NBAA: Boeing announce four new orders for BBJ MAX 8 at NBAA
Boeing Business Jets has announced orders for four new BBJ MAX 8 airplanes at the National Business Aviation Association Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas. The first order to an undisclosed...
View ArticleUSAF AC-130J gunship written off after exceeding flight loads
U.S. Air Force lost one of its brand new Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider gunship worth more than $115 million., after the aircraft accidentally exceeded its design limit load during a flight test....
View ArticleOnboard bomb explosion caused Metrojet crash over Sinai
Russian investigators has found, onboard bomb explosion has caused the Russian airliner to crash over Sinai, Egypt on October 31, 2015, that left all the 224 onboard dead. Director of the Federal...
View ArticleRussian Strategic Bombers strike ISIS targets
Russia intensified its air strikes against ISIS following confirmation that an onboard bomb explosion caused the Metrojet flight to crash over Sinai, in Egypt on Oct 31. For the first time, Russian...
View ArticleCS100 complete certification flights
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that the CS100 aircraft has completed its certification flight testing, subject to Transport Canada’s final review and acceptance. Concurrently, Bombardier is...
View ArticleFlexjet sign MoU for 20 Challenger 350 business jets
Bombardier Business Aircraft has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Flexjet, LLC of Richardson, Texas, to purchase 20 Challenger 350 aircraft. The transaction is valued at approximately...
View ArticleEmbraer pitches KC-390 for Canadian SAR requirement
Embraer is promoting the KC-390 military tactical transport aircraft for search and rescue missions in Canada, during the 2015 Canadian Aerospace Summit, which takes place from November 17-18 at the...
View ArticleeasyJet place firm order for 36 A320 family aircraft
European easyJet has signed a firm order for a further 36 A320 Family aircraft taking its cumulative order for the type to 451. The agreement for six A320ceo and 30 A320neo makes easyJet one of the...
View ArticleNBAA: Embraer increases Legacy 450 range to 2,900nm
Embraer Executive Jets announced that it will extend the range of the Legacy 450, its new mid-light business jet, to 2,900 nm (5,371 km). This represents an increase of 325 nm (602 km) over the range...
View ArticleNBAA: Cessna launches new Citation Hemisphere large cabin business jet
Cessna revealed plans to enter the large business jet market with a clean sheet design at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas. The all new Citation Hemisphere will have a...
View ArticleNBAA: Flexjet orders 20 Supersonic Aerion AS2 business jets
Flexjet LLC, announced at the National Business Aviation Association’s Convention & Exposition (NBAA2015) that it has placed a firm order for 20 of Aerion Corp.’s AS2 aircraft. Flexjet becomes the...
View ArticleNBAA: Cessna rolls out 100th Cessna Citation M2
Cessna announced at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas that it recently rolled out its 100th Cessna Citation M2 business jet from its factory less than two years after...
View ArticleAirbus to assemble H215 in Romania
© Copyright Lorette Fabre Airbus Helicopters set down the foundation stone of its new Romanian factory, to assemble the H215 twin engined multi-utility helicopter. The H215 is an evolution of the...
View ArticleNBAA: PWC launches new variant of PT6A turboprop
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) launched the latest PT6A-140A turboprop engine and the PT6A-140AG variant - bringing the world's most popular turboprop family to more than 70 engine models. The...
View ArticleNBAA: Second PC-24 prototype complete maiden flight test
Pilatus Photo The second prototype (P02) of Pilatus PC-24 business jet completed maiden flight on Monday from Buochs Airport in Switzerland. The "Super Versatile Jet" with call sign HB-VXB flew across...
View ArticleNBAA: Hondajet closer to FAA certification
Honda Aircraft Company announced that it has completed all function and reliability (F&R) test conditions and is concluding F&R flights for the HondaJet. The announcement was part of a program...
View ArticleNBAA: Pilatus unveil improved PC-12NG turboprop
Swiss Pilatus unveiled an improved version of its single turboprop engined PC-12 NG offering greater speed, better takeoff and climb performance, more cabin comfort, greater range, and a quieter cabin...
View ArticleThales launches Spy Ranger mini-drone
Thales Thales unveiled latest-generation surveillance and reconnaissance mini-drone Spy’Ranger, specifically developed for armed forces, security forces and essential operators, at Milipol Paris 2015....
View ArticleUSAF deploys upgraded E-3G AWACS to combat theater
USAF Photo U.S. Air Force has deployed the upgraded E-3 Sentry (AWACS) Block 40/45 version to Middle East combat theater for the first time. The E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System features...
View ArticleNBAA: Eclipse 550 achieve EASA certification
New Mexico based ONE Aviation announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded type certification for the Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet. The Eclipse can carry three or four...
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