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Affordable Hypersonic Jets Could Be High-Flying Reality by 2023

Hypersonic aircraft and weapons that can fly more than five times the speed of sound may seem like a futuristic fantasy, but defense giant Lockheed Martin says it is committed to making these ultrafast innovations a reality. In fact, Lockheed Martin is doubling down on hypersonic aerospace techno...

Airbus seeks to 3D print half of its future airplane fleet

Though several industrial giants can be found at the forefront of metal 3D printing pioneering, none is more prominent than Airbus. They have been adopting 3D printing at lightning speed, and several of their latest engine and plane designs already rely on top of the range 3D printed parts – s...

747-400 Global SuperTanker gets ready for action

The world’s largest aerial firefighting asset, the Boeing 747-400-based Global SuperTanker, is almost ready to begin commercial operations. Jim Wheeler, president and chief executive of Global SuperTanker Services, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, expects the US Federal Aviation Administration to approve an amended supplemental type certificate in early May. Investment group A...

Boom Is Serious About Building the Supersonic Passenger Jet of the Future

Already made up of a number of heavy-hitters in the aerospace industry, Boom just signed a deal with Virgin to make affordable supersonic travel a reality. It's been twelve-and-a-half years since the Concorde retired, and we haven't seen a viable supersonic passenger jet since, though not for want of trying. Many outlandish concepts have been proposed, and some feasible designs supporte...

First flight for Norway's initial SAR AW101

AgustaWestland has performed the maiden flight of the first of 16 AW101 helicopters destined to perform search and rescue missions for the Norwegian justice ministry. The sortie took place on 21 March at the manufacturer’s Yeovil, UK facility, where the 15.6t rotorcraft are assembled. Deliveries of the helicopters to the justice ministry, for operation by the Royal Norwegian...

Airbus launches new Cabin Brand “Airspace by Airbus”

Airbus has launched its new Cabin brand “Airspace by Airbus”. At the heart of this new philosophy Airbus connects the wellbeing for passengers with the operational performance for its airline customers. Representing the best of Airbus’ cabin innovation and design, Airspace will offer a sophisticated, flexible canvas as a back-drop to enhance the airlines’ own brands. Airbus...

The American Concordes that never flew

In November 1962, the British and French governments announced a deal that caused great distress in the boardrooms of American planemakers. The two countries announced plans to jointly build a new airliner, one that would be able to fly at more than twice the speed of sound. The aircraft – to be called ‘Concorde’ – would be the most advanced civilian aircraft in the worl...

Italy doubles order for M-346 jet trainers

Italy has placed a follow-on order worth €300 million ($336 million) for an additional nine Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainers. The deal doubles the number of Honeywell F124-powered aircraft ordered for the Italian air force, which uses the designation T-346A. Delivery of the new trainers is to begin this year and will be complete by 2018. Italian air force The contr...

Rolls-Royce delays 787 engine upgrade to 2017

Rolls-Royce confirms that an upgraded version of the Trent 1000 engine for the Boeing 787 fleet will be delayed one year before entering service and reducing fuel burn levels to the originally promised standard. The UK-based manufacturer had planned to certificate the Trent 1000-TEN upgrade by the end of 2015, with deliveries beginning in 2016 for the 787-8 and 787-9. But now certification i...

Aircelle begins its on-time manufacturing of titanium engine exhaust systems for Boeing’s new 777X

Aircelle (Safran) began the manufacturing of titanium engine exhaust systems for Boeing’s new 777X airplane, marking an on-time industrial activity start-up on Aircelle’s first major role as a supplier to the U.S. aircraft manufacturer. This first exhaust system will be used as part of the overall engine development program in partnership with Boeing and GE. Inaugurating this activi...

Piper Aircraft Lowers Prices on M-class Singles

Piper Aircraft slashed the price of its M500 turboprop single today by nearly $300,000, to $1.99 million, as the company repositions its the M-Class product line in anticipation of certification of the new $2.853 million M600turboprop single in the third quarter. In addition, a newly upgraded executive interior will be standard on eachM500 and includes a new color palette dubbe...

Bombardier WAVE high-speed Ka-band Wi-Fi service for Global 5000 and Global 6000 receives Transport Canada certification

Bombardier Business Aircraft announced today that its Bombardier WAVE (Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere) ultra-high-speed in-flight connectivity and productivity solution has been awarded a supplemental type certificate (STC) from Transport Canada (TC). The new system, which allows business aviation passengers to browse the internet, stream online media and stage a video conference high abo...

Airbus Helicopters kicks off new H145 demo tour in Asia

Airbus Helicopters’ H145 is back in Asia to showcase its performance and capabilities through a series of demo flights in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Taiwan. The first H145 demo tour was held in Southeast Asia in 2013, covering Malaysia and Thailand. Since then, there has been an increasing interest in this rotorcraft, especially in the emergency medical services (EMS) and commerc...

GE Aviation closes in on Passport certification

Engine manufacturer GE Aviation is in the “final throes” of the certification effort for its new Passport engine to power the Bombardier Global 7000/8000 ultra-long-range business jets. Brad Mottier, GE’s vice-president and general manager of business and general aviation and integrated systems, says the required tests on the 10,000-20,000lb-thrust (44-89kN) powerplant are com...

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Daher: logistics partner to Airbus Defence and Space in Europe

Since 2020, Daher has been managing logistics operations for Airbus Defence and Space under two major A400M maintenance contracts: one in France, and the other in Germany...

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...