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Rockwell Collins Increases Share Repurchase Authorization by $200 Million

The Board of Directors of Rockwell Collins recently approved the purchase of an additional $200 million of Rockwell Collins common stock. With this additional authorization, total share repurchases authorized as of July 7, 2017 is $285 million. “This additional authorization demonstrat...

Boeing Partners with China Airlines to Enhance Maintenance, Engineering, Training Capabilities

Collaboration aims to qualify China Airlines as approved Boeing parts supplier partner Boeing and China Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of the airline’s capabilities to serve the growing maintenance, repair and overhaul market in Asia...

STELIA Aerospace celebrates the delivery of the first BelugaXL Upper Fuselage

STELIA Aerospace’s plant in Rochefort, France, celebrated today the delivery of the fully equipped Upper Fuselage section of the first BelugaXL to its customer Airbus. The Upper Fuselage section will be delivered at Rochefort seaport, on the barge used for the A380 section transport. With its outstanding dimensions (8m long, 9m large and 8 m high, and a total weight of 2.1 tonnes), the Up...

Bell 525 Relentless resumes flight test program

Bell Helicopter announced the Bell 525 Relentless program has resumed flight test activity after receiving experimental certificate renewal from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “Today we have resumed a key element of the Bell 525 program,” said Mitch Snyder, president and CEO. “Bell Helicopter has worked with the National Transportation Safety Bo...

Boeing, FedEx Express to Collaborate on ecoDemonstrator Testing

Fifth generation of ecoDemonstrator features two industry leaders working together and flight testing aboard a 777 Freighter. As part of the continuing effort to accelerate aerospace innovation, Boeing and FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world's largest express transportation company, will work together to fly the next ecoDemonstrator. Starting in 2018, a new Boeing...

BepiColombo - a four in one satellite to uncover Mercury´s mysteries

In a 6.4-metre stack, the spacecraft is undergoing final testing in flight configuration Mercury remains the most mysterious planet of our inner Solar System. BepiColombo, Europe's first mission to Mercury, will set off in October 2018 on a journey to the smallest and least explored rocky planet in our Solar System. The European Space Agency (ESA), the Japanese Aerospace Exploratio...

StandardAero & Airbus exclusive negotiations for the acquisition by StandardAero of Vector Aerospace Holding

StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc. (“StandardAero”) and Airbus SE (“Airbus”) announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations with respect to an acquisition by StandardAero of Vector Aerospace Holding SAS (“Vector”) from Airbus. Vector is a global aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul company, providing responsive, quality support for...

Falcon 5X First Flight

Dassault Aviation’s all-new Falcon 5X has made its first flight, allowing the ultra wide body twinjet to embark on a limited number of preliminary flight tests before the commencement of the full fledged flight test campaign, scheduled to begin next year. The aircraft took off from Dassault’s Bordeaux-Mérignac final assembly facility with test pilots Philippe Deleume and...

German Aerospace Companies Visit Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach Facility

Sikorsky is actively pursuing German companies to support the CH-53K in Germany at all stages of its life cycle Sikorsky hosted leading German Aerospace companies with engineering, manufacturing and maintenance, repair, overhaul expertise attended the two day event to discuss the new Marine CH-53K King Stallion helicopter and the German Air Force “Schwerer Transporthubschrauber&rdqu...

Airbus’ leading single- and twin-aisle aircraft meet the diverse needs of Chinese customers

China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed with Airbus a General Terms Agreement (GTA) for the purchase of a total of 140 aircraft. The agreement comprises of 100 A320 Family aircraft and 40 A350 XWB Family aircraft, reflecting the strong demand of Chinese airlines in all market segments including domestic, low cost, regional and international long haul. The GTA was signed in Berl...

Beechcraft T-6C military trainer boosts international availability with EASA certification

Textron Aviation Defense LLC. announced that the Beechcraft T-6C military trainer has achieved basic certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), supporting future configuration certification and delivery of 10 previously ordered T-6C aircraft for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) program. The T-6C aircraft, on schedule to...

Patria Flight School receives new Diamond training aircraft

In January 2017 Patria has purchased five training aircraft and two flight training devices from the Austrian manufacturer Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH. The purchase consists of four DA40 NG, one DA42-VI and two DA42-VI Flight Navigation and Procedures Trainers (FNPT II). Patria receives the four new Diamond single DA40 NG trainers in June. The DA42-VI will be delivered by the end of August 20...

Russia restarts production of engines for shipborne fighter jets

Engines for the naval aviation’s Su-33 aircraft arrive after passing all the test stages Russia has launched the production of upgraded engines for deck-based Sukhoi Su-33 fighter jets, the press office of the United Engine Corporation (UEC) said on Wednesday. "In order to meet the requirements of the state customer, the UEC has resumed the production of AL-31F series 3 turbofan e...

Swiss University of Applied Sciences HE-Arc and Dassault Systèmes Prepare Students for Industries of the Future

3DEXPERIENCE Platform used for precision engineering academic programs Students learn skill sets on the same virtual applications used by industry University is part of the “Peer Learning EXPERIENCE” to digitally transform engineering education Dassault Systèmes announced that the Swiss University of Applied Science...

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Airbus delivers first H135 for Canada’s Future Aircrew Training program

Airbus delivered the first H135 helicopter for Canada’s Future Aircrew Training program, achieving a key milestone in the modernisation of pilot training for the Royal Canadian Air Force. T...

Britten-Norman launches Global Aircraft Recovery service: first mission completed in Saudi Arabia

Britten-Norman launched the Global Aircraft Recovery service, delivered in collaboration with specialist partners including Avitrius Air International. The service has already proven its capability in...

Airbus inaugurates a second final assembly line for the A320 family in Toulouse

Airbus inaugurated a second modernized final assembly line for the A320 family at the Jean-Luc Lagardère site in Toulouse. The official opening ceremony was presided over by Guillaume Faury, Ex...

Daher: logistics partner to Airbus Defence and Space in Europe

Since 2020, Daher has been managing logistics operations for Airbus Defence and Space under two major A400M maintenance contracts: one in France, and the other in Germany...

Avincis signs contract for up to 15 Airbus H145 helicopters

Avincis, Europe’s largest emergency aerial services operator, and Airbus Helicopters have signed a contract for up to 15 H145 helicopters. The new aircraft will be deployed across Avincis’...

Air bp marks 100 years of aviation refuelling

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Do228 NXT launch customer announced - NGO acquires versatile turboprop aircraft for humanitarian and special mission operations

Following the successful first flight and Roll-Out of the demonstrator aircraft of the Do228 NXT series, German aircraft manufacturer General Atomics AeroTec Systems announced the sale of the first Do...