USAF test modifications to improve C-17 fuel efficiency
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter is by far one of the biggest fuel consuming aircraft in U.S. Air Force fleet due to its high utilization rate to deliver troops and cargoes to U.S....
View ArticleRussian ISS resupply mission fails after Soyuz third stage anomaly
The Soyuz rocket blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying the Progress 65 Spacecraft. An anomaly has occurred during the third stage separation of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, carrying the...
View ArticleEmirates debuts A380 on shortest route
Emirates today launched the world’s shortest scheduled Airbus A380 service, flying a distance of 379 kilometres with a total travel time of 1 hour and 20 minutes from Dubai to Doha, and 1 hour 10...
View ArticleBolivia suspends LAMIA license following fatal crash
Bolivia has suspended the license of charter airline LAMIA Bolivia following crash of the airline's only aircraft in Columbia on Monday night. Colombian investigators says the Flight 2933 could have...
View ArticleAir France takes first 787 Dreamliner
Air France took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet, seven years after the type first flew. The 787-9, with registration FHRBA, arrived in Paris this morning at 9 am. The...
View ArticleSpirit delivers first 737 MAX thrust reverser
Wichita based Spirit AeroSystems has delivered the first thrust reverser with a new composite inner wall for engines on the Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft. The new thrust reverser will replace the existing...
View ArticleVSS Unity complete maiden glide test
VSS Unity glides home after release from WhiteKnight Two. The SpaceShip Two VSS Unity has successfully completed maiden glide test from Virgin Galactic's space port in Mojave on Saturday. The VSS...
View ArticleRussian Su-33 skids off Admiral Kuznetsov carrier
A Russian Su-33 fighter jet embarked onboard the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier skidded off the carrier runway after an attempted landing on Saturday, Dec 3. Reports indicate the Su-33 crashed on...
View ArticleGermany receive first operational A400M airlifter
Airbus Defence and Space has delivered to the German Air Force its first A400M transport aircraft qualified for tactical operations and able to fly in areas subject to military threats. File Photo The...
View ArticleCanada select C-295W for SAR mission
Canada had selected the Airbus C295W tactical transport plane for its Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Program. As part of the FWSAR program, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will purchase 16 C295Ws...
View ArticlePIA grounds all ATR airliner fleet following fatal crash
Pakistan International Airlines have grounded its all ATR turboprop airliner fleet following the fatal crash of the type on December 7. The country's Civil Aviation Authority's will carry out...
View ArticleCYGNSS launch aborted following pump anomaly
NASA has aborted the launch of the CYGNSS micro-satellites following an anomaly with the rocket release system. The Orbital ATK “Stargazer” L-1011 aircraft took off from the Skid Strip at Cape...
View ArticleBoeing begin final assembly of 787-10
Boeing assembly line in North Charleston, S.C., started final assembly of the first 787-10 Dreamliner, marking yet another on-time milestone for the development program. The 787-10 is the third member...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia receives first batch of advanced F-15SA fighter jets
Saudi Arabia has received the first batch of four Boeing F-15SA fighter jets, the most advanced F-15 Eagle fighters jets that first flew thirty years back. The aircraft completed a four day ferry...
View ArticleItaly receive first ATR-72 MP maritime patrol aircraft
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has delivered the first two ATR 72MP maritime patrol aircraft to the Italian Air Force. Designated P-72A by the Italian Air Force, the aircraft will replace the Air Force’s...
View ArticlePegasus XL launches CYGNSS satellites
Orbital ATK's Pegasus® rocket successfully launched the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) satellite for NASA. The successful launch was the 29th consecutive successful mission for...
View ArticleBoeing delivers first upgraded NATO E-3A AWACS
Boeing delivered to NATO the first of fourteen E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft with cockpit upgrades that improve mission-readiness, decrease customer costs and reaffirm...
View ArticlePW GTF powered A321neo receive FAA-EASA certification
Following a comprehensive flight test program, the Airbus A321neo powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM engines received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety...
View ArticleExtended Range Gray Eagle complete maiden flight
General Atomics carried out successful first flight of the company’s production representative MQ-1C Gray Eagle ER Unmanned Aircraft System from its El Mirage Flight Operations Facility in Adelanto,...
View ArticleCS300 enters revenue service with airBaltic
The Bombardier CS300 airliner entered commercial service with Latvian airline airBaltic on Wednesday with a maiden commercial flight from Riga to Amsterdam. airBaltic is operating the CS300 aircraft...
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