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Bombardier and Government of Tanzania Sign Purchase Agreement for Two Q400 Turboprops

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that the Government of Tanzania has signed a firm purchase agreement for two Q400 turboprop airliners. The aircraft will be delivered with a 76-seat, dual-lavatory configuration and will be used for commercial airline operations in the region. Based o...

Boeing Forecasts Nearly 1.5 Million Pilots and Technicians Needed by 2035

Boeing released its 2016 Pilot and Technician Outlook today at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and projects a demand for nearly 1.5 million pilots and technicians over the next 20 years. In its seventh year, the outlook is a respected industry study which forecasts the 20 year demand for c...

GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce extend USD multi million agreement on Trent XWB

GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce have agreed an extension to their risk and revenue sharing partnership (RRSP) on the Trent XWB-84 engine, the world’s most efficient large aero engine. TheUSD multi-million, life of the programme agreement extends the design and supply of a lower weight, higher performance intermediate compressor case (ICC) for the enhanced performance Trent ...

Are Electric Airplanes Really Starting to Take Off?

Shocking, I know. But car makers aren't the only ones turning to electricity to charge up their industry. NASA, as part of its New Aviation Horizons initiative, is devoting millions over the next 10 years to improving energy efficiency in commercial aviation, including the development of hybrid electric aircraft. Similarly, in the private sector, Siemens and Airbus Group are piloti...

Privatized stake in Russian Helicopters may be increased — minister

The stake in Russian Helicopters intended for privatization can be increased to 49%, but so far none of Russian investors has showed interest in it, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told reporters. "To date, there is no investor. It does not mean a delay, it is "on stand-by". The main decision (about a possible increase of the stake to 49% -TASS) has been made. As for t...

China is rolling out AG600 amphibious aircraft, makes its official debut in Zhuhai

China’s home-made amphibious aircraftAG600, the world’s largest such plane, makes its official debut in Zhuhai. The aircraft, with a maximum takeoff weight of 53.5 tonnes and a maximum range of more than 5,000 kilometers, can absorb 12 tonnes of water within 20 seconds, which is ideal for performing multiple operations including forest fire fighting, over-water Search and Rescue, ma...

Wide-Bodies’ Luster Is Tarnished as American Defers Airbus Jets

American Airlines’s decision to postpone delivery of nearly two dozen of Airbus Group SE’s sleek, fuel-efficient A350 jetliners amplifies concerns that demand is sagging for international air travel and large new aircraft. Wide-body sales have stalled this year as inexpensive fuel and a glut of readily available used jets diminishes airlines’ need to upgrade their fleets. Airb...

Hybrid-Electric Airbus E-Fan 1.2 to Debut at Oshkosh

Airbus Group’s award-winning E-Fan aircraft will make its U.S. debut as E-Fan 1.2, revealing experimental hybrid propulsion technology this week at the 2016 EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Airbus Group executives will host two Forum Discussions to share details on the challenges and benefits of hybrid electric/gas propulsion in aviation. With the E-Fan 1.2, Airbus Group is expl...

When a Cessna Goes to War

By Eric Tegler If the Cessna Caravan looks familiar to you, it should.Cessna has built more than 2,500 of these turboprops since the prototype flew in 1982. They're popular as short-haul airliners in places like the Caribbean. More than 250 Caravans haul cargo while painted in the unmistakeable colors of FedEx. But there are a small number of Caravans that haul Hellfire missiles, electro-op...

Honeywell cuts 2016 sales forecast on weak aerospace demand

Honeywell International Inc lowered its 2016 sales forecast after weak demand in the second quarter led to an unexpected drop in revenue at its aerospace division. The company also said Britain's vote to leave European Union could weigh on economic growth in both regions long term and that it would "stay conservative" in terms of investments in the region that accounted for 22 per...

Boeing Announces Presence for EAA AirVenture Air Show at Oshkosh

Boeing , a Platinum Sponsor of the 2016 EAA AirVenture Air Show at Oshkosh, announced today the activities it has planned for the annual air show, July 25-31, 2016. “Everyone at Boeing is looking forward to celebrating the company’s centennial with aviation enthusiasts at this year’s AirVenture,” said Rick Anderson, vice president of sales and marketing, Boeing Commercia...

One Aviation reveals major redesign for Eclipse 550

One Aviation has announced the launch of a more powerful and longer-range version of its entry level Eclipse 550 twinjet, as a new single-engined competitor from Cirrus nears certification. The Project Canada concept unveiled by One Aviation reveals an aircraft with the same fuselage but with more thrust, larger wings and empennage, higher fuel capacity and an updated avionics suite. Combined w...

Rostec: India will continue buying airfrafts from Russia

T-90 tanks, Su-30MKI fighters, Ka-226 helicopters, the C-400 Triumph air defense systems are set to consolidate the military and technical cooperation between Russia and India, according to Izvestiya. Victor Kladov, Director of International Cooperation and Regional Policy at Rostec State Corporation, told Izvestiya that Deli intends to strengthen its combat readiness through the procurement of...

Mi-38 to obtain advanced features

The Russian Mi-38 medium multirole helicopter, fully assembled using Russian components, made its first flight as part of additional tests aimed at widening its range of applicability. This will increase the helicopter’s range of tasks and make it possible to use it for transporting passengers, among other missions. Additional certification tests of the Mi-38 helicopters aimed at widening...

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Avincis signs contract for up to 15 Airbus H145 helicopters

Avincis, Europe’s largest emergency aerial services operator, and Airbus Helicopters have signed a contract for up to 15 H145 helicopters. The new aircraft will be deployed across Avincis’...

Daher: logistics partner to Airbus Defence and Space in Europe

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Do228 NXT launch customer announced - NGO acquires versatile turboprop aircraft for humanitarian and special mission operations

Following the successful first flight and Roll-Out of the demonstrator aircraft of the Do228 NXT series, German aircraft manufacturer General Atomics AeroTec Systems announced the sale of the first Do...