Reading Time: < 1 minute Radom (Poland), Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and Airbus Helicopters are hosting a two-day workshop in Radom on the 28 – 29 April to identify potential areas of cooperation around the Tiger HAD project, in the frame of the Kruk attack helicopter project. The event included the global network of Tiger HAD suppliers who took part […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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 […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing posted a first-quarter net profit of $1.22 billion, down 9% from net income of $1.34 billion in the prior-year period, and reaffirmed guidance that full-year 2016 revenue and commercial aircraft deliveries will be slightly down from 2015. The manufacturer’s first-quarter revenue rose 2% year-over-year to $22.63 billion and operating profit was $1.79 billion, down […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bombardier Commercial Aircraft today 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 […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Microsoft and Rolls Royce have announced a new collaboration to bring the next generation of intelligent engines to the aviation industry. Rolls-Royce will integrate Microsoft Azure IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence Suite into its service solutions to expand its digital capabilities, particularly around its Totalcare service offering, which aims to improve the lifespan of its […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., an aircraft maintenance, engineering and modification provider, announced that they will team with aircraft manufacturer Saab AB to obtain FAA approval for the installation of the Saab 340A cargo modification Service Bulletins into the SAAB 340B aircraft. The Saab 340B model aircraft’s improved performance will offer operators greater flexibility, range and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Successful roll-out of the first TECNAM P2012 Traveller from its Experimental Assembly Line (XAL) in Capua (Italy). The Tecnam Flight Crew powered up the P2012’s pair of Lycoming TEO-540-C1A engines for a successful and smooth taxi onto the Capua ramp. In the cockpit of P2012 (serial number 001) were Tecnam Managing Director, Paolo Pascale and Lorenzo […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and Xiamen Airlines, China’s only all-Boeing carrier, have finalized an order for 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order, valued at $960 million at list prices, will be posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once all contingencies are cleared. “The 737-800 is the best-selling version of the highly successful Next-Generation 737 family,” said Ihssane Mounir, […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute With a successful first flight on April 25th, Boeing has added the fourth and final flight test aircraft to the KC-46 Pegasus fleet, a 767-2C. During the 1 hour, 40 minute flight, test pilots performed operational engine checks, flight controls and environmental systems checks and took the 767-2C to a maximum altitude of 39,000 feet […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus will slow down the production of its A320neo aircraft, as Pratt & Whitney continues working on a permanent fix to solve the existing issues with its PW1100G engine. Airbus began 2016 with a production rate of eight A320neos per month, which was going to increase to 10 aircraft in July. The adjustment would cause […]