Global demand for fixed-wing business and general aircraft dropped to a three-year low through the first half of 2016, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association reported on 5 August. The value of shipments in the first half dropped to $9.3 billion, an 8.9% year-on-year decline and $1.6 billion off the peak level set in 2014, the GAMA data show. Overall business jet and turboprop deliver...
The world's largest aircraft, known fondly as the 'Flying Bum', left its hangar for the first time today. The Airlander 10, which cost £25million to build over 10 years, is 92 metres long and pumped with a million cubic feet of helium. The part-plane, part-airship left its hangar in Cardington, Bedfordshire at 4am today to commence a brief series of ground systems tests bef...
Dubai International returned to full capacity on Saturday for the first time in more than 72 hours after an Emirates plane caught fire and caused hundreds of flight cancellations and delays at the Middle East’s busiest airport. “Dubai Airports confirms that is has lifted all remaining capacity restrictions at DXB (Dubai International) and the airport is back to normal operations,&rd...
Honeywell’s Boeing 757 test-bed aircraft arrived in Dubai for a three-day stop as part of final testing for a revolutionary new GX Aviation, high-speed inflight Wi-Fi network arriving to airlines and business jets later this year. The jet has been used for research and development by the US company since 2008, and arriving in Dubai last week it had completed more than 400 flight tests in...
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 analysts today during its release of the second quarter results. Bombardier a year ago had set the new 2018 timeline for market entry, but has remained quiet on when first flight may&nb...
A DHL cargo plane skidded off a runway at Bergamo's Orio al Serio airport early Friday, its nose busting through a perimeter fence and onto a provincial highway. Officials said no one was injured. The airport near Milan, a hub for low-cost airlines and cargo traffic, was closed for about 2 ½ hours, forcing the cancellation of 15 flights and creating delays during the busy summer...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that its company-owned service center in Brunswick, Georgia, recently received approved maintenance organization (AMO) designations from Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. The company also announced that its service center in Las Vegas recently earned AMO status from Aruba. These AMOs allow most Gulfstream aircraft registered with the civil aviati...
A Gulf Air flight carrying 219 people to Bahrain from Manila suffered an engine fire on take-off last morning but landed safely in the Philippine capital after turning back The A330-200 appeared to start a grass fire at the edge of the runway as it took off according to reports and smoke was seen inside the cabin after the plane was airborne, according to Manila spokesperson. "...
In 2015, 24 Su-35 fighters were sold to China under the first export contract, the CEO of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, stated at a meeting with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. "The main business event that occurred last year in 2015 was the first export contract for Su-35 fighters signed by Rosoboronexport. We sold 24 fighters to China," RIA News reports Sergey Che...
More comfort, generous legroom, and restaurant-like service on board the new Europe Business Class Welcome to airbistro – a new food concept on short and medium-haul flights Starting this year as part of its strategic realignment, airberlin is introducing Business Class to German and European flights and will therefore offer a consistent product experience on short, medium and long-haul...
Hainan Airlines filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation to launch an historic new route connecting Las Vegas to Beijing, the first-ever nonstop flight between Las Vegas and Mainland China, announced the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The service will begin December 2, 2016 and will initially operate Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Chinese tourists are...
After a thorough and detailed tender evaluation process UTair, the prominent Russian based airline, selected Volga-Dnepr Gulf to perform maintenance work on UTair’s Boeing 737-400 aircraft. The work scope includes ship set landing gear change, multiple A-checks and AD/SB accomplishment. This contract paves the way for a wider and long term cooperation between two companies. Managing Di...
