The Consortium of Sikorsky Aircraft and PZL Mielec and its global supplier network  announced on an agreement with WZL-2 in Bydgoszcz concerning future cooperation if the BLACK HAWK platform wins the Multi-Role Helicopter tender for the Polish Ministry of Defense.  The agreement is the part of the strategic partnership built together with PGZ...

According to a 30-year aircraft procurement plan the U.S. Defence Department submitted to Congress three years ago, it would be at least 10 years before new strategic airlifters and long-range bombers are produced and delivered. In the meantime, during the Aero India 2015 the CEO of RAC MiG stated the corporation is considering prolonging the...

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Fly Mojo Sdn Bhd announced that the parties have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the sale and purchase of 20 CS100 aircraft with options for an additional 20 CS100 aircraft. The announcement was made in parallel with the Government of Malaysia’s announcement at LIMA on a new airline, flymojo, which will...

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, continues to supply helicopters across the Asia-Pacific region, including India. Over the past three years 189 commercial and military aircraft were delivered, which includes Rosoboronexport contracts. In 2014 deliveries increased by 11% on 2012, and today more than 1,400 Russian-built...

Fly Comlux, the VIP airline of the Comlux Group, is pleased to announce that its European branch Comlux Malta Ltd has been awarded the Certificate of Registration to the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). Issued by the International Business Aviation Council, Montreal – Canada,  and verified through an audit...

Airbus has celebrated the delivery of its 9000th aircraft at a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany on 20th March 2015. The aircraft is the first A321 to be delivered to Vietnamese carrier VietJetAir and will join the carrier’s all-Airbus A320 Family fleet flying on its fast-growing Asia-Pacific network.  “The delivery of our 9000th aircraft...

The IKEA superstore in Toulouse, France isn't the obvious starting place for an innovative approach to one of aviation's most intensively technical areas. Nevertheless, it was this home retailer's ready-to-assemble furniture that gave Airbus systems designer Raphael Andre an idea that already is proving its value: the flat-pack cockpit...

FL Technics Jets, a global provider of tailor-made maintenance, repair and overhaul services for business aviation, is delighted to announce that recently it has provided comprehensive Hawker aircraft base maintenance support to its latest customer Grafair, a Swedish business jet and FBO operator. The agreement with the Swedish carrier was...

Boeing recently completed the first flight of a NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft with modern flight deck and avionics systems that replace 1970s-era analog systems. During the two-hour flight on Dec. 31 testers evaluated five full-color glass displays with customizable engine, navigation and radar data. The systems...

Boeing is pleased that Swiss International Air Lines has announced a commitment to purchase three additional 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes. The order, valued at $990 million at list prices, will be posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website when finalized. Today’s commitment follows SWISS’ previous order for six 777-300ERs...

Russian Helicopters and Technodinamika (formerly the Aviation Equipment Group), both Rostec companies, and France’s Microturbo (part of the Safran group) have signed a trilateral memorandum on the joint development and production of a new auxiliary power unit (APU), Saphir 15, for the helicopter market. Under the memorandum, Russian Helicopters...

Comlux America, the Completion and Services center of the Comlux Group based in Indianapolis IN announced the appointment of Scott Meyer as the new CEO.  Scott currently serves as the COO for Comlux America and he will take on this new role beginning the 1st of April 2015. Scott Meyer started his career in aviation over 25 years ago, with a...

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that Mesa Air Group, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona (Mesa Airlines) has signed a firm purchase agreement for seven CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. The transaction was concluded on the sidelines of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Americas 2015 conference held in Mesa’s hometown. Based...

Czech Sport Aircraft announced a new landmark order for 16 SportCruiser from the USA.  The purchase agreement was formally signed last week between Aviation Trading and US Sport Aircraft after a visit of the company’s US importer to the Czech Sport Aircraft facilities in Kunovice and the Aviation Trading headquarters in Bratislava.  The order...

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that the Gulfstream G280 has been certified by Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC). This approval validates the airworthiness of the aircraft’s design and clears the way for in-country deliveries to begin. “We have delivered more than 50 G280s since the aircraft first went into service...