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Garmin® announces new enhancements to the G500/G600 glass flight displays

Garmin Pilot™ app adds support to display Jeppesen terminal charts

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. announced the integration of geo-referenced Jeppesen terminal charts within the Garmin Pilot app on Apple mobile devices1. Jeppesen charts can be viewed within Garmin Pilot from the charts page and in split-screen mode alongside the moving map. T...

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X signed for operation in Bolivia

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Mr. Rodrigo Gutíerrez for a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. The aircraft will be used for personal corporate transport. The agreement was signed in Bolivia by Mr. Gutíerrez who ow...

Textron Aviation’s Expansive Lineup at EAA AirVenture 2016 to Include Debut of New SETP Cabin Mockup

Textron Aviation Inc., will publicly debut a cabin mockup and announce additional product details of its new single engine turboprop (SETP) aircraft at this year’s Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture, July 25-31. Joining the SETP will be an extensive static display of aircraft featuring nearly a dozen of the company’s commercial jet, turboprop and piston products. &ld...

Cirrus Aircraft Unveils New Special Mission Platform

Cirrus Aircraft announced it has received FAA certification for Cirrus Perception®, an adaptable, cost-effective special mission platform tailored specifically for both the Cirrus SR22 and SR22T aircraft models. This new multi-mission, adaptive Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft expands Cirrus Aircraft’s global portfolio by offering unique performance capabiliti...

Ethiopian signs MoU with Aerosud Group

Ethiopian airlines has today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aerosud Holdings, a prominent South African Aerospace Manufacturing company, at a ceremony held at Ethiopian Headquarters on July 15, 2016. The MoU is aimed at establishing a joint venture Aerospace Manufacturing company that manufactures and supplies various aircraft parts to Boeing, Airbus and other Aerospace compani...

Boeing and Microsoft Reach Agreement to Advance Commercial Aviation Analytics Solutions in the Cloud

Boeing  and Microsoft today announced an agreement to build a cloud-based platform for Boeing's industry-leading portfolio of commercial aviation analytics tools. The two companies intend to work together to transition many of Boeing's commercial aviation applications into the Microsoft Azure cloud. Boeing – and its subsidiaries AerData and Jeppesen – offer a wi...

Royal Thai Air Force Takes Delivery of Sukhoi Business Jet

JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) held a roll-out ceremony of two Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ) aircraft built for Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). The aircraft will be providing VIP transportation services for Thai top officials and government leaders as well as to the High Command of Thailand. The two SBJs are the company’s first business jets acquired by an overseas customer.    &n...

First delivery of Airbus A320neo to Pegasus postponed after Turkish coup bid

The first delivery of a new version of Airbus's A320 jet to Pegasus Airlines has been postponed following the thwarted coup attempt in Turkey, the European planemaker said on Saturday. Turkey's leading budget carrier had been scheduled to take delivery of the first revamped A320neo powered by CFM engines on July 19. "Due to the terrible and unforeseen circumstances in Turkey, we...

Boeing aims for supersonics and Mars at outset of second century

The Boeing Co marked its centennial on Friday with plans to sharpen its focus on innovation, including ambitious projects for supersonic commercial flight and a rocket that could carry humans to other planets. But innovation at Boeing will be "disciplined" and not endanger the future of the world's biggest plane maker, Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg told reporters at an event m...

Boeing awarded $127m deal for new Air Force One work

Boeing will begin developing interior, power and electronic specifications for the next-generation “Air Force One” under a $127.3 million contract awarded by the US Air Force on 15 July. The award is intended to reduce the risk of delays and cost overruns before the USAF commits to full-scale development and procurement of up to three 747-8s, the Defense Department says in a contrac...

World-record electric motor for aircraft

Technical milestone: maiden flight of an electric aircraft with a 260-kilowatt power output Siemens motor powers Extra 330LE aerobatic airplane in near silence Technology to be integrated into development of hybrid-electric aircraft in cooperation with Airbus Siemens researchers have developed a new type of electric motor that, with a weight of just 50 kilograms, delivers a continuous...

Airbus Is Using Drones to Inspect Airplanes

Airbus expects drone inspection test to finish by end of 2016. Drones are potentially dangerous to commercial airplanes if they happen to collide. But in some cases, drones can also be helpful to planes and the companies that make them. Airbus  airbus-group-n-v  showed off this week at the Farnborough International Airshow in England how it uses drones to inspect airplanes. The...

Airbus launches the “I Fly A380” website: Choose. Fly. Love A380.

The A380 is the passengers’ favourite aircraft, 60% of them are willing to make an extra effort to fly on it*. TheiflyA380.com, launched by Airbus this week, is the unique website for travellers who want to experience the iconic double deck aircraft. “As a global leading aviation company we are exploring new digital avenues and IflyA380.com illustrates this transformation journe...

Russian aircraft manufacturer to deliver 3 ‘Terminator’ choppers for Arctic operation

"Another six helicopters of this type will be delivered until the end of the year," Aviation Enterprise Managing Director said The Russian Defense Ministry will receive six Mil Mi-8AMTSh choppers and three Mi-8AMTSh-VA 'Terminator' military and transport helicopters for Arctic operation this year, Ulan-Ude Aviation Enterprise Managing Director Leonid Belykh said on Fri...

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NOEMI Aerospace and Pawan Hans sign strategic MoU to explore electric seaplane operations in India

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Archer to shape physical AI future of aerospace & defense with acquisition of Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid subsidiaries

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EH216-S completes Central Asia’s first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL flight in the heart of Kazakhstan’s capital

EHang flagship EH216-S successfully completed Central Asia’s first pilotless human-carrying flight of an eVTOL aircraft in Astana, Kazakhstan. During the Games of the Future 2026, the...

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EHang launches Global Fast Track Program to accelerate international commercialization of pilotless eVTOL; Sri Lanka first to adopt

EHang launches its Global Fast Track Program — a structured and accelerated pathway for the assessment and introduction of pilotless eVTOL operations in international markets. Sri Lanka is...

ATR identifies demand for 209 new domestic air routes in Indonesia

ATR identified 209 new domestic air routes in Indonesia that would be economically viable if served by regional turboprop aircraft. Total demand for these routes is 16 million passengers per...

Do228 NXT makes its African debut at El Alamein Airshow in Egypt and AAD 2026 in South Africa

In September 2026, General Atomics AeroTec Systems will put a major focus on Africa. With two trade show appearances, the German aircraft manufacturer is highlighting the strategic importance of...

Horizon Airways doubles down on fleet modernization with order for second Tecnam P2012 STOL

Queensland-based Horizon Airways has signed an order for a second Tecnam P2012 STOL aircraft. Slated to join the Australian fleet by the end of 2026, this subsequent order rapidly...

SkyDrive signs Australia’s first eVTOL agreement with Gold Coast Helitours

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Eve Air Mobility and RV Connex sign MOU to advance urban air mobility regulatory framework in Thailand

Eve Air Mobility and RV Connex Co., Ltd., a leading Thai engineering and aerospace company, are signing a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on regulatory development that will hel...