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Boeing Partners with Emirates Flight Training Academy to Address Growing Pilot Demand

Boeing announced a partnership with the Emirates Flight Training Academy, a division of Emirates Airline, to collaborate on a comprehensive training curriculum and software infrastructure to help train pilot cadets. “We are leveraging Boeing’s expertise in airline pilot tra...

Russia’s Il-76MD-M Plane Undergoing Production Flight Tests

The Ilyushin Il-76MD-M military transport plane is currently performing test flights as part of its production flight tests, the press office of Russia’s Radio-Electronic Technologies Group said. "As of today, the plane has performed ten test flights. During the upgrade, the plan...

Embraer and AIAC sign a MoU for aeronautical engineering development in Morocco

Embraer and the Mohammed VI International Aviation Academy (AIAC), signed today, at AIAC Headquarters in Casablanca, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for engineering development in the country. According to the MoU, Embraer will contribute with its experience as an OEM, training engineers in Brazil. The Company will work closely with AIAC to identify and implement initi...

Dassault Systèmes Congratulates Solar Impulse

Dassault Systèmes , the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, congratulates the Solar Impulse team on the successful, historic completion of its round-the-world flight without fuel. The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft landed in Abu Dhabi on July 26, 2016, the original starting point of its 17-leg, 43,000...

Rossiya special air detachment receives new Il-96-300 airliner

Russian aircraft manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered a brand-new Ilyushin Il-96-300 airplane to the Rossiya special air detachment reporting to the Office of the Russian President. The aircraft built by the VASO plant had passed all of its factory and official tests, according to UAC’s press office. The Il-96-300 received by Rossiya has been made using Russian-man...

Leonardo-Finmeccanica AW189 Full Ice Protection System Certification

Leonardo-Finmeccanica is pleased to announce the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the AW189’s Full Ice Protection System (FIPS) clearing the way for the aircraft to operate in full icing conditions when other helicopters would be grounded. The EASA certification comes after three years of flight trials in Northern Europe and North America, during the winter months, to...

Bombardier and Government of Tanzania Sign Purchase Agreement for Two Q400 Turboprops

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that the Government of Tanzania has signed a firm purchase agreement for two Q400 turboprop airliners. The aircraft will be delivered with a 76-seat, dual-lavatory configuration and will be used for commercial airline operations in the region. Based on the list price of the Q400 airliner, the firm order is valued at approximately US $62 million....

Boeing Forecasts Nearly 1.5 Million Pilots and Technicians Needed by 2035

Boeing released its 2016 Pilot and Technician Outlook today at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and projects a demand for nearly 1.5 million pilots and technicians over the next 20 years. In its seventh year, the outlook is a respected industry study which forecasts the 20 year demand for crews to support the world's growing commercial airplane fleet. New this year is a look at cabin...

GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce extend USD multi million agreement on Trent XWB

GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce have agreed an extension to their risk and revenue sharing partnership (RRSP) on the Trent XWB-84 engine, the world’s most efficient large aero engine. TheUSD multi-million, life of the programme agreement extends the design and supply of a lower weight, higher performance intermediate compressor case (ICC) for the enhanced performance Trent ...

Are Electric Airplanes Really Starting to Take Off?

Shocking, I know. But car makers aren't the only ones turning to electricity to charge up their industry. NASA, as part of its New Aviation Horizons initiative, is devoting millions over the next 10 years to improving energy efficiency in commercial aviation, including the development of hybrid electric aircraft. Similarly, in the private sector, Siemens and Airbus Group are piloti...

Privatized stake in Russian Helicopters may be increased — minister

The stake in Russian Helicopters intended for privatization can be increased to 49%, but so far none of Russian investors has showed interest in it, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told reporters. "To date, there is no investor. It does not mean a delay, it is "on stand-by". The main decision (about a possible increase of the stake to 49% -TASS) has been made. As for t...

China is rolling out AG600 amphibious aircraft, makes its official debut in Zhuhai

China’s home-made amphibious aircraftAG600, the world’s largest such plane, makes its official debut in Zhuhai. The aircraft, with a maximum takeoff weight of 53.5 tonnes and a maximum range of more than 5,000 kilometers, can absorb 12 tonnes of water within 20 seconds, which is ideal for performing multiple operations including forest fire fighting, over-water Search and Rescue, ma...

Wide-Bodies’ Luster Is Tarnished as American Defers Airbus Jets

American Airlines’s decision to postpone delivery of nearly two dozen of Airbus Group SE’s sleek, fuel-efficient A350 jetliners amplifies concerns that demand is sagging for international air travel and large new aircraft. Wide-body sales have stalled this year as inexpensive fuel and a glut of readily available used jets diminishes airlines’ need to upgrade their fleets. Airb...

Hybrid-Electric Airbus E-Fan 1.2 to Debut at Oshkosh

Airbus Group’s award-winning E-Fan aircraft will make its U.S. debut as E-Fan 1.2, revealing experimental hybrid propulsion technology this week at the 2016 EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Airbus Group executives will host two Forum Discussions to share details on the challenges and benefits of hybrid electric/gas propulsion in aviation. With the E-Fan 1.2, Airbus Group is expl...

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