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Boeing offers sneak peak of new T-X trainer

After photos leaked of Northrop Grumman and BAE System’s new T-X trainer offering, Boeing and Saab revealed their own T-X sneak peak this week. A few shadowy glimpses of the trainer appeared over four videos posted on Boeing’s new T-X website over the weekend. The clean sheet design has two engine inlets, a high mounted wing and a conventional, vertical tail. That design marks a dep...

Istanbul New Airport Placed on short list for architectural award

In the category “Future Projects – Infrastructure,” Istanbul New Airport has made it through to the finals of this year's World Architectural Festival (WAF) in Berlin. Over 300 projects from more than 60 countries will be represented at the meeting of the global architectural community. Some of the best-designed buildings, both in development and completed, compete in 32 c...

Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr deliver logistics support for Solar Impulse 2’s historic round-the-world trip

Solar Impulse 2’s historic mission to become the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe and to showcase that clean technologies can achieve the impossible was successfully achieved with the logistics support of Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr Airlines. The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) project chose Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr to provide comprehensive logistical assistance with...

Jet Aviation installs its first advanced aviation dishwasher in Basel

Jet Aviation recently installed its first cutting-edge in-flight dishwasher (ADW 600) that was developed in-house at its Basel facility to support all aircraft types. The ADW 600 was successfully installed in Basel on a VVIP Airbus 330-200ER. The Aviation DishWasher (ADW 600) was installed by Jet Aviation on a VVIP Airbus 330-200ER and certified through the EASA PART-21 DOA minor modification a...

Cessna Citation Longitude moves closer to first flight with ground engine tests

Cessna Aircraft Company announced it has completed initial ground engine tests on the Citation Longitude’s Honeywell HTF7700L turbofan engines, paving the way for first flight of the prototype aircraft in the coming weeks. The test verified the functionality of the engine start, fuel system and auto-throttle as well as interfaces with the avionics, electrical and hydraulic sys...

Piper receives EASA approval of M500

Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced it has been awarded approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), for the Piper M500, clearing the way for the innovative aircraft to enter into service on the European register. “EASA certification is an important milestone allowing us to kick off a major sales campaign to bring the M500 to the European market,” said Simon Caldecott, President and CEO...

Gogo Business Aviation Now Enabling Open Router Environment

Gogo Business Aviation, a leader in connected airplanes, has embarked on an initiative to enable operators, dealers and installers to equip their aircraft with approved routers from third-party manufacturers that best suit their individual needs and preferences on the Gogo Biz network. The move is part of a larger initiative to provide a more open ecosystem, enabling a wider array of router option...

Emperor Aviation strengthens its fleet by the new Gulfstream G650

Emperor Aviation company, the first Maltese operator active in the Russian business aviation market received the new long-range Gulfstream G650 into operation. Niche specialists carried out complete follow up of the building process of the aircraft at the plant in Savannah, USA which lasted more than a year. - Flagship Gulfstream G650 is a golden ratio in which the technology of the future and...

Piaggio Seeks To Reassure Operators over Avanti’s Future

Piaggio Aerospace insisted last month that it will keep producing and supporting the Avanti Evo. In an August 16 statement, the Italian manufacturer sought to reassure operators who appear to have been discouraged by a July 28 press release indicating that a new “industrial plan” will see the company focus primarily on military programs. Annual deliveries of the civil version of the...

Employees of Ground Handler Firm Threaten Fast-unto-Death

At least 1,800 employees of Cambata Aviation Private Limited (CAPL), the country’s oldest private ground handler, have threatened a fast-unto-death on Monday at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), Mumbai, demanding payment of pending salaries and policy clearance. This comes after the workers were almost rendered jobless, following the lack of business with the company....

Bombardier gets ready for JetExpo

Bombardier once again will take an active part in Jet Expo 2016 Moscow exhibition, which will start on September 8 in Moscow  at „Vnukovo-3” airport . This year, two business jet will be presented to Russian clients: Challenger 650 and Global 6000. "We see Russia as a key market for future growth . Buyers are mostly interested in medium and large business jets. We are...

Iran plans negotiations with Russia on purchase of Sukhoi fighter

Iran will not need additional air defense systems after getting from Russia the S-300 anti-aircraft missile defense systems and commissioning Iran’s similar system Bavar (Belief) 373. Therefore, Iran's Ministry of Defense intends to focus on negotiations with Russia on the purchase of the Sukhoi aircraft, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan told Iran’s TV on...