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Bombardier Aerospace unveils mid-size Challenger 350 business jet
21 May, 2013
Bombardier Aerospace has unveiled the mid-size Challenger 350 aircraft, a new addition to its leading Challenger family of business...
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Embraer Executive Jets sells enhanced Legacy 600 in Germany
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Embraer Executive Jets has sold the first super-midsize Legacy 600, featuring new cabin interior and Honeywell Primus Elite avionics, to Germany-based business charter operator Air...

Boeing wins contract to build ViaSat-2 satellite
Monday, May 20, 2013 Boeing has been awarded a new satellite contract to design and deliver a 702HP high-power spacecraft to ViaSat in...

China Eastern Airlines takes delivery of first A320 equipped with Sharklets
Monday, May 20, 2013 China Eastern Airlines has taken the delivery of its first A320 equipped with Sharklets, becoming the first airline in China to operate the fuel-saving...

Deliveries of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft resume
Friday, May 17, 2013 Boeing has resumed deliveries of its wide-body, twin-engine 787 Dreamliners, a development which ends nearly a four month-long grounding of the...

Eurocopter opens Systemhaus helicopter development centre in Germany
Friday, May 17, 2013 Eurocopter has officially opened its new Systemhaus helicopter development centre at its Donauwörth site in...

Turkish Airlines finalises $6.9bn firm order for Boeing jetliners
Thursday, May 16, 2013 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...

a2e Venture Catalysts completes acquisition of aerospace engineering firm BHW
Thursday, May 16, 2013 UK-based private equity firm a2e Venture Catalysts has acquired aerospace components manufacturer BHW for an undisclosed...

First pilotless aircraft makes maiden flight in UK airspace
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 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
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 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
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 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
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 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...

Boeing rolls out first 787 jetliner built at increased production rate
Monday, May 13, 2013 Boeing has rolled out the first wide-body, twin-engine 787 Dreamliner manufactured under the increased production rate of seven aeroplanes a...

ILFC delivers first A330-343 jetliner to AirAsia X
Monday, May 13, 2013 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...

Honeywell International receives $6bn firm orders for HTF7000 turbofan engines
Friday, May 10, 2013 US-based Honeywell International has secured a $6bn contract from undisclosed aircraft manufacturers to supply its HTF7000 turbofan...

Aerospace firm Terrafugia to develop hybrid-electric flying aircraft
Friday, May 10, 2013 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...

Bombardier expands maintenance capacity for Q-Series aircraft in Arizona
Thursday, May 09, 2013 Bombardier has expanded its maintenance capacity for Q400 and Q400 NextGen turboprops with three new lines at its aircraft service centre in Tucson,...

L-3 MAS delivers test pylon for Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1100G-JM engines
Thursday, May 09, 2013 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...

FAA approves new platform approach system for Sikorsky S-92 helicopters
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 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
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 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...

German researchers develop new technology to track flights using satellites
Tuesday, May 07, 2013 Researchers at German Aerospace Center, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt (DLR), have developed a new receiver and antenna to track aircraft from...


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