Airbus Lands 300-strong A320neo Order from IndiGo
The Indian low-cost carrier has now committed to taking 730 of the European-made narrowbodies. October 29, 2019, 2:14 PMAirbus landed one of its largest-ever aircraft orders from a single operator with...
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LM Receives $7B F-35 Order, F-35A Price Dips Below $80M
The Lockheed Martin-led F-35 consortium was supposed to hit the $80m unit cost figure in 2020, but has achieved it a year earlyOctober 30, 2019, 6:20 AMOn October 28, the Pentagon announced a contract...
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Airbus Cuts Delivery Forecast on A321 ACF ‘Complexities’
The European airframer expects to deliver half of all ACFs produced this year in the fourth quarter.October 30, 2019, 12:03 PMContinuing “challenges” associated with the industrialization and...
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Green Light for F-15 Japanese Super Interceptor Upgrades
Japan’s fighter roadmap includes the purchase of 147 F-35A/Bs, development of a new fighter, and the upgrade of around half of its F-15 Eagle fleet.October 31, 2019, 5:38 AMThe U.S. State Department...
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Embraer Bizjet Deliveries Climb In 3Q19, YTD
Eight new Praetor 600 super-midsize jets helped increase Embraer's year-to-date deliveries.October 31, 2019, 10:09 AMEmbraer Executive Jets delivered 27 aircraft in the third quarter, three more than...
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Piper Unveils Next-gen M600 SLS
Piper's new $2.994 million M600 SLS adds Garmin Autoland, new interior options, and a new service program. October 31, 2019, 10:32 AMPiper Aircraft is adding to its model lineup a new version of the...
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Bombardier Deal Gives Spirit Aero More Airbus Work
The Wichita-based supplier is acquiring parts of Bombardier's aerostructures and aftermarket business in a deal valued at $1 billion.October 31, 2019, 12:51 PMSpirit AeroSystems, a Tier I supplier to...
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Midwest AeroCare Takes Delivery of New Bell 407
The new, Bell 407 light turbine twin helicopter gives Midwest AeroCare more airborne capabilities than the Eurocopter AS350 it replaces.October 28, 2019, 3:03 PMMidwest AeroCare, a HEMS operator based...
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Indonesia Wants Two Squadrons of F-16 Block 72s
While the long-running attempt to acquire Su-35s has yet to result in hardware, the TNI-AU is looking to AESA-equipped F-16s.October 31, 2019, 1:44 PMThe Indonesia Air Force (TNI-AU) chief, Air Marshal...
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Volocopter Launches VoloDrone eVTOL Freight Aircraft
Volocopter has added standardized rail attachment system to its VoloCity eVTOL aircraft to transform it into the new VoloDrone freight-carrying model.November 1, 2019, 5:41 AMVolocopter has introduced...
View ArticleVref Adds Greater Detail in New Valuation Platform
The new VREFOnline platform, in beta testing now, is intended to be easier to use, with more searchable inputs.November 1, 2019, 11:14 AMVref Aircraft Reference Value & Appraisal Services has...
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eVTOL Startup EHang Prepares for Nasdaq Share Offering
EHang is seeking to raise $100 million from a Nasdaq IPO to support its eVTOL aircraft programsNovember 1, 2019, 11:37 AMElectric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer EHang...
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Vietjet Cements Order for 20 Airbus A321XLRs
Vietjet's order for A321XLRs will help the carrier modernize its fleet. November 1, 2019, 12:02 PMVietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet has placed a firm order for 20 Airbus A321XLRs, making it among the...
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Embraer's New E195-E2 Makes North American Debut
The largest of Embraer's E-Jets E2 lineup, the E195-E2, probably won't see U.S. regional airline service for some time.November 1, 2019, 1:23 PMEmbraer executives told a group of journalists gathered...
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First RAF P-8A Handed Over
When P-8 operations begin next year next year, the United Kingdom will have an anti-submarine/maritime patrol capability after a gap of a decade.November 2, 2019, 8:03 AMThe Royal Air Force has taken...
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UK Labour Party Mulls Ban on Fossil Fuels for Bizcraft
A new report calling for a ban on fossil fuel-powered private aircraft from UK airports from 2025 is being considered by the UK Labour PartyNovember 4, 2019, 10:01 AMWith the green agenda rising in the...
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Airbus Unveils LOUT Testbed
Airbus has been working in secrecy for more than a decade on a very low observable testbed intended to inform programs such as FCAS.November 5, 2019, 6:20 AMAirbus has lifted the veil on its...
View ArticleBye Aero, Oxis Work To Boost Electric Aircraft Flight Times
Oxis Energy believes its lithium-sulfur batteries could increase flight endurance times for electric aircraft by between 50 and 100 percentNovember 6, 2019, 7:51 AMBye Aerospace and Oxis Energy have...
View ArticleAirbus Adds A350 to Tianjin Completion and Delivery Center
The European airframer’s China-based final assembly line is on track to increase the monthly production rate to six A320s by year-end. November 6, 2019, 11:34 AMWith the U.S. and China locked into a...
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Icon Aircraft: Flying into the Future
Icon Aircraft's skills at composites manufacturing bode well for a development of a new family of airplanes. November 6, 2019, 4:07 PMIcon Aircraft has a relatively short history in the general...
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