Aircraft

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Latest

Irkut Makes Breakthrough with Sales Announcement for MC-21

Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut signed a memorandum of understanding with Ilyushin Finance at Farnborough for the sale of 50 <link news/single-news-pag

Superjet Pledges First Superjet 100 Deliveries by Year-end

Russian certification of the <link news/single-news-page/article/superjet-100-sees-deliveries-by-year-end-25466/ LINK 2: "http://www.ainonline.com/news/sin

Mubadala Plans Homegrown Bizjet by 2018

Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Aerospace is aiming to be not only a tier-one supplier of large composite structures to Airbus or Boeing, but also a business jet

AIN 2010 Product Support Survey: Part One - Aircraft

How the Survey Was AdministeredContinued weakness in the business aviation market appears to be reflected in a low response rate to the 2010 <

Videos

More Articles

International partners drive Joint Strike Fighter recovery

Lockheed Martin vice president Tom Burbage delivered a business-as-usual update on the Joint Strike Fighter program.

Carrier-borne UCAS nears first flight

Northrop Grumman rolled out the X-47B UCAS-D (unmanned combat air system-demonstrator) in December 2008 and since then has been busy preparing the first of

CASA in it for long haul with military transports

Robust and versatile, the series of small-medium tactical transports designed by CASA in Spain are still enjoying steady sales after more than 40 years.

Italy’s C-27J fleet Passes 10,000-hour Milestone

This month the Italian air force’s fleet of 12 Alenia Aeronautica C-27J transports racked up its 10,000th flying hour, during the course of which the type

Life begins at 50 for upgraded Sea Kings

Some aircraft fulfill their missions so well that they seem to last almost forever.

NewGen Tanker still under wraps

In the U.S.

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

Virgin Picks Rockwell Digital for A330-300sVirgin Atlantic has selected avionics from Rockwell Collins for its fleet of 10 Airbus A3

Etihad takes delivery of first A330 Freighter

Launch customer Etihad Airways took delivery of the first Airbus A330-200F Freighter at a ceremony on Tuesday here at the Farnborough airshow.

Pilatus Celebrates a Grand Milestone for PC-12

Pilatus Aircraft reached a significant milestone on Thursday when the 1,000th PC-12 single-engine turboprop business aircraft was delivered by Pilatus Busi

Viking Air Hands Over First New Twin Otter 400

Canada’s Viking Air today at the Farnborough airshow handed over its first new Twin Otter 400 to launch customer Zimex Aviation.

Plenty of life is left for exported F-16

Lockheed Martin may be focusing a large proportion of its promotional efforts on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but the company insists there is still a lo

Turkish Aero unveils the Anka from Ankara

Ankara-based Turkish Aerospace Industries rolled out a new tactical medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV last Friday.

Mystery 787 buyers: Royal Jordanian, Avalon

Arab carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines and Avalon, a new aircraft-lease company, have been confirmed as the previously unidentified customers for three Boei

Super Hornet mods added to export list

Boeing announced here yesterday a set of potential enhancements to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet that it will market to export prospects.

Pakistan’s JF-17 thunders onto the Farnborough stage

 Making its international debut here is this Chengdu/PAC JF-17 Thunder, a joint Chinese/Pakistani multi-role fighter project.

U.S. Army funding unmanned K-Max

In late May, Kaman Aerospace announced that it had received a $2.9 million contract from the U.S.

Copyright ©2025 AIN Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Content Policy | Add as a Preferred Source