| | | Iconic London Biggin Hill Airport celebrates 100th anniversary | | It was on 13th February 1917 that the War Office first established a military camp on the site at Biggin Hill in South London that is the origin of the airport.
The Biggin Hill... | Read More | | | | | | Shaking Things Up: Airbus Speeds Up Ground Vibration Testing for the A350-1000 | | Airbus introduced an optimised method for ground vibration testing with its A350-1000 jetliner, significantly reducing the time needed to complete this regular step in an aircraft’s flight test... | Read More | | | | | | Norway’s Widerøe to be the E190-E2 Launch Operator | | Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, will be the first airline in the world to receive the brand-new E190-E2 jet, the first member of the E-Jets E2, the second generation of th... | Read More | | | | | | GE Aviation’s Five-Year Investment in U.S. Operations Exceeds $4 Billion | | Buoyed by record production on a new-generation of jet engines, engine components and aircraft systems, GE Aviation investments reached $4.3 billion in its expanding U.S. operations during 2011-2016 w... | Read More | | | | | | Lockheed Sikorsky Skytruck passenger plane targets India’s start-up airlines | | Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of Lockheed Martin, is in talks with start-up airlines in India to sell its small, twin-turboprop M28 planes as the prime minister Narendra Modi seeks to boost air travel in... | Read More | | | | | | TAG Aviation Receives ETOPS Approval for the Airbus ACJ A319 | | TAG Aviation has received approval for extended-range twin engine operations (ETOPS) from the UK CAA for the Airbus ACJ A319.
The distinctive Airbus (G-OACJ) is a luxuriously appointed long-range b... | Read More | | | | | | A pioneer of modern helicopter technology: the BO105 celebrates its 50th birthday | | This month marks 50 years since the BO105 embarked on its maiden flight, on 16 February 1967, in Ottobrunn near Munich. Conceived as a two-tonne-class light multi-purpose helicopter, cutting-edge tech... | Read More | | | | | | Gulfstream G650 and G650ER certified for China registration | | Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that the Gulfstream G650 and G650ER have received type certificate validation from the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The validation confirms the typ... | Read More | | | | | | Boeing Debuts 787-10 Dreamliner | | The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, the third member of the 787 Dreamliner family, made its debut at Boeing South Carolina. Thousands of employees at the North Charleston, S.C. site celebrated the... | Read More | | | | | | First Diamond Aircraft DA62 for Israel | | FNA Aviation Ltd, leading general aviation services company in Israel, has accepted its first DA62 for the Israeli market. The fully equipped twin-engine 7-seater plane with a unique design will be av... | Read More | | | | | |