Senior airport officials from Vnukovo 3 in Moscow, Pulkovo 3 in Saint Petersburg, Russia and Aeroports de la Cote d'Azur (АСА), representing the Nice airport VIP terminal and Sky Valet FBO network in France, Spain and Portugal have signed an LOI linking into a "partnership agreement." The agreement was signed by Georgy Sharov, chairman of the board, Vnukovo 3, Sergey Pugjn, CEO Pulko...
VEB Group invested 90 million U.S. dollars in the development of Russia’s first medium-haul passenger jet MC-21, with part of the sum meant as an advance payment for future planes, chairman of Vensheconombank Sergei Gorkov said on Sunday. "VEB Group invested 90 million U.S. dollars in the construction of the first Russian narrow-bodied passenger MC-21 plane. Part of this sum came as...
SaudiGulf Airlines expects to finalise an agreement for up to 16 Boeing 777 airliners with the plane maker by the third quarter of this year, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Boeing announced this week it was in talks to sell wide-body jets to SaudiGulf but did not disclose the aircraft type. The final agreement would include purchasing options with delivery of the 777s targeted from 2...
Disappointed flyers around the world will now have a trusted ally – SKYCOP, flight refund claim startup has been launched. The company, led by a team of professionals with 10+ years of experience in aviation business will offer hassle-free claim management, overtaking the claim process and paying out up to €600 compensation for delayed, cancelled or overbooked flights to passengers thro...
The Diamond DA62 MPP (Multi Purpose Platform) builds on the well proven and successful multi-mission turnkey DA42 MPP, offering increased performance, space and capability. In operation since 2016, the fully composite DA62 MPP features the latest in tracking and sensor technology and sets the benchmark as the most cost-effective, powerful and versatile airborne platform in its class today....
Airbus Corporate Jets has launched a private jet version of its new A330neo, which combines new-generation engines and aerodynamic and other improvements to deliver even more comfort, efficiency and true “nonstop to the world” range. Called the ACJ330neo, it will fly 25 passengers 9,400 nm/17,400 km or 20 hours, enough to fly nonstop from Europe to Australia. “For customers...
Stratos Aircraft has completed the first flight test phase of its Stratos 714 single-engine personal jet. In logging 52 hours and 33 flights, the Stratos 714 was flown at weights up to 8,300 pounds, over a range of center of gravity positions. During the initial flight program, the aircraft was flown to 320 KTAS and up to an altitude of 17,000 feet with only minor modifications, according to...
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, featured a prototype of an unmanned tiltrotor created by VR-Technologies design bureau, at the 10th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia-2017. The prototype of the UAV was first shown at the Army-2016 International Military Technical Forum in September 2016, after subsequently the tiltrotor was retrofitted with a con...
Leonardo’s innovative solution combines cyber intelligence and behavioural technologies to counter damage caused to companies, public institutions and citizens following a cyber-attack The product is aimed initially at Italy’s Public Administration within the framework agreement “SPC Lot 2 for Digital Identity Services and Application Security” Leonar...
The anniversary 10th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia gathered a record exhibition - 237 companies from 21 countries will participate in the expo, 22 helicopters, 2 gyroplanes and 15 UAVs to be displayed, the business program includes 60 events. Venue of the event is 12.4 thousand square meters. All of these sets an absolute record for the entire history...
SWISS becomes the first airline to integrate both C Series aircraft models to its fleet CS300 aircraft to be operated from Geneva, Switzerland Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) took delivery of its first CS300 aircraft at Bombardier’s facility in Mirabel, Canada, where the C Series aircraft are manufactured. When the aircraft enters...
On 28 May, 2017, the maiden flight of MC-21-300 commercial aircraft took place at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the affiliate of Irkut Corporation (a UAC member). The duration of the flight was 30 minutes at the altitude of 1000 meters, at the speed of 300 km/hour. The flight plan included checking of in-flight stability and controllability, and also the controllability of the powe...
