| | | Airbus and Boeing February 2016 O&D Roundup | | Boeing delivered 55 commercial aircraft to 23 airlines, six lessors and one unidentified customer in February. Airbus had 46 commercial aircraft deliveries to 29 airlines and two lessors during the mo... | Read More | | | | | | AI 173: World’s longest all-women operated flight is ready for take off | | With International Women’s Day round the corner, India’s national carrier airline, Air India, is all set to make history. Celebrating the power of women, the flight AI 173 that’ll ta... | Read More | | | | | | Bombardier C Series Aircraft Route-proving Takes Off in Europe | | Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that it has commenced CS100 aircraft route-proving exercises in Europe. The month-long program is underway with a dedicated CS100 route-proving aircraft... | Read More | | | | | | EASA OKs Bombardier Challenger 650 | | The Bombardier Challenger 650 received the nod from EASA, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer announced today. This approval comes about three months after the large-cabin business jet was certifi... | Read More | | | | | | 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 Ai... | Read More | | | | | | 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 m... | Read More | | | | | | 25% more efficient by some clicks - Cargofeeder | | How often aviation professionals see the information about new startups? Pretty often. Mostly they are in business aviation. That made us wondering, how are doing companies, who are newcomers on the m... | Read More | | | | | | French aviator plans to fly from Paris to New York in a biofuel plane | | In the spirit of Charles Lindbergh, a French research company hopes to complete the first carbon-free trans-Atlantic flight later this year.
The Eraole, an electric biofuel plane developed by Labor... | Read More | | | | | | Boeing advances 777X service entry: sources | | Boeing has advanced the service entry date to late 2019 for its developmental 777X widebody twin, according to two people familiar with the programme.
Although it is only potentially an acceleratio... | Read More | | | | | | Would a Bigger Airbus A350 Be a Boeing 777X Killer? | | The so-called A350-8000 might be more fuel efficient than Boeing's 777-9 -- but that wouldn't make it more popular.
After initially downplaying the idea, Airbus executives ha... | Read More | | | | | |