Tag: new aircraft

Airbus’ A330neo Continues Toward its 2018 Service Entry

Reading Time: 2 minutes The A330neo is demonstrating its capabilities as the newest member of Airbus’ proven and highly-reliable twin-engine A330 Family, with flight testing continuing ahead of its planned service entry in Summer 2018. Two test aircraft have logged more than 700 hours aloft in the 200-plus flights performed as of 10 April, according to A330neo aircraft integration […]

New Russian Airliner MC-21 to Debut in Autumn 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute The world premiere of the new Russian airliner МC-21 will be held in autumn 2018, the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said – written by Vedomosti. “By the end of the year – most likely, it will be Southeast Asia – in the fall. I do not remember the month and date, but […]

Aviation – a Hive of Activity for Aircraft Manufacturers

Reading Time: 4 minutes A booming aviation market, demand for air travel increasing at an annual average rate of more than 5% per year, dozens of new airlines, all these are fertilising the growth of the industry as never before. But, obviously, the growth of any of the industries could not be maintained without a sufficient number of aircraft […]

Irkut Corporation Completes the Construction of the Second MC-21-300

Reading Time: < 1 minute At the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of Irkut Corporation (part of UAC), the construction of the second MC-21-300 aircraft, intended for flight testing, was completed. The testing results of the first test aircraft were taken into account in the production of a new aircraft. On March 25, the MC-21-300 was transferred from the final […]

India to Require 1,750 Aircraft Valued at $255 Billion over 20 Years

Reading Time: 2 minutes India will require 1,750 new passenger and cargo aircraft over the next 20 years to meet an exponential rise in both passenger and freight traffic, according to Airbus’ latest India Market Forecast. To help meet this growth, India will need 1,320 new single-aisle aircraft and 430 widebody aircraft valued at US$255 billion. While much of […]

China’s C919 Aircraft to Undergo Tests Ahead of 2021 Deliveries

Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s first domestically made large passenger aircraft is expected to undergo intensive test flights in 2018, in a bid to make the first delivery of the airliner in 2021. Before the delivery can be made, the C919 still faces complicated and difficult test flights, Science and Technology Daily reported, citing Wang Wei, chief engineer at […]

World’s Biggest Plane Taxis Closer to Takeoff

Reading Time: 2 minutes The hefty, double-bodied Stratolaunch airplane — its wingspan of 385 feet (117 meters) is the widest in the world — recently reached a new milestone that brings it one step closer to leaving the ground. In runway tests conducted on Sunday (Feb. 25) at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California, Stratolaunch achieved […]

Textron Aviation Unveils New Large-Utility Turboprop

Reading Time: < 1 minute Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced its new twin-engine, high-wing, large-utility turboprop – the Cessna SkyCourier 408. FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company and longtime Textron Aviation customer, has signed on as the launch customer for up to 100 aircraft, with an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options […]

Watch A330neo Successfully Making Its First Flight over France

Reading Time: 2 minutes The first of three A330neo Family development aircraft to fly – MSN1795, an A330-900 variant – has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France at 14:10 local time after successfully completing its first flight which lasted 4 hours and 13 minutes. The aircraft was powered by the latest technology Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 turbofans. The crew in the cockpit […]

MC-21 Aircraft Has Flown Nonstop from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky

Reading Time: < 1 minute On October 17 2017, the first test MC-21-300 aircraft flew from the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant to the airfield of Flight Research Institute n.a. M.M. Gromov (Ramenskoye, Moscow Region), to continue flight tests. The aircraft flew nonstop 4 500 km for 6 hours at the altitude of 10 000 meters. Mr Oleg Kononenko, the […]