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The F-35A Goes Operational in the U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the F-35A Lightning II. A squadron of 12 aircraft at Hill AFB is theoretically available for deployment worldwide, to conduct...
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Embraer KC-390 Visits Middle East after Farnborough
The Embraer KC-390 prototype visited the Czech Republic, Malta, Egypt and the UAE following its international debut appearance at the Farnborough airshow last month. Czech aerospace company Aero...
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New Orders Boost AW139 Market Leadership, Says Maker
Leonardo Helicopters said that Pakistan has become the latest government customer for the AW139 medium twin-engine helicopter, ordering an undisclosed number for transport and medical evacuation...
View ArticleBombardier Scrutinizes Light Jet Market as Deliveries Slide
Bombardier’s business aircraft deliveries and revenues dropped in the second quarter of 2016, but executives were encouraged that the results were in line with previously announced cuts and the company...
View ArticleBombardier Prepping Global 7000 For Flight this Year
Bombardier is preparing for the first flight of its Global 7000 later this year as it pushes to bring the aircraft to market in the latter part of 2018, company president and CEO Alain Bellemare told...
View ArticleGulfstream Flies First Fully Outfitted G500
Gulfstream added a fifth G500 aircraft to the flight-test program, bringing the program closer to certification next year, the company announced today. The aircraft, the first production test aircraft...
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New Turbine Bizplane Deliveries Continue to Slide Says GAMA
Pressurized turbine-powered business aircraft deliveries were down more than three percent for the first half of the year as compared to the same period in 2015, according to statistics released today...
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XTI Picks Honeywell HTS900 To Power TriFan 600 Prototype
XTI Aircraft today announced a preliminary agreement for Honeywell Aerospace to provide the HTS900 turboshaft to power the first prototype of its planned TriFan 600 vertical takeoff business aircraft....
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UK Serious Fraud Office Launches Airbus Investigation
The director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has opened a criminal investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in the civil aviation business of Airbus Group, the agency...
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Russian Carrier Awaits MiG-29s for Syrian Airstrikes
The Russian navy’s only carrier, the 59,000-metric ton Admiral Kuznetsov, is being modified to enable operations of MiG-29K/KUB strike fighters against targets in Syria. The work is due to be completed...
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F-16s Operate With Virtual F-22s During Training Event
Fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcons interoperated with virtual fifth-generation F-22 Raptors during a recent U.S. Air Force training event in Alaska, Northrop Grumman announced. The capability is...
View ArticleRussians Say Politics at Play in Bombardier Contract Revision
Russia's Ilyushin Finance Company (IFC) claims that a politically-motivated decision by Export Development Canada (EDC) to refuse low-interest financing played a key role in its decision to reduce a...
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Lockheed Martin Improves Precision-guided Bombing
Lockheed Martin reported two successful recent flight tests of an upgraded precision-guided bomb that it has named “Dual Mode Plus.” The two 500-pound weapons (with inert warheads) were launched from a...
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Analyst: Learjet Sale ‘Increasingly Plausible’
A divestiture of Wichita-based Learjet from Bombardier’s aerospace portfolio is “increasingly plausible to lighten the overhang of $6.7 billion in debt” that matures starting in 2018, according to an...
View ArticleBombardier Delivers Germany-based Challenger 650
Bombardier Business Aircraft delivered its first Challenger 650 to be operated from Germany, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer announced yesterday. The Challenger 650 is a refreshed version of the...
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Thai F-16 Upgrade Includes German Air-to-Air Missiles
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has integrated the Diehl BGT Defence IRIS-T missile as part of a mid-life upgrade (MLU) for its Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs. The air-to-air missile was seen for the first...
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MC-21 Static Test Fuselage Arrives at Moscow Test Center
Russia’s Irkut Corporation has delivered the static test fuselage for the company's new MC-21 airliner to the N.E. Zhukovsky Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) in Moscow, the company announced...
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UK To Acquire New ASRAAM Variant for F-35B Fighters
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) awarded manufacturer MBDA a £184 million ($240 million) contract to supply an updated version of its infrared-guided ASRAAM missile for British F-35B Lightning II...
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WeatherTech Stretches G280’s Legs to the Limit
A Gulfstream G280 owned and flown by David MacNeil, founder and CEO of automobile accessory manufacturer WeatherTech, flew 3,922 nm/7,264 km nonstop last month, marking the longest flight to date by...
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British Hybrid Airship Makes Delayed 'First' Flight
After months of delay, the Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) Airlander 10 took to the air from Cardington airfield in the UK on August 17. The huge hybrid airship was airborne for about 20 minutes. The event...
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