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Airbus shares nosedive after profit slumps

Shares in the European aerospace giant went into a sharp descent after it revealed a massive plunge in net profit following delays in deliveries and fresh problems with its troubled A400M military transport plane. Airbus stocks closed 4.8 percent lower at the Paris stock exchange on Thursday afte...

5 things to know about the CS100

Delta has placed orders for 75 CS100 narrowbody aircraft for delivery beginning in the spring of 2018. The state-of-the-art Bombardier C Series will provide added network flexibility with more fuel-efficient mainline aircraft. Here are 5 things to know about this aircraft type: It&rsqu...

Airbus BizLab Toulouse launches its second call for projects worldwide

After its first successful year since launch in March 2015, Airbus BizLab in Toulouse is inviting talented and inventive start-ups to apply for its second call for projects. Over the past year, Airbus BizLab has hosted 15 start-ups and 27 Airbus internal projects on its six month acceleration programme. During the same period, Airbus BizLab has extended its international presences to three loca...

Boeing, China Eastern Airlines Finalize Order for 15 787-9 Dreamliners

Boeing and China Eastern Airlines today finalized an order for 15 787-9 Dreamliners. The order, valued at nearly $4 billion at current list prices, strengthens China Eastern's expanding long-haul fleet. "We are very happy to introduce the new 787 Dreamliners into our long-haul fleet," said China Eastern Airlines Chairman Liu Shaoyong. "The addition of...

Gulfstream GIV-SP aircraft with planedeck receive FAA approval for synthetic vision installation

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced it has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to offer a synthetic vision upgrade to GIV-SP aircraft equipped with PlaneDeck. The avionics enhancement increases crew situational awareness through the integration of synthetic vision with charts and maps, video capability and XM ground-based weather on flight displays. "S...

Dassault Aviation to Present Long Range Falcon 900LX at the International Marrakech Air Show

Dassault Aviation will present its long range Falcon 900LX at the fifth International Marrakech Air Show. Dassault’s front line Rafale fighter will also be featured at the show, which opens today, as part of a French Air Force exhibit. The 4,750 nm (8,800 km) Falcon 900LX is the most advanced version of the proven and highly capable Falcon 900 trijet line, which has set records for rel...

Argentina Eyes Another Batch of Russian Mi-171 Helicopters

Argentina is mulling a contract with Russia for another batch of Russian-made Mi-171 helicopters, Argentina’s Deputy Defense Minister Angel Pablo Tello said Wednesday. The South American country has two types of Russian helicopters from theMi-171 family that are used for Arctic missions. "Argentina is considering buying new helicopters from Russia," T...

Bombardier to announce major CSeries deal with Delta: report

Bombardier Inc. is reported to be on the verge of announcing a big order for its CSeries passengers jets with large U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines Inc. The Globe and Mail says Bombardier will announce Thursday it has won a multi-billion dollar deal with Delta. Multiple reports have suggested that Delta could purchase up to 125 CSeries aircraft. Bombardier nearing sale for up to 125 CSeries...

Boeing's oldest flyable twin-engine airliner makes last flight

With the final flight of the oldest flyable twin-engine Boeing airliner, the world has witnessed a little bit of aviation history. Pilots Mike Carriker and Chad Lundy wrote the final chapter Tuesday in the story of Boeing's 247D. They touched down for a smooth landing at Boeing Field outside Seattle's Museum of Flight in Washington. Welcomed by aviation enthusiasts, the crowd brok...

How Airbus stumbled in pursuit of shortcut to single-aisle glory

Glitches afflicting a new turbine designed to power Airbus Group SE’s revamped A320 jetliner have left the European company facing an anxious few months as it waits on engine maker Pratt & Whitney to find a fix. Qatar Airways is refusing to take the aircraft, named the A320neo for “new engine option,” until the issue is resolved, and could even halt a 50-pla...

Arconics software enables disruptive apps

Arconics discusses mobile app enterprise architecture at Aircraft eEnablement Connectivity and IFE Conference: Why architecture matters. Fergal Murray, CCO at Arconics, speaks at the Aircraft eEnablement Connectivity and IFE Conference in London on April 27-28, 2016. Fergal speaks on the exciting and topical subject of Enabling Disruptive Apps and will outline an enterp...

Bombardier and Fokker renew agreement to support Dash 8/Q Series 100/200/300 aircraft

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that it has renewed a strategic alliance with Fokker Services, which is a subsidiary of Fokker Technologies, a GKN Aerospace division, to provide the industry-leading ABACUS FLY program to operators of Dash 8/Q Series 100/200/300 aircraft. The renewal extends the alliance by three years. Aimed at improving the availability of components and reducing oper...

FIrst U.S.-built Embraer Legacy To Roll Down Line in May

The first Embraer Legacy that will be assembled in the U.S.—a Model 450—is expected to start rolling down the line at Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne, Fla. final assembly plant in about three weeks, when an expansion project there is completed. This project, started in October 2014, more than doubles the size of the facility, to 149,000 sq ft, allowing Legacy 450 and 500 a...

Bell's third 525 Relentless takes flight in Amarillo

Bell Helicopter has added a third flight test aircraft to its 525 Relentless helicopter fleet as the company works toward type certification and first customer delivery next year. The third example, tail number N525BN, looks different both internally and externally to its orange and blue siblings in that it carries more flight test instruments and sports a new red and white paint scheme. It...

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Airbus expects global freighter fleet to nearly double by 2045

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Dassault brings EASy IV upgrade to Falcon 2000 series, extending its latest standard to the best-selling family

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Norway unveils five sites for landmark hybrid-electric aircraft demonstrations in 2027

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Daher highlights expanding business aviation role of TBM and Kodiak at NBAA-BACE 2026

Daher Aircraft will present its TBM and Kodiak aircraft families at next week’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), showcasing how their combination of performance, e...