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Safran Steps Up More Electric Aircraft R&D With Toulouse Site
French aerospace group Safran has consolidated research and development work for more electric aircraft technology at a new facility in Toulouse. The new premises, which is located immediately next...
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Embraer Flies First U.S.-assembled Legacy 450
The first U.S.-assembled Legacy 450 made its maiden flight yesterday from Embraer Executive Jets’ facility in Melbourne, Florida, some five months after it entered the production line at the plant. “We...
View ArticleBombardier Global 7000 Powers On
Bombardier took another step toward bringing its Global 7000 to market with engine power-on, marking one of the final major milestones before first flight. The company would not specify when the...
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HUD/EVS for Midsize Legacys Gets Trio of Approvals
Embraer Executive Jets’ Legacy 450 and 500 head-up display and enhanced vision system—together dubbed the the Embraer Enhanced Vision System (E2VS)— has won approvals from the U.S.FAA, EASA and...
View ArticleBombardier CS300 Wins EASA Nod
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded type validation to the Bombardier C Series CS300, the Canadian manufacturer announced Friday. The approval comes less than three months after...
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Qatar Airways Places $18 Billion Order For Boeing Airliners
Qatar Airways has placed an order with Boeing for 40 787-9 and 777-300ER widebody airliners, plus signed a letter of intent for up to 60 737 Max 8s, which would be the Gulf carrier’s first narrowbody...
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Right on Time, Cessna Citation Longitude Takes Flight
The Cessna Citation Longitude made its successful first flight from the company’s east campus Beech Field Airport in Wichita on Saturday, parent company Textron Aviation announced. This comes less than...
View ArticleEBAA To Stage Air Ops Europe Show in Cannes
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is staging its new Air Ops Europe conference and trade show this Wednesday and Thursday. The event, which will be held in Hangar 16 of Cannes Airport...
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Airbus Helicopters Responds To Polish H225M Cancellation
In an “open letter to the Polish Prime Minister,”Airbus Helicopters chief executive officer Guillaume Faury today provided a long account of the failed offset negotiations for 50 H225M Caracal medium...
View ArticleCEPA Expo Boosts Bizav Growth in Central, Eastern Europe
The Central Europe Private Aviation Association (CEPA) will hold its seventh annual CEPA Expo in the Czech capital Prague from October 18 to 20. The three-day show will open with its first-ever careers...
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L-3 Wescam Unveils Latest Turret
Surveillance equipment specialist L-3 Wescam brought the newest member of its hugely popular MX stabilized turret series to the Helitech event in Amsterdam, marking the European debut of the system,...
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Boeing, Atlas Air Sign Deal for Nine 767 P2F Conversions
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has signed a contract with Boeing calling for the conversion of nine 767 passenger airplanes into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), the companies announced Tuesday. Boeing...
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New Business Turboprops 2016
Perhaps it is appropriate that things do not move very fast in the turboprop segment. Consider this: the Dornier Seastar first flew in 1984, was certified in 1991 and apparently will at last enter...
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FalconEye Gets EASA, FAA OK for 2000S/LXS
Dassault Aviation obtained European Aviation Safety Agency and U.S.FAA approvals for use of its combined vision system, known as FalconEye, aboard the Falcon 2000S/LXS. The French manufacturer...
View ArticleBrazil OKs Line of Fusion-equipped King Airs
Beechcraft has received approval from Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) for new King Airs equipped with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion cockpit and other cabin upgrades. The Fusion...
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Airbus Exec To Replace de Castelbajac as ATR CEO
Airbus Group International head Christian Scherer will replace Patrick de Castelbajac as CEO of Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR in November, an ATR spokesman confirmed to AIN Wednesday. De...
View ArticlePiaggio Hands Over First Evo from Villanova d'Albenga
Piaggio has delivered the first Avanti Evo to come off the production line of its plant in Villanova d’Albenga (Savona province). Piaggio Aerospace CEO Renato Vaghi handed over the aircraft on October...
View ArticleBoeing Opens First St. Louis Commercial Airplanes Facility
Boeing on Thursday formally opened a new composite center on its St. Louis campus that will house the company’s largest commercial aviation work statement ever placed at the site. Plans call for the...
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Boeing Names New Sales Chief To Replace Wojick
Long-time Boeing sales executive Ihssane Mounir will replace John Wojick as vice president of sales and marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the company announced Friday. Wojick has decided to...
View ArticleEmbraer's Large Bizjet Deliveries Climb in 2016
Deliveries of Embraer’s large-cabin business jets soared 33 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, but overall shipments fell by five jets in the comparable periods. The 25 business aircraft that...
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