China Airlines' newest 777-300ER (Extended Range) landed at Le Bourget,France today, marking the debut of China Airlines' new twin-aisle jet at the Paris Air Show. "China Airlines is proud to introduce our newest 777-300ER to the global audience at the Paris Air Show," said China Airlines Chairman Huang-Hsiang Sun. "We are confident that our...

Riyadh-based Alpha Star has become the first to announce a commitment for an AirbusACJ319neo1, consolidating its role as the largest VVIP charter operator in the Middle East. Delivery of Alpha Star’s ACJ319neo is planned for the second quarter of 2019. Selection ofengines and cabin definition will follow later.Airbus’ newly launched ACJneo...

Cessna Aircraft Company will debut a newly-configured Cessna Grand Caravan EX demonstrator at this week’s Paris Airshow. The aircraft features a variety of special mission applications, such as a surveillance console and a medical stretcher, as well as a variety of cabin and seating configurations, including newly designed light-weight...

From the world’s first commercial flight in 1914, to today’s 32 million flights annually, aviation has become part and parcel of our everyday lives. With some three billion air passengers, and 50 million tonnes of freight carried every year by planes, it is estimated that aviation contributes US$2.4 trillion annually to global GDP. In the...

Russian Helicopters is taking part in the Paris Air Show 2015, which will run from 15 to 21 June in the French capital. During the event, Russian Helicopters will showcase its latest commercial helicopter developments for the global aviation community. The Russian Helicopters exhibition can be found at stand C-198, Hall 2a. “Russian...

Atlantic Airways, based in the Faroe Islands has signed a firm order for one new Airbus A320.  With this order Atlantic Airways becomes a new A320 customer.  The aircraft will be delivered at the end of 2016, enabling the carrier to tap into the growing passenger market between the Faroes and Copenhagen. Atlantic Airways’ A320 will have 168...

Boeing named Tim Noonan as vice president of Training Systems and Government Services (TSGS), effective immediately. Noonan replaces Bob Gower, who is retiring this month after nearly 30 years with the company. Noonan will lead more than 2,200 employees at six major TSGS sites within the company’s Global Services & Support division. The...

Embraer S.A. announced that it has priced an offering of US$1.0 billion notes due 2025 with yield of 5.091% per annum, issued through its wholly-owned subsidiary Embraer Netherlands Finance B.V. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Embraer. The notes have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and are expected...

The U.S. Navy awarded a contract to Tapestry Solutions, a non-fully integrated subsidiary of The Boeing Company, to provide technical support and services to its Tactical Mobile (TacMobile) program. This program provides fixed-site and mobile command, control, communications, computers and intelligence capability, also known as C4I. The...

Nearly two years after the no. 1 A350 XWB’s maiden flight in 2013, a “first-of-its-kind” 1:20 scale model of this new-generation jetliner has joined the skies – the result of a project spurred by an aeronautical mechanic-in-training at Airbus. The A350 XWB’s “smaller brother” performed its own inaugural flight from Hamburg, Germany...

Czech Sport Aircraft confirmed that two more SportCruiser are being prepared for shipment to the USA having been completed on time as part of the record order for 16 SportCruiser that was announced earlier in the year. Matthew Harvey, Managing Director of Aviation Trading, the official authorised trading partner of Czech Sport Aircraft said,...

On June 2, Dassault unveiled its new Falcon 5X at the Charles Lindbergh hall of its Bordeaux-Merignac facility. It rolled back the curtains on the latest addition to the growing Falcon business jet family before an audience of customers, operators, industrial partners and representatives of certification authorities. Dassault Aviation has reached...

One much discussed technology that has brought significant change into the aviation industry is definitely composites. For instance, they constitute, by weight, 53% of the Airbus A350XWB's structure. As a result, apart from reduced weights, Airbus suggests the airliner will create just 40% of the corrosion-related inspection and maintenance burden...

The first 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) variant of the A330-300 was delivered today to Delta Air Lines. The Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.) – based airline is the first to receive the aircraft type from among 11 worldwide customers for the option. Delta has selected GE CF6-80E1 engines to power its new A330-300.   Launched in 2012 as...

Despite multi-billion investments into new aircraft technologies and sophisticated equipment, the aviation industry remains quite conservative when it comes to day-to-day operations. This is particularly topical for the aircraft maintenance segment, where many players have reported struggling with un-LEAN processes and, surprisingly, the IT...