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,...

Boeing  announced that it will begin construction in the second half of 2014 on a new paint facility on its main campus in North Charleston, S.C. The company expects to begin painting fully assembled 787 Dreamliners in South Carolina in mid-2016. The approximately 230,000 square-foot (21,368 m2) facility will be used to apply customer liveries...

Czech Sport Aircraft is pleased to announce the signature of another new purchase agreement for 2 SportCruiser SVAP+ with its U.S. importer, U.S. Sport Aircraft Importing.  The contract was signed this morning and sees Czech Sport Aircraft fast approaching total sales of 30 SportCruiser in the USA alone in 2013. Speaking after signing the new...

Boeing,projects that investors and financiers in the major aircraft finance markets will deliver balanced liquidity to fund what is expected to be another record global jetliner production year in 2014. "Realignment and balance are the words that best describe 2014's aircraft financing environment," said Kostya Zolotusky, managing director of...

One month after Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded, struck the Philippines, thousands of people are still left homeless and without food or water. Since the disaster happened in early November this year, Airbus’ Corporate Foundation has coordinated three relief and goodwill flights, with either Airbus Flight Test aircraft or...

Aviation Valley is the region in the south-eastern part of Poland that has evolved into one of the leading locations in Central Eu­rope for conducting and developing projects associated with aviation. It is one of six Euro­pean regions highly specialized in aerospace with a high concentration of manufacturing plants, scientific research centers,...

Bombardier Aerospace officially welcomed Delta Air Lines’ subsidiary Endeavor Air to the family of CRJ900 NextGen aircraft operators following the delivery commencement of the aircraft ordered by Delta Air Lines in December 2012. Delta has previously announced that the 40 firm-ordered aircraft will be operated by Endeavor Air under the Delta...

The Mechtronix team will be exhibiting and speaking this week at the ICAO MPL Symposium which is taking place in Montreal, Quebec, from the 10th to the 12th of December. This Symposium will be a great opportunity to learn more about MPL success stories and evaluate the implementation of MPL training programmes. Mark Dransfield, Vice-president...

Airbus has joined with luggage manufacturer Rimowa and information technology services company T-Systems for an innovative luggage solution to provide an improved baggage experience for passengers and the airlines that transport them. Designated “Bag2Go,” it involves a specially-designed suitcase equipped for real-time tracking,...

Czech Sport Aircraft is very pleased to announce a new order from Switzerland for the PS-28 Cruiser.  The purchase agreement was signed today with LightSportAircraft.ch GmbH, Czech Sport Aircraft’s distributor for Switzerland.  After the delivery earlier this year of two PS-28 Cruiser to a Swiss flight school based at Lausanne-Blecherette...

Boeing announced that low-speed wind tunnel tests have begun for the Boeing 777X, a major milestone in airplane development. "This is the first major development milestone for the program since we launched the program last month," said Terry Beezhold, vice president and chief project engineer of the 777X program. "Wind tunnel testing will...

Turkish Airlines will become the first European airline to operate A320 Family aircraft with production-retrofitted Sharklet wingtip devices. This will follow the installation, which has just been completed, by Turkish Technic MRO of Sharklets onto the first of nine A321s to be retrofitted for Turkish Airlines. All nine aircraft will be...

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, has received type certification of the all-composite TTx aircraft in Brazil from the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil. Deliveries of the world’s fastest certified single-engine fixed-gear aircraft to customers in Brazil commenced in November at Cessna’s facility in Independence,...

Bombardier Aerospace announced that Nantong Tongzhou Bay Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. (“Nantong Tongzhou Bay Aviation”) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire 30 firm Q400 NextGen aircraft, as it prepares to launch commercial airline operations in China through an airline to be named “Sutong Airlines.” Sutong Airlines, to be based...

Boeing has delivered the 13th production P-8A Poseidon ahead of schedule to the U.S. Navy, marking a perfect on-time record for the year. The aircraft's arrival at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., on Dec. 4 follows the Navy’s announcement of initial operational capability and first P-8A deployment last week. The versatile maritime...