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Boeing Raises Forecast for New Airplane Demand in China

FACC signs major contract with Airbus

Contract value more than 500 mill. euros FACC is technology partner in developing overhead stowage compartments and ceiling panels for new A320 “Airspace” cabin Start of series production planned for late 2018 Airbus once again relies on high tech from FACC for it...

United Technologies To Acquire Rockwell Collins For $30 Billion

Combination Creates Premier Aerospace Systems Supplier Combined business will be well-positioned to meet rapidly evolving global customer demands Highly complementary to existing capabilities Enhances innovative systems capabilities and integrated digital product offerings,...

Airbus Perlan Mission II Soars Into History, Sets New World Record for Glider Altitude

Engineless Perlan 2 reaches 52,172 feet, breaking record set by Perlan 1 in 2006 Airbus Perlan Mission II, the world’s first initiative to send an engineless aircraft to the edge of space, made history yesterday in the Patagonia region of Argentina by soaring to over 52,000 feet and setting a new world altitude record for gliding. “We are celebrating an amazing victory...

Rolls-Royce Sets New Aerospace Record With Ultrafan Power Gearbox

Rolls-Royce today announced that it has set a new record for the world’s most powerful aerospace gearbox, just months after testing began. Speaking at the International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE) conference in Manchester, UK, Paul Stein, Chief Technology Officer at Rolls- Royce, confirmed that the Power Gearbox had successfully reached 70,000 horsepower while on test at Rolls-...

First civil customer Nolas takes delivery of an H135 with Helionix

The Norwegian air ambulance operator Norsk Luftambulanse AS (NOLAS) is the first civil customer to receive an H135 equipped with Helionix. Six additional H135s with Helionix will be delivered to NOLAS in 2017 and 2018. In December 2016, the UK MoD was the first military customer to receive the new H135 with Helionix. NOLAS won a national HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services) tender in No...

RUAG fulfils Dornier 328 phase four and phase six inspection in four weeks

RUAG Aviation fulfilled the phase four and phase six heavy maintenance check on a Dornier 328 within the highly competitive turnaround time (TAT) of just four weeks. The vast Dornier 328 experience accumulated by RUAG at its Bern-Belp location was a deciding factor for ExecuJet South Africa which awarded the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract on behalf of its customer, the Botswa...

New factory for Diamond Aircraft in China

On August 28, 2017, Diamond Aircraft opened a new factory in China, together with the first flight of a fully built aircraft in China. In this new production and development facility, both existing aircraft are being built and new aircraft and engines are being constructed. "It is unbelievable what the Chinese government is doing to build their economy. This is our fourth and most b...

Hong Kong Airlines becomes new operator of the A350 XWB

15th carrier to fly world’s newest long haul aircraft Hong Kong Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350-900, on lease from AerCap, making the carrier the 15th airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient twin aisle airliner. Altogether Hong Kong Airlines will acquire 21 Airbus A350 XWB, including 15 purchased directly from Airbus and six on lease from thi...

BAA Training to prepare over 650 new pilots

BAA Training, one of the largest aviation training centres in Northern Europe, announces that more than 650 future pilots will enrol on BAA Training’s Ab Initio programmes until the end of 2021. Recently, BAA Training has launched five new cadet programmes. Partnership agreements to support future talents were signed with Wizz Air, Lao Skyway, Small Planet Airlines, SmartLynx Airlines an...

SKYCOP plans to tackle running between the airport gates with hoverboards

In order to satisfy the growing need for flexible routes coming from increasing demand for air travel, airlines continue expanding number of destinations with connecting flights without any regard to thriving challenge to travelers. Passengers travelling with transfer have to change flights at a connecting point, however, airlines arriving late ever so often (22% of all flights in EU) give passeng...

Fully outfitted Gulfstream G600 test aircraft completes first flight

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.announced that the final aircraft in the Gulfstream G600 flight-test program has flown for the first time. Outfitted with a complete interior, the aircraft serves as a cabin testbed to ensure a superior customer experience. The aircraft is the fifth to join the G600 flight-test program since it began on Dec. 17, 2016. The G600 took off from Savannah/Hil...

Elements for the 50th made-in-America A320 Family jetliner are shipped from Germany

Components for the 50th A320 Family aircraft to be built in the United States are now on their way to Mobile, Alabama, marking another milestone for Airbus’ global network of jetliner final assembly facilities. A sea-going ship carrying large components for the single-aisle jetliner – including the front and aft fuselage sections, wings, vertical tail and horizontal tail &ndash...

Pilatus Discontinues Production of the Legendary Pilatus Porter PC-6

It brought fame to the Pilatus name worldwide – the Pilatus Porter PC-6. This multi-role aircraft has been produced at Stans without interruption since 1959, currently in small numbers, i.e. ten machines per year at most. The PC-6 is one of the world's longest-running production stories in the aviation industry. That will come to an end in early 2019 when production will be ceased. Suppo...

Amber Aviation Takes Flight, Receiving Air Operator Certificate

Amber Aviation has moved a major step closer to realizing its aim of becoming Asia’s leader in bespoke business jet services, after obtaining the Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), which allows the company to operate business aircraft under CCAR Part 135 regulations. Amber Aviation was founded by China business aviation pioneer Mr. Chang Qiu S...

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