Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Dammam-based Al Qahtani Aviation Company has signed a firm purchase agreement for 16 CS300 aircraft with options for an additional 10 CS300 jetliners. The aircraft will be operated by SaudiGulf Airlines, a newly launched national carrier from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Al Qahtani Aviation Company and...

Bombardier Aerospace confirmed on January 16th that the CSeries aircraft program is making solid progress and initial performance results are in line with the company’s expectations. However, based on the thorough review of the CSeries program after the first flight of the CS100 on September 16, 2013, the flight test phase will require more time...

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is celebrating the first deliveries of the Citation M2 light jet following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification. Brad Thress, Cessna senior vice president of business jets, says: “Cessna is once more redefining the light jet segment with the Citation M2. We’re...

Airbus’ 2013 record commercial results and industrial performance confirm benefits of the company’s steps to further increase agility, enhance reactivity and improve the decision-making process – maintaining its market leadership position for both single-aisle and widebody jetliners sized at above 100 seats. Speaking to journalists today...

The vertical tailplane (VTP) for the first A380 for Skymark Airlines has been painted with the Japanese airline’s logo at Airbus’ facilities in Hamburg and transported by Beluga to Toulouse, where final assembly of the aircraft is now underway. This paves the way for completion and subsequent delivery to Skymark Airlines later this...

Airbus delivered its 1,000th jetliner in China with the 23 December 2013 handover of an Air China A320 Airbus has surpassed the 1,000-aircraft delivery mark in China, underscoring the popularity of its modern jetliner product line across this major aviation market – which will continue to grow during the coming years. This milestone was...

CAE announced that it has signed contracts for five full-flight simulators (FFS), a series of flight training devices and update services. The contracts include the sale of one CRJ200 simulator to Sky Wings in Russia, one B787 simulator to the Zhuhai Flight Training Centre (ZFTC) in China, one Global Vision simulator to Emirates-CAE Flight...

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,announced new routes from Larnaca (Cyprus) from April 2014. The new routes, which are part of a long term development plan for the destination Cyprus and of which already a route to Donetsk has been announced earlier, will be operated on one of the airline’s new Airbus A320...

 Boeing  delivered the 500th Focused Lethality Munition (FLM) to the U.S. Air Force this month, completing the contract for the low-collateral-damage weapon 100 percent on time and on cost. “This Direct Attack FLM team not only delivered to our customer with remarkable efficiency, but also provided an important tool to protect the lives of...

National Airports Corporation Limited (NACL), of Zambia, has picked ADB to help upgrade its four international airports to meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards. ADB will supply specialized in-terminal requirements including the baggage handling system, passenger screening and security system, substations, transformers...

According to Avinode data the strongest request period for heavy jets, during a normal year, typically begins the second week of December culminating in a peak around the second of January before entering into a decline that lasts through the first week of February. Avinode Trip Requests by Aircraft Category from January to December...

Russian Helicopters and United Engine Corporation (UEC), subsidiaries of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, announce the successful start of testing of the third prototype Mi-38 helicopter fitted with Russian-built TV7-117V engines. The new engines have been specially developed for the new transport and passenger helicopter by Klimov,...

Sochi airport infrastructure has added a brand new GA terminal. The opening ceremony took place on December 10, 2013. New terminal, managed by the Airport Authorities, was tested during the recent economic forum and at the moment, just 2 months ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, it is ready to serve international traffic. The terminal,...

Chopin Airport has installed the so-called Virtual Assistant to help passengers with self-service check-in, the first of its kind in Poland and one of the first in Europe. Now passengers don’t have to look for airport personnel to ask how to use self-service check-in kiosks, which documents they have to prepare or how to print a boarding...

Boeing has announced it will expand its flight and maintenance training capabilities in Russia with a new, state-of-the-art training campus. The new full-service training facility— set to open in 2015—will be located in the Skolkovo Innovation Center in Moscow. Boeing will work in cooperation with Industrial Investors Group and their...