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Boeing has resumed deliveries of its wide-body, twin-engine 787 Dreamliners, a development which ends nearly a four month-long grounding of the...
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Eurocopter opens Systemhaus helicopter development centre in Germany
Eurocopter has officially opened its new Systemhaus helicopter development centre at its Donauwörth site in...
a2e Venture Catalysts completes acquisition of aerospace engineering firm BHW
UK-based private equity firm a2e Venture Catalysts has acquired aerospace components manufacturer BHW for an undisclosed...
Turkish Airlines finalises $6.9bn firm order for Boeing jetliners
Turkey's flag-carrier Turkish Airlines has finalised a firm order for 40 737 MAX 8s, ten 737 MAX 9s and 20 Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners, which are valued at $6.9bn at list...
First pilotless aircraft makes maiden flight in UK airspace
An unmanned BAE Systems' Jetstream aircraft known as 'The Flying Test Bed' has successfully completed its maiden flight, becoming the world's first unmanned flight across the UK shared...
BioFuelNet, Airbus and Air Canada partner to develop sustainable aviation fuels
BioFuelNet Canada has entered into an agreement with Airbus and Air Canada for the production of sustainable alternative jet...
UK's GKN Aerospace creates composite wing structure using new processes and technologies
UK-based GKN Aerospace has created a composite wing structure using out-of-autoclave (OOA) processes and materials, as well as PI-shaped woven preforms, as part of its composite manufacturing...
Kuwait Airways close to deal for 25 Airbus jetliners
Kuwait's flag carrier Kuwait Airways is close to place a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 25 aircraft, which includes ten wide-body A350-900 jetliners and 15 A320neo, worth an...
ILFC delivers first A330-343 jetliner to AirAsia X
International Lease Finance (ILFC), a wholly owned subsidiary of American International, has delivered the first of six A330-343 aircraft to AirAsia X, a low-cost long-haul affiliate carrier...
Boeing rolls out first 787 jetliner built at increased production rate
Boeing has rolled out the first wide-body, twin-engine 787 Dreamliner manufactured under the increased production rate of seven aeroplanes a...
Aerospace firm Terrafugia to develop hybrid-electric flying aircraft
US Aerospace firm Terrafugia has started feasibility studies on a four-seat, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) plug-in hybrid-electric flying car aircraft, the...
Honeywell International receives $6bn firm orders for HTF7000 turbofan engines
US-based Honeywell International has secured a $6bn contract from undisclosed aircraft manufacturers to supply its HTF7000 turbofan...
L-3 MAS delivers test pylon for Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1100G-JM engines
L-3 MAS has delivered a fourth experimental engine pylon to Pratt & Whitney Canada for deployment on Boeing 747SP aircraft to flight test the new PurePower PW1100G-JM engines, which are designed...
Bombardier expands maintenance capacity for Q-Series aircraft in Arizona
Bombardier has expanded its maintenance capacity for Q400 and Q400 NextGen turboprops with three new lines at its aircraft service centre in Tucson,...
FAA approves new platform approach system for Sikorsky S-92 helicopters
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a new platform approach system for the Sikorsky's S-92...
Qatar Airways in talks to acquire 15 Airbus A330 jetliners
Doha-based carrier Qatar Airways is in talks with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to purchase up to 15 twin-engine A330 passenger airliners in a deal estimated to be worth...
Eurocopter receives firm order for 17 EC135 from Turkey
Eurocopter has received a firm order for 17 twin-engine EC135s from the Turkish Aeronautical Association's THK Gökçen Aviation commercial arm, which will use the helicopters to perform...
German researchers develop new technology to track flights using satellites
Researchers at German Aerospace Center, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt (DLR), have developed a new receiver and antenna to track aircraft from...
NetJets receives first Signature Series Phenom 300 aircraft
US-based private jet operator NetJets has received its first Phenom 300 jetliner, the first light cabin NetJets Signature Series aircraft, from Embraer Executive Jets' customer and delivery...
CFM International completes design freeze of Leap-1B engine
CFM International has completed the design freeze for the Leap-1B engine, the sole powerplant for the Boeing 737 MAX aeroplane that is scheduled to enter service in...
Airbus completes lightning strike testing for A350 XWB jetliner
Airbus has announced that it has completed lightning strike testing for the A350 XWB at its Clément Ader facility in Colomiers,...
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