Reading Time: 2 minutes Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that its long-range Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600 offer even better performance than originally promised. During rigorous flight testing, the all-new aircraft have exceeded expectations, regularly demonstrating capabilities beyond the company’s initial projections. As a result, Gulfstream is announcing new performance standards for both aircraft. Upon entry into service, the G600 […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will end its service to the U.S., specifically to New York JFK airport, later this month after 55 years of history. The news was first reported by Gulf News late last week and PIA officially closed reservations for its New York JFK route on October 31, 2017. PIA currently operates 2 […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 performing flight from Philadelphia to Nashville was enroute about to begin the descent into Nashville when an engine emitted a loud bang, streaks of flames and sparks prompting the crew to shut the engine down. Descending towards Nashville the controllers asked whether they were a divert, the crew advised Nashville was […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Стартовый эксплуатант самолетов Bombardier CS300 — латвийская авиакомпания airBaltic приостановила полеты машин этого типа, сообщает FlightGlobal со ссылкой на перевозчика. Причиной стала внеплановая проверка двигателей Pratt & Whitney PW1500G. Последние рейсы на этих ВС были совершены в среду, 11 октября, следует из данных Flightradar24. В авиакомпании уточнили, что на самолетах предстоит изучить внешние агрегаты силовых […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The head of Emirates reportedly said on Wednesday that he sees “value” in working more closely with UAE-based rival Etihad Airways. President Tim Clark was quoted as saying by Reuters that he is open to cooperation with Etihad on areas including procurement, but he added that a full merger was “unlikely”. “I think there is […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes WestJet officially unveiled its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, one of 50 scheduled for delivery in the next four years. “We are proud to make history as the first Canadian airline to receive the Boeing 737 MAX,” said Ed Sims, WestJet Executive Vice-President, Commercial. “The MAX’s design updates, including Boeing’s Advanced Technology winglets and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Rolls-Royce announced that it is further extending its global network of Authorised Service Centres (ASC) for its CorporateCare® customers. The global ASC network forms an essential component of Rolls-Royce’s services portfolio for business aircraft and adds to its own existing global aftermarket capabilities. Today Rolls-Royce has 74 ASCs in place with key maintenance providers worldwide […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Вывод на рынок новейшего бизнес-джета Falcon 5X, который уже отложили на 2020 г., снова переносится. По словам президента и гендиректора Dassault Aviation Эрика Трапье, выступившего на конвенции Национальной ассоциации деловой авиации США (NBAA), очередная отсрочка, как и предыдущие, связана со сложностями, появившимися при разработке двигателя Safran Silvercrest. Трапье пояснил, что нарекания вызывает работа компрессора высокого […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Emirates Airline will be the first operator of the Boeing 777X and expects to take delivery of the first aircraft in early 2020, Emirates president Tim Clark says. The delivery, which a Boeing spokesperson confirmed, means that Emirates will skip ahead of 777X launch customer Lufthansa and become the widebody’s launch operator. “I believe we […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sheremetyevo International Airport ranked first by on-time departures ranking according to research by the American Flightstats service in September 2017. Sheremetyevo headed the category of Major Airports with on-time departures index of 92,24% ahead of the US Minneapolis — 91.51% and Salt Lake City — 89.88%, Qatar Hamad (Doha) — 91.07% and Japanese Haneda ( […]