Trigana Air Boeing 737 freighter involved in gear up landing
A Boeing 737 freighter operated by Indonesia's Trigana Air Service was involved in a belly landing, while landing at the Wamena Airport in the province of Papua on Tuesday. The Boeing 737-300SF...
View ArticleNTSB release initial findings on Southwest Flight 3472 uncontained engine...
National Transportation Safety Board has issued an investigative update to the ongoing investigation of an Aug. 27, 2016, uncontained engine failure on Southwest Airlines flight 3472 which resulted in...
View ArticlePiaggio Aero to roll out second HammerHead UAV prototype
Piaggio Aerospace will shortly roll out the second prototype of its P.1HH HammerHead Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), to expedite the flight test process which took a hit when one of the flight test...
View ArticleLimited F-35A fighters precautionarily grounded
U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin has precautionarily suspended flight operations of 15 newly delivered F-35A stealth fighters following a manufacturing quality issue. The grounding was enacted after...
View ArticleNavy Growler flies on 100 percent Biofuel
U.S. Navy photo by Adam Skoczylas A U.S. Navy Boeing EA-18G electronic attack aircraft completed a 100 percent biofuel powered flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland in September....
View ArticleUSAF's next generation bomber named B-21 Raider
U.S. Air Force's next generation bomber has been officially named the B-21 Raider, revealed during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference on Sept. 19. The designation B-21...
View ArticleUSAF U-2 crashes during training flight
A U-2S high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by U.S. Air Force has crashed in a unpopulated area in Sutter County, California. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at approximately 9:05...
View Article737 MAX begin route proving trials
Boeing has commenced route proving trails of its new 737 MAX single aisle passenger jet ahead of maiden delivery next year. Called SROV (Service Ready Operational Validation), the trial will be...
View ArticleFirst Indian Rafale to arrive by 2019
India and France signed a long pending contract to acquire 36 Rafale fighters by India, ending a four year old negotiations between the two sides. The inter-governmental deal worth 7.87 billion...
View ArticleBell unveil new V-247 tiltrotor design
Bell helicopters unveiled a new unmanned tiltrotor design named the V-247 Vigilant, the third tiltrotor design from the company. The V-247 unmanned aerial system (UAS) will combine the vertical lift...
View ArticleUpgraded Indian Mirage 2000 fire MICA missile
An upgraded Indian Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter successfully test fired a MBDA MICA air to air missile for the first time. The new capability was added to the fighter as a part of $ 2.4...
View ArticleBeale AFB resume U-2 flights
USAF Photo U.S. Air Force has resumed flight operations of the U-2 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft from the Beale Air Force base in California on September 23. The local flights were halted...
View ArticleFirst Japanese F-35A rolled out
The first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II was rolled out from the Lockheed Martin's production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 23. The aircraft is Japan's first of 42...
View ArticleA330neo enters final assembly
Airbus has commenced final assembly of its first A330neo, an A330-900, at its Final Assembly Line in Toulouse with the joining of the wings to the centre fuselage at station 40. As the newest member...
View ArticleMRJ arrives in U.S. for flight testing
The first Flight Test Aircraft (FTA-1) of MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet) has completed its ferry flight to United States, after two failed attempts. The first prototype arrived at its flight testing...
View ArticleDassault delivers first Falcon 8X business jet
Less than two years after its first flight, Dassault Aviation has delivered the first Falcon 8X ultra long range business jet to the Athens based Amjet from its Bordeaux-Merignac facility. Derived...
View ArticleIndia to upgrade Jaguar fighters
Indian Air Force will upgrade its SEPECAT Jaguar deep penetration strike fighters to maintain enough combat force as attrition and delayed acquisitions dwindled fighter squadrons. Air Chief Marshal...
View ArticleBoeing bags $18 billion aircraft deal from Qatar Airways
Boeing has won a large commercial aircraft deal from Qatar Airways worth a potential $ 18.6 billion, for its twin aisle and single aisle aircraft. Qatar Airways announced an order for 30 787-9...
View ArticleImproved A330 MRTT completes maiden flight
Airbus Defense and Space successfully completed maiden flight of an improved A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft. The variant features a number of enhancements including structural modifications...
View ArticleCitation Longitude complete maiden flight
Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation announced the successful first flight of its Citation Longitude super-midsize jet. The flight comes less than a year after the company...
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