Category: Aviation News

The Philippine Air Force Buying More Attack Helicopters

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Philippine Air Force will be acquiring more attack helicopters to beef up its fleet as part of a long-term upgrade program, a PAF official said. “The attack helicopter project is a continuing program up until we are able to close the capability gap. It’s laid out in the PAF Flight Plan 2028 and very […]

Eurowings and Singapore Airlines to Work Closely Together

Reading Time: < 1 minute Eurowings and Singapore Airlines will work closely together in future.The Star Alliance partner will access the Eurowings route network for feeder flights to its long-haul connections from all over Europe. This means that Singapore Airlines’ passengers can begin their trip to the Southeast Asian city state in Europe with Eurowings. Singapore Airlines is one of […]

Facebook’s Internet-Delivery Drone Completes First Test Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute Social media giant Facebook has successfully carried out its first test flight of a solar-powered drone designed to provide faster and inexpensive internet access to remote regions of the world. The Aquila drone is being created to widen the range of internet connectivity around the globe. “New technologies like Aquila have the potential to bring […]

23 Fokker Aircraft Transactions In First Half of 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes GKN Aerospace’s Fokker Technologies business unit announces that a total of 23 Fokker aircraft were placed with 6 existing Fokker operators and 3 new operators during the first half of 2016 by their respective aircraft owners. These comprise 8 Fokker 50s and 15 Fokker 100s. This compares with 50 placements in 2015. “Low operating costs, […]

Boeing Forecasts Demand for 1,170 New Airplanes in Russia, CIS region

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing forecasts market demand for 1,170 new airplanes in Russia and the CIS region over the next 20 years, valued at $140 billion. The company released the numbers as part of its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) for Russia and the CIS region. International traffic is expected to grow at an annual rate of 4.8 […]

Executive Jet Crashes In South Brazil, Killing 8

Reading Time: < 1 minute Eight people were killed when an executive jet crashed into an industrial warehouse in southern Brazil, barely missing a nearby church holding service. The twin-engine Piper Navajo jet crashed onto the facility belonging to the Excellence transportation company Sunday night in Cambe, Parana state, hitting a bus and exploding on impact. Local residents who witnessed […]

Airbus and Boeing: Rivals or Partners?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Undoubtedly, Airbus and Boeing are considered to be not only the most powerful units in the large jet airliner market but arch rivals, too. Each of their achievements and loses receives extremely precise look and judgment. By this time more than a half year has already passed and the Farnborough Air Show has come to […]

30th Merlin MK2 Helicopter Delivered to UK Ministry of Defence

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Ministry of Defence has taken delivery of the 30th upgraded Merlin Mk2 helicopter from industry. Lockheed Martin UK joined representatives from the Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence for a ceremony to mark the handover of the final airframe at Leonardo’s facility in Yeovil, England. For the last ten years, employees from both […]

The RAAF’s Major Multinational Large-Force Employment Exercise Begins

Reading Time: < 1 minute The RAAF’s major multinational large-force employment exercise, Pitch Black, is under way. Up to 115 aircraft and 2,500 personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and the US are participating in the three-week long Exercise Pitch Black 2016, which officially began on July 29 and continues through to August 19. […]

The First International Flight to Take off from Chandigarh Airport

Reading Time: 2 minutes THE CHANDIGARH Airport is all set to go international from September this year. IndiGo Airlines on Sunday launched its booking of direct non-stop daily flight from Chandigarh (IXC) to Dubai (DXB) from September 26. For the last seven months, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, while hearing a petition filed by the Mohali Industries Assocation, […]