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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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

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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

Next-phase Osprey Support Contract Awarded

Bell Boeing has just received a new contract to add to its existing support contract for the V-22 Ospreys operated by the U.S.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Parker Hannifin Scores A350XWB Work

Parker Hannifin has signed two agreements with major aerospace companies, which could net the company some $7.5 billion over the life of the programs.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

ATR soaring as orders gush in; $300M in sales in first two days

Franco-Italian regional turboprop maker ATR continued to defy predictions for a tepid sales showing at Le Bourget yesterday when it inked a purchase contra

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Spectrum Aero Unveils First S.40 Fuselage

Spectrum Aeronautical sister company Rocky Mountain Composites has completed a test article version of the all-composite S.40 Freedom midsize jet fuselage

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Engine Choice Still Up in the Air for Falcon SMS

Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne on Friday made it clear that all design choices for its next Falcon business jet, a super-midsize aircraft codenam

Engines

June 16, 2009

Avialeasing firms order for 24 Superjets

Russian aircraft lessor Avialeasing yesterday converted a letter of intent for 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional airliners signed at last July’s Farnborough

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Qatar could scrap 787 orders as Al Baker berates Boeing

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is threatening to pull the plug on a contract for up to 60 Boeing 787s due to what appear to be serious objections to the

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Israel F-35 Sale Might Drive Down Export Prices

Israel intends to order 25 Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth-generation fighters, with an option for 50 more.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

New Asian deals get show orders rolling yet again

AirAsiaX has placed firm orders for 10 Airbus A350-900 airliners.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

First A320 Prestige Joins Private Asian Fleet

A private Asian customer has placed a firm order for an Airbus A320 Prestige, becoming the first in the region to order the type.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Su-35 bridges gap between current and next-gen fighters

Sukhoi believes it is within two years of making first deliveries of its new Su-35 fighter as it prepares to add a third prototype to the flight-test progr

Aircraft

June 15, 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

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.

Videos

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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

Next-phase Osprey Support Contract Awarded

Bell Boeing has just received a new contract to add to its existing support contract for the V-22 Ospreys operated by the U.S.

Parker Hannifin Scores A350XWB Work

Parker Hannifin has signed two agreements with major aerospace companies, which could net the company some $7.5 billion over the life of the programs.

ATR soaring as orders gush in; $300M in sales in first two days

Franco-Italian regional turboprop maker ATR continued to defy predictions for a tepid sales showing at Le Bourget yesterday when it inked a purchase contra

Spectrum Aero Unveils First S.40 Fuselage

Spectrum Aeronautical sister company Rocky Mountain Composites has completed a test article version of the all-composite S.40 Freedom midsize jet fuselage

Engine Choice Still Up in the Air for Falcon SMS

Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne on Friday made it clear that all design choices for its next Falcon business jet, a super-midsize aircraft codenam

Avialeasing firms order for 24 Superjets

Russian aircraft lessor Avialeasing yesterday converted a letter of intent for 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional airliners signed at last July’s Farnborough

Qatar could scrap 787 orders as Al Baker berates Boeing

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is threatening to pull the plug on a contract for up to 60 Boeing 787s due to what appear to be serious objections to the

Israel F-35 Sale Might Drive Down Export Prices

Israel intends to order 25 Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth-generation fighters, with an option for 50 more.

New Asian deals get show orders rolling yet again

AirAsiaX has placed firm orders for 10 Airbus A350-900 airliners.

First A320 Prestige Joins Private Asian Fleet

A private Asian customer has placed a firm order for an Airbus A320 Prestige, becoming the first in the region to order the type.

Su-35 bridges gap between current and next-gen fighters

Sukhoi believes it is within two years of making first deliveries of its new Su-35 fighter as it prepares to add a third prototype to the flight-test progr

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