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Optionally-piloted LHD Gains First Order
LH Aviation is showing off the proof-of-concept vehicle of its LHD“optionally piloted” vehicle here at Le Bourget, having recently commenced flight trials. Although the Villaroche-based company has not...
View ArticleVolga-Dnepr Boosts 747-8 With 20-ship Freighter Deal
Boeing got a boost yesterday for its slow-selling 747-8 program, with a $7.4 billion memorandum of understanding being signed with Volga-Dnepr. The Russian air cargo group plans to expand its fleet...
View ArticleATR Adds To Its Paris Sales Total
Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR announced contracts yesterday with two more airlines, led by an order for three ATR 42-600s and two ATR 72-600s placed by Bahamasair, which has not operated ATRs...
View ArticleAirbus gets 128 more neos on the board
On day three of the 2015 Paris Air Show, Airbus logged another 128 orders for its fast-selling A320neo program. In the largest of three deals collectively valued at around $13.6 billion, Synergy...
View ArticleBoeing To Roll Out Max by Year-end
Here at the Paris Air Show yesterday Boeing committed to rolling out the 737 Max by the end of the year, and to flying it for the first time early next year. Speaking at a “state of the industry”...
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Airbus unveils E-Fan's “connected” cockpit
Airbus Group unveiled a “connected cockpit” for the E-Fan electric two-seater here at the show yesterday. It has been designed to “de-stress” the student pilot, said Jean Botti, the company’s chief...
View ArticleVolga-Dnepr Boosts 747-8 with 20-ship Freighter Deal
Boeing got a boost yesterday for its slow-selling 747-8 program, with a $7.4 billion memorandum of understanding being signed with Volga-Dnepr. The Russian air cargo group plans to expand its fleet...
View ArticleAlenia Pitches M-345 As New French Basic Trainer
France’s DGA defense procurement agency has called for expressions of interest in supplying a new basic trainer to the French air force. Some 20 to 25 aircraft may be acquired.The plan is to replace...
View ArticleDart Jet Introduces Modular Trainer
Dart Jet has unveiled a new training aircraft concept that it believes answers the needs of future military pilot training but at reduced development and maintenance cost, and with increased export...
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Flaris LAR 1 VLJ To Be Powered by Williams FJ33-5A
Podgórzyn, Poland-based Flaris (Static B6) has selected the Williams FJ33-5A to power its LAR 1 five-seat single-engine very light jet, the company announced this week here in Paris. The LAR 1...
View ArticleBoeing’s Sinnett Addresses Cost Fundamentals of New Midsize Airliner
No one can know precisely what future technology will find its way onto a new airplane that might not appear in service until a decade from now, but Boeing vice president of product development Mike...
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Ruag to restart Do228 production
Ruag Aviation is restarting serial production of the Dornier 228 utility turboprop twin. “The move sends a clear signal to the market that Ruag is strongly committed to its Dornier 228 program and...
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Cebu Pacific is Launch Customer For High Density ATR
Cebu Pacific Air of the Philippines became the launch customer for the new high-density cabin version of the ATR 72-600 with an order for 16 of the twin turboprops. In a Paris Air Show announcement,...
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Airbus confident sales levels can be sustained
Airbus sales gurus are betting that forecasts of continued world population growth are correct, allowing them to keep order acitivity at a sustainable levels over the coming years and decades. In...
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Avanti Evo Signs Up Charter Operators
Piaggio Aerospace yesterday signed two contracts during the Paris Air Show to supply the new-generation Avanti Evo twin-turboprop. Both customers are in the air charter business, one in the UK and the...
View ArticleWizz Air Order Takes Airbus Show Business to $57 Billion
European low-cost carrier Wizz Air today signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 110 Airbus A321neos. The agreement, signed at the Paris Air Show, also includes “uncommitted purchase rights” for up...
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Textron AirLand’s Scorpion Makes Le Bourget Debut
The Scorpion light attack jet is making its Paris Air Show debut as manufacturer Textron AirLand further explores the European market for its clean-sheet design. Attendees can view the tandem cockpit...
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U.S. Air Force’s T-X Requirements Test the Field
The initially wide field of contenders for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X jet trainer replacement program has narrowed as industry awaits the release of a request for proposals (RFP), which the service...
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Two New Teams Formed To Compete for JStars Recap
Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Bombardier on June 16 unveiled a partnering agreement to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JStars) recapitalization program....
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Sagem and DCI Offer Turnkey Surveillance Solution
Safran subsidiary Sagem has teamed with DCI (France’s Defense Conseil International) to offer turnkey airborne surveillance solutions using the Diamond DA42 manned twin or the Sagem Patroller tactical...
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