| | | Gulfstream G600 takes flight ahead of schedule | | Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the Gulfstream G600 has completed its first flight, officially kicking off the aircraft's flight-test program. Two additional G600 test aircraft have... | Read More | | | | | | China's AC352 completes first flight with WZ16 engine | | The first flight of the Avicopter AC352, powered with WZ16 engine, took place today in Harbin. The AC352 is a new seven-ton, twin-engine, multi-purpose rotorcraft jointly developed by Avicopter and Ai... | Read More | | | | | | Bell 505 Jet Ranger X achieves type certification | | Bell Helicopter announced that its Bell 505 Jet Ranger X has been certified by the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).
Unveiled in 2013, the new, five-seat helicopter went from concep... | Read More | | | | | | Alsace's air gate - point of view of Catherine Trautmann | | It is always a special honour to find out most important on development tendencies from people who have significant experience luggage. This time we had an amazing opportunity to meet Mrs Catherine Tr... | Read More | | | | | | CFM Leap-1C Integrated Propulsion System Achieves Joint EASA / FAA Certification | | CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1C integrated propulsion system was today simultaneously awarded Type Certificates by both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Fed... | Read More | | | | | | New ANSAT in "Barvikha" Helipark | | "Russian Helicopter Systems" fleet got the latest domestic helicopter ANSAT and became its first non-state operator. As part of this event in Helipark "Barvikha" I attended th... | Read More | | | | | | Iran Air and Airbus seal historic aircraft order | | Iran Air and Airbus have signed a firm contract for 100 aircraft, building on an initial commitment signed in January 2016 in Paris. The agreement signed by Farhad Parvaresh, Iran Air Chairman and CEO... | Read More | | | | | | Lufthansa takes delivery of its first A350 aircraft | | The Lufthansa Group, Airbus’ largest airline customer and operator, has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB, the world’s newest and most efficient twin engine widebody airliner. The aircr... | Read More | | | | | | Army awards five-year UH-72A logistics support contract worth nearly $1 billion to Airbus Helicopters | | Airbus Helicopters Inc. has been awarded a Contractor Logistics Support contract by the U.S. Army to provide spare parts, material and engineering support for the Army’s UH-72A Lakota fleet of u... | Read More | | | | | | Boeing Looks Ahead To China, Which Could Become Its First Trillion-Dollar Market | | Donald Trump might have a problem with Boeing, but the U.S. aviation giant is looking ahead—towards China.
In 2016, China bought 164 airplanes from Boeing, amounting to about $11 billion, and... | Read More | | | | | |