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Petroleum Air Services becomes first Authorized Bell Helicopter Customer Service in North Africa

Dassault Falcon Sales Sluggish as BRIC Economies Lag

Last year's sluggish sales of Falcon business jets was largely due to the slowing economies in emerging countries, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier said yesterday during a press briefing in Paris. There were gross orders for 45 Falcons received last year, and NetJets canceled an order for 20...

Boeing rolls out new autonomous submarine

Boeing unveiled Thursday its latest submarine, a crew-less undersea vehicle capable of operating all on its own for months at a time. The 51-foot Echo Voyager uses a hybrid rechargeable system to run for months autonomously, and can also be launched and recovered without the kind of support ships...

Airbus may lose a $5.3-billion order — but it's not their fault

In 2011, Airbus and Qatar Airways announced to great fanfare a 50-plane order for the new A320neo airliner. Five years later, that deal could be jeopardy. The Pratt & Whitney 1100G geared turbofans engines Qatar selected to power the planes are not up to Qatar's exacting standards, Bloomberg's Andrea Rothman reported. According to Bloomberg, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Bak...

Dassault: French Sale of Rafales to India Still Being Negotiated

The contract for the sale of 36 Rafale fighters to India has not yet been signed, manufacturer Dassault Aviation said March 10. Four weeks was thought to be enough time to conclude the transaction when the heads of state of France and India reached agreement on the sale in late January. “We are getting closer; we are trying to finalize the price,” CEO Eric Trappier said during Dassa...

Perlan 2 glider starts cabin pressurisation tests

Flight testing has started on the unique cabin pressurization system for the Airbus-sponsored Perlan II, an experimental glider aiming to set the winged-aircraft altitude record with a flight to 90,000ft later this year. The launch of cabin pressurisation testing drew a personal visit to the Perlan team’s current operating base in Minden, Oregon, from Airbus Group chief executive Tom Ende...

UAE Military Places Order for Unmanned Piaggio HammerHeads

The UAE military said it has signed a $346 million contract to acquire eight Piaggio P.1HH HammerHead unmanned aircraft. The general headquarters of the UAE Armed Forces made the announcement on March 8, during the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi. The military signed the contract with Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments (ADASI), whose chairman, Homaid Al Shemmari, i...

Enjoy The Blue Skies While Fyling Green Aboard The Volocopter VC200

The Volocopter VC200 is bringing the helicopter into the 21st century, offering clean, energy-efficient transportation in an innovative package that will surely attract a lot of customers. Learning to pilot, take off and land vertically has never been easier, with this revolutionary e-multicopter being as easy to operate as possible; you won’t even need to spend a to...

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X moves forward with velocity

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced continued program performance and outstanding customer response for the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X.. Launched at HELI-EXPO 2014, the program has moved from a mockup to prototype in less than two years. Flight testing is underway and the company is making significant progress toward type certification. “The Bell 505 program is proceedin...

Era Helicopters to help develop EMS role for AW609

Finmeccanica Helicopter Division and Era Group Inc will jointly develop an Emergency Medical Service variant of the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor. Era is a major customer of AgustaWestland helicopters, both as an operator and a lessor. Following the fatal October 2015 crash of the AW609 prototype, Finmeccanica say there is only one aircraft currently flying. Two more are in various stages of c...

Boeing just gave United a massive discount

United Airlines confirmed yesterday that it has ordered an additional 25 Boeing 737-700 airliners. This is in addition to the 40 737-700s the Chicago-based airline ordered in January. This marks the second time this year that United has turned down fresher models such as the Bombardier C-Series in favor of the 737-700 that will soon be discontinued. One major driver may be the serious dis...

Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Engines Complete First A321neo Flight

Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan™ engines successfully completed its first test flight on the Airbus A321neo. The PW1135G-JM engine, a 35,000 thrust class engine, for the Airbus A321neo aircraft, is the most powerful engine on the A321neo. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. “The PurePower engine continues to meet commitm...

Airbus Americas joins US Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation

Airbus Americas has joined the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) as a premium industrial member. Membership in IACMI aligns the mutual goals of the association and of Airbus as related to composite manufacturing. “We are enthusiastic and energized by the possibilities to work within the IACMI network of member organizations to develop t...

Israel Aerospace Industries plans civil push

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) intends to become more involved in the civil market, as it looks to boost profitability. Attempts to lay-off around 1,500 workers have so far failed because of strong union and political opposition, leaving the company seeking another solution to alleviate its poor financial performance. While IAI is considered a defence aerospace company, its new strategy i...

Gulfstream introduces powerful diagnostic tool to MyCMP maintenance tracking program

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it has enhanced its MyCMP maintenance tracking program with a feature that integrates a customizable diagnostic reasoning engine and a database of known equipment faults and troubleshooting procedures. MyCMP customers who subscribe to the user-friendly tool will benefit from reduced maintenance costs and fewer flight schedule interruptions because o...

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