Ontario. A pair of GE Passport engines has just been mounted on FTV1, Bombardier...
View ArticleMubadala Takes Full Ownership of Piaggio Aerospace
Piaggio Aerospace announced today that Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Development Co. purchased the minority 1.95-percent share held by Piero Ferrari and it is now the Italian aircraft manufacturer’s...
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Software Update Boosts Gulfstream G280 Performance
An avionics software upgrade released this week for the super-midsize Gulfstream G280 results in slower approach speeds, shorter landing distances and enhanced flight management system performance....
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Airbus Freezes Beluga XL Design
Airbus’s Beluga XL program has passed its latest maturity gate milestone, marking the end of the “concept phase” or design freeze “at aircraft level,” Airbus announced on Wednesday. The company said...
View ArticleDespite Rosy Outlook, India's Bizav Growth Faces Hurdles
While a new 10-year business aircraft forecast from Research and Markets calls for the fleet in India to “grow three times and emerge as the third-largest aviation market by 2020,” in-country operators...
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