Boeing has begun final assembly of the first 787-9 Dreamliner. The newest member of the 787 family began taking shape on schedule May 30 in Everett, Wash., when Boeing started joining large sections o...
Airbus has stated that South African Airways (SAA) needs to move fast if it wants to order the A350 XWB. “There’s a huge demand for this aircraft, as it’s a real game-changer. We’re pushing SAA to mov...
Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has delivered its first “full-specification” Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100) to Aeroflot. Aeroflot is the largest customer for the Superjet with a total orde...
Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB engines have run for the first time on the A350 XWB (MSN1) following the start-up of the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), as part of the preparations for the aircraft’s maiden fligh...
Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC) has firmed up an agreement to buy up to 42 CS300 aircraft – 32 firm orders and 10 options. The announcement follows a letter of intent signed by IFC in 2011 and a conditiona...
Mxi Technologies, the aviation maintenance management software provider, has signed a partner agreement with Jalux, Japan’s largest aerospace supplier. Under this new agreement, Jalux has been appoint...
From today (Wednesday 29 May), customers on selected Air France-KLM flights will be able to send text messages, check emails and browse the internet, thanks to Panasonic Avionics’ eXPhone service and ...
Air Comm Corporation (ACC), which designs and certifies environmental control systems (ECS) for turbine helicopters, has acquired Meggitt (Addison), the former Keith Products, in a stock purchase. Kei...
Piaggio Avanti P180 aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line 4 avionics can now be upgraded to Pro Line 21. The new offering, available from-Switzerland-based RUAG Aviation, modernizes the fl...
A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines. This package is designed to improve the...
In-flight catering company, PT Cardig Aero Services (CASS), is targeting to post a 29% revenue increase by year’s end as it has secured new clients. Cardig CEO Nurhadijono Nurjadin said that the compa...
Louis Chenevert, chief executive of United Technologies Corp. has stated that airline profitability looks better for 2013 than in recent years. He also stated that UTC’s $18.4 billion purchase of Good...
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