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African Carriers Set for More Losses in 2016, Says IATA

Hands-on model for attracting girls to aviation gains popularity

“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” Gloria Steinem Among those leading the shift to gender balance in air and space is the Institute for...

Can you spot the contraband items in these eight luggage scans?

Have you got what it takes to man an airport X-ray machine? Test your abilities here. Do you think you've got what it takes to work in airport security, starring at X-rays of passenger's luggage in an effort to spot any items that shouldn't be taken onto planes? Simulscan, an Itali...

12 Best Long-Haul Airline Seats in the Sky to Fly in 2016

Long-haul flight can be excruciating, but it doesn’t need to be. Aeronautics engineers, aircraft manufacturers, designers, and airlines have collaborated to improve the choices available, introducing cabins which could make flying long distances bearable again. Leaving out the extreme luxury of Etihad’s The Residence (which, obviously, yes, but our travel budget ha...

Airbus Gets $2.27 Billion China Southern Airline Plane Order

China Southern Airlines Co., Asia’s biggest airline by passenger numbers, said it agreed to buy 10 Airbus Group SE A330-300 aircraft valued at $2.27 billion in list prices. The planes are for delivery between 2017 and 2019, the airline said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange Wednesday.  

Aviation safety experts urge caution with a popular Christmas gift

Drones are tipped to be one of the most popular presents this Christmas but fledgling pilots have been delivered a stern warning about the potential dangers for new flyers. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is urging people to stick to a handful of basic rules in the wake of a high-profile incident where a pro-skier narrowly avoided having a drone fall out of the sky on his head. Pe...

Flying testbed of Russia's future high-speed helicopter made its maiden flight

The flying testbed derived from the Mil Mil-24K (NATO reporting name: Hind) for testing components of the future high-speed helicopter flew for the first time on December 23, 2015, a defense industry source told journalists on Thursday, Dec. 24. According to the source, the airborne laboratory got off the ground for the first time at the Mil Helicopter Plant’s (a Russian Helicopter s...

Mitsubishi delays MRJ deliveries by a year

Mitsubishi Aircraft is to delay the first delivery of the MRJ regional airliner by around a year, to mid-2018. Initial delivery of the aircraft had been scheduled for the second quarter of 2017. But the airframer recently disclosed that it was reviewing the entire development plan following the commencement of flight-testing. Mitsubishi has revealed that it will amend the schedule, shifting...

British Airways celebrates ba.com Christmas birthday

Michael Jackson’s Earth Song was the festive number one, kids were going crazy to have the must-have ‘Pogs’ as presents, there was a run on Cranberries thanks to Delia Smith’s latest Christmas recipes – and ba.com was about to make its debut on the internet. The worldwide web was still finding its feet and few people really understood how big a difference the inter...

Embraer will roll out the E2 on February 25

Embraer will roll out the first jet of the second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft, the E-Jets E2, on February 25, 2016. The ceremony will take place at Embraer headquarters, in São José dos Campos, and the model to be presented is the E190-E2, which has its first flight scheduled for the second half of 2016 and entry into service in 2018. The other two aircraft...

Cargofeeder – a new must be tool

The Accenture 2015 Air Cargo Research says air cargo executives wants and needs better tools to help optimise revenues. In fact, best innovation is always simple. So let us present a simple and highly effective answer to many cargo executives wishes – Cargofeeder - the world’s largest tool for air cargo market. Decades of paper-based processes and telephone sourcing methods...

Istanbul airport explosion kills cleaner

Officials investigating whether bomb caused blast at Sabiha Gökçen airport, where air traffic continues to operate as normal. An overnight explosion at an airport in Istanbul killed one person and damaged three planes hundreds of metres apart, Turkish media said, triggering a security alert as authorities sought to determine if a bomb was responsible. The blast at Sabiha Gokcen,...

Embraer delivers first Legacy 450

Embraer has delivered the first of its new $15.25 million Legacy 450 private jets. The first aircraft, msn 55000020 / N456LG, was delivered to LMG, an Orlando Florida based provider of show technology for corporate meetings, trade shows, live broadcasts and specialty events. “The Legacy 450 was designed to be a game changer in its category to delight our customers with all innovation t...

airBaltic investor agreement will be signed in January

The investor agreement with the new airBaltic investor Ralf Dieter Montag-Girmes will be signed in January, as airBaltic prefers to close all matters related to its Bombardier CS300 order before signing. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: „We have achieved remarkable results for airBaltic in the past few years, and, with the new investment we can now focus on our expansio...

Airbus strengthens its services business with the acquisition of Navtech

Airbus has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of the Navtech group of companies, a leading global provider of flight operations solutions. Closing of the acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approvals for such type of transactions.  Navtech serves more than 400 aircraft operators and aviation services customers worldwide with a suite of flight ops products, i...

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ExecuJet MRO services Belgium completes extensive project on Falcon 7X

ExecuJet MRO Services Europe completed a major project on a Dassault Falcon 7X that included: installing a Starlink system and antennae, performing an avionics upgrade, an engine change, exterior repa...

Deutsche Aircraft and INERATEC demonstrate fuel-to-flight concept at ILA Berlin

Deutsche Aircraft and INERATEC are advancing their collaboration to demonstrate a fully integrated fuel-to-flight solution for sustainable and resilient aviation at ILA Berlin. At the centre...

Safran, MTU and Avio Aero welcome EU support for SHARP project focusing on technologies for next-gen helicopter engines

European Commission decided to support Safran Helicopter Engines, MTU Aero Engines and Avio Aero in their technological research project known as SHARP (Sovereign High-performance Architecture for Rot...

easyJet marks its 100th NEO delivery in Hamburg

easyJet took delivery of its 100th A320neo Family aircraft in Hamburg, underscoring the airline’s continued commitment to modernising its fleet and improving operational efficiency. The mil...

ACL reaches 80th airport milestone with Bucharest slot coordination agreement

  Airport Coordination Limited has reached a significant global milestone with the signing of Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) as the 80th airport in its worldwide portfolio....

Otto Aerospace advances Phantom 3500 program with FAA certification basis milestone

Otto Aerospace announced a major regulatory milestone for its flagship Phantom 3500 program: closure of the G-1 Issue Paper, which establishes the aircraft's Certification Basis with the Federal A...

European Flyers expands its advanced training fleet with the ALSIM Airliner, the first in Spain

European Flyers has selected both the Airliner and the ALX for its bases in Madrid and Alicante, making it the first Airliner simulator installed in Spain. This dual acquisition highlights European Fl...

ATR sees Vietnam as a key growth market for regional aviation in Southeast Asia

ATR highlighted Vietnam's significant potential as a market for modern regional aviation, pointing to strong underlying demand, an expanding airport network and a new generation of turboprop...

Electra unveils turbo-electric aircraft concept for next-generation airliner as part of NASA AACES 2050 program

Electra unveiled new conceptual aircraft design for next-generation airliners developed as part of NASA’s Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability 2050 program. The...

H55 delivers certification-grade propulsion battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada, supporting demonstration of hybrid-electric aircraft technology

H55 announced the delivery of certification-grade propulsion battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada in support of the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator — a milestone that further va...

Supporting unprecedented growth - CANAVIA Aviation Academy places new order for four Tecnam NG aircraft

CANAVIA Aviation Academy is significantly expanding its training capabilities with a major fleet upgrade. The academy has placed a new order for a P2006T NG twin-engine (MEP) and a ...

Avflight, City of Detroit celebrate new FBO facility at Detroit City Airport

Avflight, alongside Detroit City leadership, proudly celebrated the ribbon cutting of a new, state-of-the-art facility at Coleman A. Young International Airport (KDET) on Wednesday, June 3. The n...

Azorra places additional firm order for 15 Embraer E195-E2

Embraer and Azorra have signed an additional firm order for 15 E195-E2 aircraft, with purchase rights for 15 additional jets, further strengthening the long-standing partnership between the two compan...

Airbus introduces uncrewed version of the H145, the U145

Airbus Helicopters will introduce an uncrewed version of its proven H145, the U145, during ILA Berlin airshow, where the company will display a full-scale mock-up of the new model. The U145 complement...

The countdown begins: tickets now live for Air Charter Expo – ACE’26

The Air Charter Association is announcing tickets for Air Charter Expo – ACE’26 are now officially on sale. Taking place on Tuesday 8 September 2026, ACE is a partnership between The ACA,...

Jetfly is redefining business aviation with its Shared Ownership Program

For over 25 years, Jetfly has stood out in Europe as a pioneer of a distinctive shared ownership model in business aviation. Designed to offer the flexibility of private aviation without the constrain...

Gulfstream G300 and G400 make their European debut in Farnborough

Gulfstream Aerospace marked the European debut of the Gulfstream G300 and Gulfstream G400, bringing two of the company’s newest next-generation aircraft to customers and industry leaders at its...

Cirrus promotes aviation safety with new annual flight review course for pilots

Cirrusannounced its new SR Series Annual Flight Review Course, a Cirrus Approach module designed to promote continuous flight training, pilot proficiency, and safety for all pilots, inc...

FlyBy Aviation Academy celebrates new pilot graduation and launches third ATPL integrated EASA class of 2026

FlyBy Aviation Academy announced that during the month of May, the Academy celebrated yet another pilot graduation ceremony, marking the successful completion of training for 18 new pilots representin...

Bombardier & Elie Saab collaboration introduces the Haute Couture of aviation with Global 8000 cabin design

Bombardier and ELIE SAAB unveiled a new chapter in business aviation: a bespoke cabin design for the Global 8000 aircraft that redefines the onboard experience through the lens of haute cout...

Boosting East Frisian Island connectivity - Inselflieger takes delivery of its second Tecnam P2012 STOL

FLN FRISIA-Luftverkehr GmbH Norddeich (Inselflieger) took delivery of its secondTecnam P2012 STOL aircraft. This acquisition is direct result of the outstanding operational su...

Stephanie Goetz: 5 Insights on being a woman in aviation and embracing unconventional career paths

When Stephanie Goetz recently sat down on Viasat’s viral podcast Above the Noise, one thing quickly became clear: her journey into aviation was anything but conventional. In the e...

First UK-built Islander passes 75% completion at Bembridge, on schedule for delivery

Britten-Norman has confirmed that first new Islander to be produced through its fully reshored UK production line has reached 75% completion at the company’s Bembridge facility on the Isle of Wi...

Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos join forces to develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel production project in France

Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos entered into an agreement to create Rebound, a joint venture to develop a large-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel production project at the Port of...