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Viking Announces 1st Factory Endorsed Service Center for Twin Otter Aircraft in Russia

Irkut Rolls Out First Yak-152 Trainer Prototype

Russian jet maker Irkut Corp. on June 7 showed the first Yak-152 light piston engine trainer prototypes being assembled at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant in East Siberia. The prototype’s first flight is expected to take place this year, according to Sergey Yamalov, the plant’s lean m...

Airbus narrows gap with Boeing after 83 orders in May

Airbus AIR.PA sold 83 aircraft in May, but remained behind rival Boeing BA.N in the race for orders after a slow start to the year, figures released on Tuesday showed. Airbus lost ground in volume terms but fractionally narrowed the gap in terms of market share by grabbing 38 percent of net order...

New Russian MS-21 passenger airliner to be showcased in Siberia

Russia’s newest MS-21 short- and medium-haul passenger plane is to be showcased at the plant of the Irkut Corporation on Wednesday in the city of Irkutsk, in Russia’s Siberia. The Irkut Corporation, which designed the new airliner, is part of the United Aircraft Corporation. Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has been invited to attend the ceremony. The organizers o...

Clearing the air on Pratt and Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan performance

Hearing too much noise? Let’s clear the air. The Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engine is fully certified and meets performance and contract specifications, delivering 16% better fuel efficiency, 50% reduction in overall emissions, and 75% reduction in noise footprint while yielding a better than 99% reliability rate. The Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engine has been delivered to three airlines, inclu...

Safran selected as engine supplier for South Korean LCH and LAH helicopters

Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has selected Safran Helicopter Engines as engine supplier for its Light Civil Helicopter (LCH). It will be powered with the existing Arriel 2C2 engine. On the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH), Safran has been selected by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), KAI and Hanwha Techwin. The LAH will feature a new engine designated Arriel 2L2. Safran Hel...

Sukhoi Superjet becomes official aircraft of Russian Olympic Team

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) have signed a partnership agreement. SCAC has received the status of an official supplier of the Russian Olympic Committee and the Russian Olympic Team. This partnership will enable SCAC to support the Olympic Movement and implement innovative joint projects. The partnership agreement was signed by Alexander Zhukov, Pr...

Firt of 8 AERMACCHI M-346 aircraft for the Polish Air Force unveiled by Polish Deputy Defence Minister Bartosz Kownacki

The roll-out ceremony for the first of eight Polish Air Force M-346 aircraft took place today at Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s facility in Venegono-Superiore (near Varese). The event was attended by the Polish Deputy Defense Minister, Bartosz Kownacki, the State Under Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gioacchino Alfano, and by the Managing Director of Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aircraft, Filippo Ba...

Bombardier C Series Aircraft Historic First Passenger Flight from Dublin to Zurich

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today the successful completion of a C Series aircraft demonstration flight carrying senior executives from about twenty Star Alliance member airlines and media representatives. The historic flight of the innovative C Series aircraft, which features state-of-the-art technologies, departed Dublin at the conclusion of the 2016 Annual General Meeting of the In...

Emirates gives up on upgraded Airbus A380

Emirates, the largest operator of Airbus’s A380 superjumbo, has all but given up on getting an upgrade of the double-decker with new engines and is instead making a more modest pitch to the planemaker: please don’t drop the programme altogether. “I can’t force Toulouse to do anything," Emirates president Tim Clark told reporters at a briefing in Dublin, referring to...

Honeywell Looks At Mind and Speech Control for Future Cockpits

Honeywell Aerospace is researching a series of advanced technologies,from use of sensors that can tap into brainwaves to control basic aircraft maneuvers to speech-recognition equipment​ and synthetic-vision advancements, to create a cockpit environment in which the pilot could use any number of means to perform a mission. Bob Witwer, v-p of advanced technology for Honeywell Aerospace, said t...

Russian Helicopters considers Kazakhstan a prospective customer of new rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, has signed memorandums of understanding with the Committee for Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and with other government structures of the Republic of Kazakhstan during KADEX-2016 defense expo. According to the documents, Kazakhstan' authorities are interested in Russian-made helicopters while Russian Helicopter...

Boeing, Sikorsky Make Pitches For German Heavy Helo Need

Boeing and Sikorsky and have laid out their pitches for an expected German procurement of heavy-lift helicopters. Both the Boeing CH-47F Chinook and Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion are the prime candidates for the much-anticipated €3 billion ($3.35 billion) German Heavy Transport Helicopter Program (STH). The new aircraft will replace Germany’s aging fleet of license-built CH...

Boeing says Iran can buy planes in euros

Global aviation giant Boeing says Iran’s airlines could purchase its passenger jets in euros rather than in dollar if the United States’ financial system does not open up to Iran.  The announcement was made by Marty Bentrott, Boeing’s vice-president for Middle East sales, on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual meeting in Dublin....

Enstrom TH180 Resumes Flight Testing

Enstrom Helicopter resumed flight testing of its new TH180 last Thursday, a two-seat model aimed at the training market. A second flight-test vehicle joined the program to restart testing, the company told AIN yesterday. On its first flight, test pilot William Taylor performed hover, forward flight and rigging checks on the new helicopter. The flight-test program h...

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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

Boeing and Archer Aviation have signed definitive agreements in which Archer will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The deal will combine complementary capabilities de...

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...

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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...