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Airbus and partners launch ‘Starling’ satellite service

Airbus, together with non-profit organisation The Forest Trust (TFT) and radar satellite imagery expert SarVision, have launched Starling, an innovative satellite service enabling companies to demonstrate how they are implementing their ‘No Deforestation’ commitments. The commercial laun...

World’s First CAE-built Bombardier C Series Aircraft Full-flight Simulator

The qualification by the civil aviation authorities represents a new milestone in the pilot-training activities for the C Series aircraft program Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and CAE announced during the International Paris Air Show, that Transport Canada, the U.S. Federal Aviation Authori...


IFlyA380.com connects passengers with the iconic Airbus jetliner

Commercial aircraft flying displays The A380 attracts attention wherever it goes, and this 21st century Airbus flagship jetliner was a high-profile visitor once again at the 2017 Paris Air Show. As the double-deck aircraft is utilised by airlines on a growing worldwide route network, many passengers who have experienced the A380’s comfort want to fly it again – while others...

$40 billion of new commercial aircraft orders at Paris Air Show 2017

Providing strong evidence that the commercial aircraft market remains healthy, Airbus announced $39.7 billion worth of new business during the 2017 Paris Air Show. The company won commitments for a total of 326 aircraft, including firm orders for 144 aircraft worth $18.5 billion and MoUs for 182 aircraft worth $21.2 billion. A320 Family aircraft sales and commitments were robust, with busi...

Airfare of Buta Airways flights will start from 29 euro

Final minimum airfare for all destinations of Azerbaijan’s first low-cost airline - Buta Airways will be only 29 euros one way. At the first stage, the Airline will operate flights from Baku to Moscow (Vnukovo Airport), Antalya, Kazan, Mineralnye Vody, Kiev, Tbilisi and Tehran. Starting from the winter season (from October 29 this year), cities such as Istanbul and St. Petersburg will be...

Dassault Systèmes Partners with AVIC to Found a Sino-French Industry Joint Innovation Center

Dassault Systèmes and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) today announced the signing of a contract to establish a Sino-French Industry Joint Innovation Center that will operate across the complex system lifecycle specific to the aviation industry and its entire industrial chain. The signing of this cooperation agreement is another major step forward since the signing...

VietJet Air and Safran sign SFCO2® service agreement

Safran has added a new customer, VietJet Air, Vietnam's leading private airline, for its SFCO2® fuel efficiency solution. The SFCO2 service contract spans five years, starting in 2017, and covers the entire fleet of the Ho Chi Minh City-based airline. It will help VietJet Air improve its operational efficiency by reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The agreement provides for op...

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department becomes Japan’s first H215 operator

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has signed a contract for one H215, making it the first operator in Japan to operate the rotorcraft when it is delivered in 2020.  Currently operating a fleet of 14 helicopters, the largest police air corps in Japan plans to enhance its law enforcement activities with this new H215. The brand new H215 will be delivered ahead of the Tokyo 2020...

City of Taichung and Dassault Systèmes Sign MoU to Promote Intelligent Machines

Taichung City, the industrial heart of Taiwan's machine tools, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dassault Systèmes, a software publisher specializing in 3D design, 3D digital modeling, and life cycle management solutions. A product, to accelerate the development of the intelligent machine sector in Taichung. This Memorandum of Understanding is a significant first step in develop...

Airbus launches new fixed and deployable flight recorders

 Deployable voice and data recovery devices could eventually be offered for the entire range of Airbus commercial aircraft; Offering greatly improved location and redundancy for data recovery. Airbus is to implement new fixed and deployable flight recorders for Airbus’ airliner programmes, in collaboration with L3 Technologies. The new devices will come in two versions: a fixe...

Business aviation MRO is into new-gen aircraft and modifications during first half of 2017

With half of the year 2017 almost gone, experts in the private jet MRO industry tend to look back at the trends that developed through the year. This year, new generation aircraft as well as cabin modifications are the ‘hot topics’, both of which are pushing MROs to change service scope and variety. Changing fleet composition is among the key future game-changers for business aircr...

Japan Coast Guard orders three additional H225 helicopters

New purchase will bring total JCG H225 fleet to nine units Airbus Helicopters has been awarded a contract from the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) for the purchase of three additional H225s. This new order will bring the JCG’s total H225 fleet to nine units by February 2020. The JCG already placed an order for a sixth H225 in 2016, which will be delivered in 2018. Under the agreement, the thre...

GE Additive creating world's largest laser-powder additive machine

GE Additive is creating the world's largest laser-powder additive manufacturing machine. Tailored for the aerospace industry, the machine will be able to print in a "build envelop" of one meter cubed (1000mm x 1000mm x 1000mm). The development project, announced at The Paris Air Show, will be unveiled in November at the Formnext Show in Frankfurt, Germany. "The machin...

Bombardier Signs a Letter of Intent with SpiceJet for up to 50 Q400 Aircraft

Longtime Bombardier operator in India to increase its fleet of Q Series turboprops to support regional expansion strategy SpiceJet will become newest customer of extra-capacity, 86-seat Q400 aircraft Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today from the International Paris Air Show, that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with SpiceJet of Gurgaon, India for up to 50 Q400 turboprop...

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Air France-KLM submits a binding offer for an up to 49.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal

Air France-KLM today has submitted a binding offer to Parpública for the acquisition of a 44.9% to 49.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal, marking a decisive step in the airli...

Introducing latest-generation TBM to a major business aviation market - Daher Aircraft delivers the first TBM 980 in Brazil

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Somon Air receives its first Boeing 737 MAX jet

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Flying more sustainably with “shark skin”: Lufthansa Group tests next-generation AeroSHARK

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Liebherr-Aerospace Technology (Shanghai) celebrates groundbreaking

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Riyadh Air launches Kuala Lumpur service, establishing its first gateway into Southeast Asia

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Air India, SkyDrive and Suzuki sign MoU for feasibility study of medical air logistics in India

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Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 achieves first flight, advancing next-generation light jet toward certification

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Airbus delivers first NH90 designed for special operations to France

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The Arriel 2K, the engine powering the Leonardo AW09 helicopter, has received its EASA certification

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Gulfstream reclaims city pair speed record Los Angeles to Farnborough

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Daher Aircraft delivers the 400th Kodiak, underscoring this airplane family's expanding global reach and mission versatility

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De Havilland Canada received EASA certification for Twin Otter Classic 300-G

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ATP Flight School accelerates airline career pilot program timelines by 25%

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DC Aviation Al-Futtaim secures San Marino CAR-145 approval

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Bombardier celebrates 200th delivery of its Challenger 3500 jet to Mr. Piero Ferrari

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