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Embraer To Close Legacy 650 Assembly Facility in China
Embraer and Avic subsidiaries Harbin Aviation Industry and Harbin Hafei Aviation Industry will “phase out” their Chinese joint-venture company Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry (HEAI) after 13 years of...
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Egypt To Receive Advanced Fulcrum Fighters from MiG
An initial batch of Advanced Fulcrum lightweight multirole fighters for Egypt is in production at the Russian Aircraft Corporation “MiG” (RAC MiG), according to industry sources. The number on order...
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Cirrus Jet Now on Final Approach to FAA Certification
The Cirrus SF50 Vision jet is on final approach to likely obtain U.S.FAA certification this summer. Yesterday, engine maker Williams International announced that the aircraft’s FJ33-5A engine had...
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Russia’s MC-21 Rolls Out in Irkutsk
United Aircraft Corporation subsidiary Irkut rolled out the first MC-21 narrowbody airliner Wednesday from its factory in Irkutsk in eastern Siberia. The milestone, which came roughly some six months...
View ArticleWestern Aircraft Gives New Life To Pilatus PC-12
Western Aircraft is the first Pilatus-authorized service center in the U.S. to complete a life-extension program on a Pilatus PC-12. The program is a detailed inspection that invloves “vast...
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Gulfstream Opens New Product Support Distribution Center
Gulfstream Aerospace's new 405,868-sq-ft/37,706-sq-m Product Support Distribution Center (PSDC) in Savannah, Ga., has started to ship and receive parts, the company announced yesterday. The LEED...
View ArticleNextant, Constant Hosting Beechjet Ops Conference
Business aircraft remanufacturer Nextant Aerospace and MRO sister company Constant Aviation, along with several vendors, are holding a Beechjet operator’s conference on Tuesday and Wednesday next week...
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BAE Systems Working on ‘Combat’ Hawk Jet for India
BAE Systems is proceeding with design and wind-tunnel testing of a new wing for the evergreen Hawk jet trainer. The work, which is being done in the UK, was prompted by Indian interest in producing a...
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Embraer Names Silva To Succeed Curado as CEO
Embraer Commercial Aviation president and CEO Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva is replacing Frederico Fleury Curado as CEO under a transition plan that is expected to begin next month and continue over the...
View ArticleBoeing Restores 30 F/A-18C+ Models for Marine Corps
Boeing is modifying 30 legacy F/A-18C Hornets recovered from the aircraft “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to a “C+” standard at the request of the U.S. Marine Corps. The updated strike...
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India Eyes the Jet-powered Predator
India’s likely accession to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) next month may clear the way for acquisition of armed Predator C jet-powered UAVs made by California-based General Atomics...
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Cessna Powers On First Citation Longitude
Cessna Aircraft has powered on the electrical distribution system of its Cessna Citation Longitude prototype, parent company Textron Aviation announced yesterday. The milestone comes three weeks after...
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F-35 Lightning II Fighter Comes of Age
It is now 15 years since Lockheed Martin won the U.S. Joint Strike Fighter contest to develop what is now the F-35 Lightning II. The program is without doubt the defense industry's most ambitious and...
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Turkey Finally Seals Big Blackhawk Deal
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced that final agreement had been reached on the license manufacture of 109 Sikorsky S-70 helicopters. The deal had been under negotiation for five years, ever...
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A$1 Billion Share Issue Heralds Virgin Australia Restructuring
Virgin Australia expects to raise some A$1.01 billion (US$738 million) under a restructuring plan announced Wednesday that would include the removal of its Embraer E190 fleet and a reduction in its ATR...
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Boeing-Iran Order Announcement Seen as Imminent
Boeing has confirmed its engagement with Iran on a potential commercial aircraft order announced Tuesday by Abbas Akhoundi, the Iranian minister of roads and urban development. According to Iranian...
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Bombardier CS100 Gains FAA, EASA Approval
The Bombardier CS100 on Wednesday received validation of its Canadian type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency, clearing the first C...
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Lockheed Martin Advances F-35’s Maintenance Backbone
Prime contractor Lockheed Martin says it is keeping to the current schedule to deliver a third and final development version of the F-35 Lightning II maintenance backbone—the Autonomic Logistics...
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Sensor Fusion and Advanced Software Set F-35 Apart
It’s not just about stealth. Sensor fusion is also a key aspect of the F-35. With no second crew member, and the traditional head-up display replaced by a sophisticated helmet-mounted display, this...
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Botswana Confirms Saab Gripen Negotiations
The Botswana Defense Force (BDF) commander this week confirmed for the first time that the country is negotiating a small order of Saab Gripen C/D fighters. Swedish defense marketing agency FMV said...
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