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.

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Saudi Arabia Joins the Sniper Family

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has announced that it is to supply the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod to the Royal Saudi Air Force.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Premium Aerotec To Build Part of A350 Fuselage

German aerostructures specialist Premium Aerotec (Hall 1 Stand E197) has signed a contract with Airbus to provide the fuselage structure for the European m

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Civilians can check out this Mirage themselves

“Une fois Mirage, toujours Mirage!” insists Thierry Goetschmann.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Airbus orders still flow, but now just a trickle

Cooling down somewhat from a red-hot commercial start at this year’s Paris Air Show, Airbus yesterday won a pair of modest but significant firm orders–one

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Videos

Boeing joins sales parade

Boeing joined in the sales action yesterday at the Paris Air Show when MC Aviation Partners (MCAP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., finalize

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Flying the Airbus A380

Airbus engineers are never satisfied, and customers of the European airframe builder should have only one response: thank goodness.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Paris'09 News Clips

GPS Location Downlink Completes TestingAeroMechanical Services has completed testing of an upgrade to its automated flight information reporti

Engines

June 17, 2009

Lynx goes wild as first flight approaches

After a difficult period in which the whole program’s future lay in doubt, AgustaWestland’s Future Lynx has emerged with a new name–AW159 Lynx Wildcat–and

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Ilyushin Finance inks $1.2B lease deal for An-148s, Tu-204s

Leasing company Ilyushin Finance yesterday did a deal to supply up to 45 airliners to Russian airline Atlant-Soyuz.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

MIG Aviation Opts for Eight Q400 T-Props

Bombardier Aerospace announced that MIG Aviation 3 Limited, subsidiary of Greece’s Marfin Investment Group Holdings., has signed a firm order for eight Q40

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

GP7200 to power Air Austral’s Airbus A380s

Air Austral selected the Engine Alliance GP7200 to power the pair of Airbus A380s it has ordered.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Air Maroc, Air France in MRO deal

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Air France Industries yesterday signed a shareholder agreement to create a joint-venture MRO facility at Casablanca Mohammed V In

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Finns receive upgraded Hawk

On Tuesday Patria handed over the first serial production upgraded Hawk trainer to the Finnish air force here at the Paris Air Show.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

HAROP loiters with intent

One of the more unusual debutants at this year’s airshow is Israel Aerospace Industries’ HAROP loitering munition.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Partners brace to bite bullet on A400M costs

Airbus has presented “a realistic development and production schedule” to the A400M partner nations, CEO Tom Enders said here in Paris on Tuesday.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Boeing IDS on schedule with P-8 Poseidon naval patroller

With the recent handover flights from the commercial factory to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) in Seattle, the P-8A Poseidon next-generation marit

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

More A330/340 upgrades coming

Orders for more than 1,400 A330s and A340s has been the Airbus reward for 15 years of continuous innovation, including the introduction of A340-600-technol

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Alenia Aeronautica awaits imminent B787 first flight

Alenia Aeronautica is one of three companies within the Italian Finmeccanica group that deal with fixed-wing aircraft production.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Ruag’s new-generation Do 228 on track for 2010 deliveries

Ruag Aerospace, the Swiss company that now holds the type and production certificates for the Dornier 228 NG, recently held its third operators’ conference

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Gulfstream G250 Edges Toward First Flight

The first Gulfstream G250 super midsize business jet had its Honeywell HTF7250G engines mounted on June 1 at Israel Aerospace Industries’ factory near Tel

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

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

Saudi Arabia Joins the Sniper Family

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has announced that it is to supply the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod to the Royal Saudi Air Force.

Premium Aerotec To Build Part of A350 Fuselage

German aerostructures specialist Premium Aerotec (Hall 1 Stand E197) has signed a contract with Airbus to provide the fuselage structure for the European m

Civilians can check out this Mirage themselves

“Une fois Mirage, toujours Mirage!” insists Thierry Goetschmann.

Airbus orders still flow, but now just a trickle

Cooling down somewhat from a red-hot commercial start at this year’s Paris Air Show, Airbus yesterday won a pair of modest but significant firm orders–one

Videos

More Articles

Boeing joins sales parade

Boeing joined in the sales action yesterday at the Paris Air Show when MC Aviation Partners (MCAP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., finalize

Flying the Airbus A380

Airbus engineers are never satisfied, and customers of the European airframe builder should have only one response: thank goodness.

Paris'09 News Clips

GPS Location Downlink Completes TestingAeroMechanical Services has completed testing of an upgrade to its automated flight information reporti

Lynx goes wild as first flight approaches

After a difficult period in which the whole program’s future lay in doubt, AgustaWestland’s Future Lynx has emerged with a new name–AW159 Lynx Wildcat–and

Ilyushin Finance inks $1.2B lease deal for An-148s, Tu-204s

Leasing company Ilyushin Finance yesterday did a deal to supply up to 45 airliners to Russian airline Atlant-Soyuz.

MIG Aviation Opts for Eight Q400 T-Props

Bombardier Aerospace announced that MIG Aviation 3 Limited, subsidiary of Greece’s Marfin Investment Group Holdings., has signed a firm order for eight Q40

GP7200 to power Air Austral’s Airbus A380s

Air Austral selected the Engine Alliance GP7200 to power the pair of Airbus A380s it has ordered.

Air Maroc, Air France in MRO deal

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Air France Industries yesterday signed a shareholder agreement to create a joint-venture MRO facility at Casablanca Mohammed V In

Finns receive upgraded Hawk

On Tuesday Patria handed over the first serial production upgraded Hawk trainer to the Finnish air force here at the Paris Air Show.

HAROP loiters with intent

One of the more unusual debutants at this year’s airshow is Israel Aerospace Industries’ HAROP loitering munition.

Partners brace to bite bullet on A400M costs

Airbus has presented “a realistic development and production schedule” to the A400M partner nations, CEO Tom Enders said here in Paris on Tuesday.

Boeing IDS on schedule with P-8 Poseidon naval patroller

With the recent handover flights from the commercial factory to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) in Seattle, the P-8A Poseidon next-generation marit

More A330/340 upgrades coming

Orders for more than 1,400 A330s and A340s has been the Airbus reward for 15 years of continuous innovation, including the introduction of A340-600-technol

Alenia Aeronautica awaits imminent B787 first flight

Alenia Aeronautica is one of three companies within the Italian Finmeccanica group that deal with fixed-wing aircraft production.

Ruag’s new-generation Do 228 on track for 2010 deliveries

Ruag Aerospace, the Swiss company that now holds the type and production certificates for the Dornier 228 NG, recently held its third operators’ conference

Gulfstream G250 Edges Toward First Flight

The first Gulfstream G250 super midsize business jet had its Honeywell HTF7250G engines mounted on June 1 at Israel Aerospace Industries’ factory near Tel

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