The still highly controversial UAV segment is continuously evolving and gaining global presence with a significant growth in market share across most regions each year,  According to Teal Group, UAV expenditure will nearly double over the next decade from the existing  global spending of $5.7 billion to $9.9 billion annually, totalling just over...

Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, took part in a signing ceremony of intergovernmental agreements between Russian and Chinese aviation authorities. The agreements set out the core principles guiding the countries’ joint work across design certification, production, airworthiness certification for...

FL Technics announced that the company has recently won a tender for the rent of 8400 sq. m. aircraft maintenance hangar at Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the busiest airport in the Southern Hemisphere. FL Technics will operate the hangar for at least 5 years and will launch its operation with base maintenance services...

FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, is delighted to announce the signing of a cooperation agreement with Dedienne Aerospace, the world’s leading manufacturer of Ground Support Equipment and Maintenance Tooling. According to the agreement, FL Technics shall operate as the...

 Boeing announced that it will increase production on the 737 program to 52 airplanes per month in 2018 in response to strong market demand from customers worldwide. Once the increase is implemented, the 737 program is expected to build more than 620 airplanes per year, the highest rate ever for the world's best-selling commercial airplane. "The...

Boeing and China Airlines celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 777-300ER (Extended Range). The new airplane is the first of 10 777-300ERs that the Taiwanese flag carrier plans to introduce in the coming years. "The introduction of the Boeing 777-300ER fleet is an important milestone for China Airlines," said China Airlines...

The first A350 XWB for Qatar Airways is progressing towards delivery before year end. The aircraft equipped with Rolls Royce Trent XWB engines rolled out of the Airbus factory in Toulouse fully painted, prominently bearing Qatar Airways’ livery. Following the recent EASA Type Certification, the Qatar Airways A350-900 is now entering...

Cessna Aircraft Company announced the Citation Latitude flight test program has yielded improvements in expected aircraft range and runway performance, promising even greater value for operators than originally envisioned. Certification of the Citation Latitude is expected in the second quarter of 2015. The aircraft specification is being...

FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, is further expanding its cooperation with CIS carries by signing a new base maintenance agreement with a Russian carrier Yamal Airlines. Under the agreement, FL Technics will support the carrier’s Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its MRO...

Russian Helicopters and Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET), both part of State Corporation Rostec, have started testing the Mi-171A2 helicopter kitted out with the KBO-17 on-board avionics suite. Hovering tests will take places at the National Helicopter Building Centre in the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant flight-test complex. KBO-17...

There’s no secret that the aircraft fleets in the CIS and Eastern Europe are home to an increasingly growing number of out-of-production aircraft, such as Bombardier CRJ 100/200. While many operators in other parts of the world have been gradually switching to newer aircraft, the number of carriers operating the aforementioned type of older...

According to a recent study carried out by Honeywell, the demand for commercial and military helicopters worldwide continues to grow, especially in the developing regions. For instance, more than a third (36%) of Latin American operators had plans to expand their rotorcraft fleets in 2014, closely followed by Asia (29%) and the Middle East/Africa...

S-70i Black Hawk helicopter and M28 airplane were presented during „Development of Industrial Cooperation of Defense Industries of the Czech Republic and Poland within the Viségrad Group” conference that took place in the Czech capital city – Prague in September 2014 . PZL Mielec, as a representative of Polish entrepreneurs, was invited to...

HeliVert, a joint venture between Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec) and AgustaWestland, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Exclases Russia for three AW139 helicopters in VIP configuration. The aircraft will be assembled at HeliVert and delivered in a time-frame set out in a contract to...

Czech Sport Aircraft confirmed that the first two aircraft from the record order for eight SportCruiser signed at the end of June are being prepared for shipment to the USA.  This new shipment follows on from the two units that departed for the USA in July and further strengthens the position of the SportCruiser as one of the leading Light Sport...