A320 U.S. assembly to begin this summer
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 29, 2015
Airbus' U.S manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, is on schedule to begin production of Airbus A320 family aircraft this summ...
Friday, May 29, 2015
Helicopters
Airbus unveils first H160 prototype
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 29, 2015
Airbus Helicopters today unveiled the first prototype of its next generation H160 medium class helicopter in the presence of French Prim...
Fighter Aircraft
HAL-BAE to develop combat variant of Hawk 132 trainer jet
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 29, 2015
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has signed an MoU with BAe Systems UK to develop a combat variant of the BAE Hawk 132 trainer jets, which is li...
Fighter Aircraft
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon in WW2 livery
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 29, 2015
Crown/MOD Copyright 2015 The RAF unveiled at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire a state-of-the art Typhoon fighter jet in a Battle of Britain...
Stealth Aircraft
US Marine Corps F-35B undergoing operational testing
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 29, 2015
USMC Photo Ahead of achieving Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) in July, US Marine Corps is assessing the operational suitability an...
Fighter Aircraft
Brazilian Navy receive modernized AF-1B jet fighter
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 29, 2015
Embraer delivered the first upgraded AF-1 fighter jet designated AF-1B to Brazilian Navy, improving capability of its only attack aircra...
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Commercial Aviation
Airbus delivers first 242 tonne A330 to Delta Airlines
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 28, 2015
The first 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) variant of the Airbus A330-300 was delivered today to Delta Air Lines, after rolling ...
SpaceX
USAF Certifies Falcon-9 for national security payloads
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 28, 2015
Falcon-9 rocket launch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Yvonne Morales) U.S. Air Force has certified the SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch System to l...
Helicopters
Bell 407GXP to be assembled in Russia
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 28, 2015
Bell Helicopters has signed an agreement with Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA) for final assembly of Bell 407GXP helicopters in Russia...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Incidents
Singapore Airlines A330 lost twin engine power during flight
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 27, 2015
Flightradar data showing the incident A Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 jetliner, operating commercial flight SQ836 on May 23, lost p...
ISR
Australian E-7A Wedgetail fleet achieve FOC
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 27, 2015
Royal Australian Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft fleet has achieved Final Operational ...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Laser Weapons
HELLADS Laser Weapon proceeds to field trials
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 26, 2015
Hellads integrated to GA Avenger UCAV : GA Graphics General Atomics announced that the High-Energy Liquid Laser (HELLADS) completed the...
ISR
Thales selected for Crowsnest surveillance system
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 26, 2015
Crowsnest integrated AW101 Merlins : Thales Graphics The UK MoD and Lockheed Martin UK have selected Thales as the bidder to provide th...
HondaJet
GE-Honda HF120 engine ready for HondaJet EIS
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 26, 2015
The GE Honda HF120 turbofan engine that power's the new HondaJet light business jet, represents GE’s return to the business jet spa...
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Helicopters
Ka-226T to replace Indian Cheetah and Chetak helicopters
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 23, 2015
The India's Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the selection of Ka-226T light helicopter to replace the ageing fleet of H...
Friday, May 22, 2015
ISR
Sikorsky S-97 Raider achieve maiden flight
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 22, 2015
Sikorsky has successfully completed the first flight of the S-97 RAIDER™ helicopter, a rigid coaxial rotor prototype designed to demonst...
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Helicopters
Dhruv complete noise trials for European certification
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 21, 2015
As part of achieving European Type Certification, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has completed the noise measurment flight trials of HAL buil...
USAF
Atlas-5 orbits X-37B spaceplane
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 21, 2015
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Florida. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully launched the Air Force Space Command...
Helicopters
Saudi to acquire MH-60R maritime helicopters
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 21, 2015
U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia for MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters and associated e...
Commercial Aviation
Lufthansa Group airlines achieve 3.84 litre/100 km fuel efficiency
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 21, 2015
Passenger aircraft of Lufthansa Group airlines have once again set a record for airplane fuel efficiency in 2014, consuming an average o...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
EBACE
Qatar Executive increase Gulfstream order
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 20, 2015
Gulfstream G500 Qatar Executive has agreed to purchase up to 30 Gulfstream business jets as part of a Memorandum of Understanding origi...
VVIP Transport
Airbus launches neo variants of corporate jets
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 20, 2015
Airbus launched the neo (new engine option) variants of its Airbus Corporate Jet family, the ACJ319neo and ACJ320neo, both of which are base...
USAF
Elbit to integrate JHMCS II to AC-130W gunship
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 20, 2015
Elbit Systems of America, through its RCEVS joint venture with Rockwell Collins, recently entered into a NAVSEA Crane contract funded ...
Fighter Aircraft
Hungarian Gripen D crashed during Lion Effort exercise
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 20, 2015
A Hungarian Air Force Saab JAS-39D Gripen fighter crashed at Čáslav air base in the Czech Republic while landing on May 19.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
LEAP engine
CFM LEAP-1A powers Airbus A320neo
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
The first A320neo equipped with CFM International LEAP-1A engines completed its maiden flight today in Toulouse, France.
Defense
U.S. sells $1.8 billion worth weapons to Israel
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
JDAM loaded on a B-52H bomber U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel for J...
EBACE
Cessna Citation CJ3+ achieve European certification
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
The new Cessna Citation CJ3+ business jet has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), paving the way...
EBACE
EBACE: Fokker and GKN Aerospace to supply first SkyView Window for converted BBJ
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
Fokker Services a business line of Fokker Technologies and GKN Aerospace officially launched the first ever SkyView Window for a civil j...
EBACE
Gulfstream updates G500 and G600 development status
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
Gulfstream Aerospace updated the development status of its all-new business jet family, the Gulfstream G500 and G600.
HondaJet
EBACE: HondJet program update
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
Honda Aircraft Company announced progress and HondaJet program achievements during a press conference at the 2015 European Business Aviation...
USAF
USAF pilots evaluate Scorpion and AT-6 aircraft
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
Student pilots from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School flew the new Textron AirLand Scorpion ISR/strike jet and Beechcraft AT-6 light ...
UAV
Germany-France-Italy to study MALE UAV development
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
France, Germany and Italy has signed a trinational agreement to conduct a definition study of a European developed unmanned aerial sys...
EBACE
Third Falcon 8X join flight test program
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
The third and final Falcon 8X test aircraft has joined the flight test campaign on May 11 . The Falcon 8X prototype 03 took off from Dassau...
EBACE
EBACE: Boeing unveil Scimitar Winglets for BBJ
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
Boeing unveiled the new Scimitar Winglets, that are now standard on the new Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) at the European Business Aviation C...
Turboprops
Ikhana select GE H series turboprops for DHC-Twin Otter re-engining
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
IKHANA Aircraft Services selected GE Aviation’s H Series turboprop engines to re-engine Twin Otter DHC-6-100/-200/-300 aircraft.
Commercial Aviation
Gulfstream G500 achieve maiden flight
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
Gulfstream Aerospace announced the successful maiden flight of its all-new Gulfstream G500 business jet. The G500 is part of Gulfstream...
Commercial Aviation
Dassault Falcon 5X roll out on June 2
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 19, 2015
Dassault will roll out sixth model of its Falcon business jet family, the Falcon 5X on June 2.
Monday, May 18, 2015
Space
Northrop developing VAMP Venus exploration aircraft
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 18, 2015
Artist's concept of the Venus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform (VAMP) is shown here flying through the thick clouds surrounding Ven...
Tiltrotor
USMC MV-22 Osprey crash lands
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 18, 2015
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit made a hard-landing while conducting training aboard Marine Corps...
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Turboprops
A400M crash: a huge setback
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 16, 2015
The May 9 crash of the A400M airlifter in Spain was a huge setback to Airbus Defense & Space's A400M program, which has been beset...
Friday, May 15, 2015
Commercial Aviation
NTSB Video on Importance of Preflight Checks to Catch Flight Control Problems
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 15, 2015
A Video Safety Alert highlighting the extra vigilance that pilots should take in doing preflight inspections prior to a first flight afte...
Nasa
Rockwell Collins to develop cockpit display to show sonic boom over land
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 15, 2015
NASA’s initial depiction of sonic boom footprint integrated with real-time, local-area moving map. NASA has awarded Rockwell Collins a ...
Helicopters
EASA certifies militarized Airbus H145M helicopter
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 15, 2015
European airworthiness authority, EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) has certified the militarised Airbus Helicopters’ H145M multi-ro...
Helicopters
Crashed Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter located
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 15, 2015
A U.S. UH-1Y Huey helicopter flies into the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, after conducting a search-and-rescue o...
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Bombardier reduce G5000 and G6000 production rate
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 14, 2015
Bombardier announced its decision to reduce production rate of Global 5000 and Global 6000 business jets, due to reduced demand.
Helicopters
Russia-China to develop new Heavy Lift Helicopter
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 14, 2015
World's heaviest lifting helicopter-Russian Mi-26T Russian Helicopters and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) have signed ...
KF-X
KAI selected for Korean KF-X fighter program
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 14, 2015
South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has selected the Korean Aerosp...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Turboprops
Spanish MoD to probe A400M crash
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 13, 2015
A400M completes May 12 flight test Spanish Defense Ministry will probe the May 9 crash of a production Airbus A400M airlifter during a ...
Helicopters
Image: Mi-26T airlifts Mi-26 fuselage
Sainulabid Pothangodan
May 13, 2015
The world's heaviest-lifting commercial helicopter, the Russian Helicopters Mi-26T has successfully airlifted a fuselage of a Mi-26 ...
