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Securaplane has received US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification for its wireless smoke detection system on McDonnell Douglas...

PREMIER I FUSELAGES will be produced in two sections, which will be bonded together at the aft pressure-bulkhead. The skins are a sandwich of Nomex-honeycomb...

UP FOR IT: Dassault will be keen to show what Europe can do Jean Botti's job is to see the future - and get Airbus there. That's no mean feat,...

Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) first- and second-stage Merlin 1C engine , designed...

The Bangkok Airways library is an apt symbol for the small, profitable airline. Leisure and travel titles line the shelves, reflecting the carrier's strong...

Pratt & Whitney has formally inked a deal with Irkut to begin preliminary design activities on the P&W PurePower PW1400G engine that will power the Russian...

A final report into an incident in 2005 in which a Fairchild Metro III nearly ran out of fuel while on a domestic flight in Australia has blamed maintenance...

APB selects UK supplier as it launches 767-300ER programme with American order

THE GERMAN AIR force's Panavia Tornado ECRs are to lose their secondary reconnaissance capability as their Honeywell infra-red imaging system (IIS) is...

Austrian Airlines is beginning services from Vienna to Beijing and Almaty, while Austrian rival Lauda Air is starting a daily Salzburg-London Gatwick service.

Boeing has reaffirmed its commitment to help airlines in India cope with rising operating costs by offering more cost effective aircraft that are more fuel...

KLM will finalise plans by the end of the year to re-organise its regional-airline partners under one umbrella operation. Details of the initiative, which is...

First components for rival GE/Snecma engine set for testing ahead of mid-year release

Evaluation of a conflict probe which, promises to be a key element of the future US

Environmental compliance, plus efficiency of design and operation, are going to be driving forces in the business aviation industry in a way not foreseen at...

European Commission regulators have approved the creation of a cabin systems venture between Lufthansa Technik and US-based Panasonic Avionics. The...

CAE adds Madrid CRJ sim

The early years of the 21st century will see the start of advanced satellite navigation systems mapping the world.

UK technology firm Smith Myers has successfully integrated its Artemis mobile phone detection and communications system onto the Schiebel Camcopter series of...

Thales is hoping that its offer of the Watchkeeper tactical unmanned air system could take off with the French army, with the company exhibiting a full-size...

TNT began Airbus A300 freighter operations in early September with the charter of an A300B4-200F from Channel Express on an aircraft, crew, maintenance,...

The Italian Aero Club has ordered 12 single-engined General Avia F.22B Piguinos for basic training and 3 F.22Cs for instrument flight rules (IFR) training....

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency prematurely lost contact with the hypersonic test vehicle on its second and final flight ...

At least four people are known to have been killed in an attack against Turkish Aerospace in Ankara, which leaders in Turkey are describing as a terrorist...

US carriers continue to fight falling revenues as pricing remains weak.

BOMBARDIER HAS awarded CAE Electronics a $27 million contract to build the first two simulators for its Global Express long-range business jet.

British Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, debuting its new business-class seat.

Virgin Australia has promoted its chief commercial officer Dave Emerson as its new leader, succeeding outgoing CEO Jayne Hrdlicka.

Development of a proposed Fokker 100 upgrade will be partially undertaken in Brazil following an agreement to establish an aerostructures manufacturing...

News that Virgin Atlantic has secured court approval for its planned recapitalisation marks the latest in series of rescue deals that have been struck to...

India's revised civil aviation policy has led to charges of protectionism after it failed to set an investment limit for foreign airlines and airports in...

Tests of petroleum alternative could lead to certification as Syntroleum seeks plant

Low-cost carrier IndiGo will launch a business-class product on some of its flights by the end of this year, in the latest diversification step from the...

Lufthansa Group has named Till Streichert, chief financial officer of technology firm Amadeus, as its new finance head in succession to Remco Steenbergen.

Hawkeye spots a rescue opportunity

Canada is still evaluating potential enhancements for its fleet of Leonardo Helicopters CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue rotorcraft, with a delegation...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released new details about the fate of the Hypersonic Test Vehicle (HTV-2), which crashed into...

Boeing has been selected to deliver 179 KC-767 tankers to the US Air Force, but the final chapter may yet be unwritten in the long-running KC-X competition...

Bombardier and Comac have formed a unique partnership to explore commonalities between the CSeries and the C919.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) sparked a storm of controversy in late June with the surprise announcement that it was not only firming up options on 10 Boeing...

Ryanair has confirmed that it is doing all it can to have Ryanair Pilot Group's Facebook and Twitter accounts shut down. The RPG - which bills itself...

Airbus Military has delivered a new CN235 medium transport to the Cameroon air force ...

UK carrier Ascend Airways has carried out a flight on behalf of newly-established Air Sierra Leone, flying from London Gatwick to Freetown.

Gulfstream is performing an in-service trial with seven operators flying the company's new synthetic vision system,...

AIRCRAFT PARTS says that its latest

Copa Airlines is confident it can overcome challenges the new tie-up between Avianca and Gol will present in Latin America, though the deal does create...

Italian carrier ITA Airways is preparing to put its initial Airbus A350-900 into service on its network of American and Asian routes this summer.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has mandated that operators of Airbus A330 family aircraft and A340-200/300 models perform repetitive inspections...

An advanced foreign objects debris (FOD) detection system developed by Israeli company Xsight is being tested at...

FOR WHAT IS potentially a long-term relationship, the West's dealings with Russia seem to be getting off to a rocky start. Some of the Western companies which...

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed a 12-year contract with Lufthansa Technik to handle repair and overhaul work on the engines used to power its Airbus...

A single day in March said much about the transition under way in Venezuela's airline industry. Workmen changed the doorlocks of the offices of Venezuela's new...

The growing importance of the Asia-Pacific market for aviation is attracting considerable investment in the region's airframe and engine repair and overhaul...

Douglas Schofield is an aviation consultant and conference organiser who began his career as a wartime aviator before selling the Lockheed C-130 and early...

Hainan Airlines and Tianjin Airlines have filed applications with the Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) traffic rights to operate new international services next...

FAA's launch of the first phase of an airspace redesign for the New York area is triggering concern among controllers after incidents of aircraft flying...

MD Helicopters has announced orders for 23 MD500/600 series and Explorer helicopters for European and Latin American government agencies and private operators.

Boeing has released images of the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook helicopter destined for the UK Royal Air Force. The 15 March sortie at the...

An ATR 72-500 operated by Nepali carrier Yeti Airlines crashed near Pokhara town on the morning of 15 January.

Used aircraft interest remains strong, says dealer Steelman

Spanish operator Volotea is to be the first airline customer for a new Airbus flight-training school which has been inaugurated at Angouleme in France.

Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) has started operating a new engine test cell facility.

THE US general-aviation industry has warned the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) that a proposal to impose a 120min...

Five aircraft demonstrator programmes launched by Boeing's commercial division since 2001 all share a defining characteristic: an ordinary aircraft modified or...

Why, deep into the second century of aviation, is being an airline pilot still a largely male preserve, and what can the industry do to attract more young...

US majors vie with American to be Boeing's MRO partner