Reading Time: 2 minutes A Chinese consortium made up of China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), Qingdao United General Aviation Industrial Development Company (Qingdao United) and CITIC Offshore Helicopter Co. Ltd (COHC) has ordered 100 H135 light-twin helicopters, becoming China’s first customer to form an industrial partnership to launch a H135 final assembly line (FAL) in Qingdao, Shandong province. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A MiG-27 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed into a house near Jodhpur city in Rajasthan on Monday. The pilot managed to escape without any injuries, Asian News International reported. According to ANI, two houses were damaged in the crash, but no one was injured. However, NDTV reported that at least two people were […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The number of air travellers and aviation-related jobs in Singapore could more than double in 20 years, according to a new study by a global airline body. This would increase the industry’s contribution to Singapore’s gross domestic product by the same quantum to an estimated US$65 billion (S$88 billion) in 2035, said the International Air […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A small explosion at a check-in area of Shanghai’s Pudong airport has injured three people, Chinese authorities said. The blast at China’s second-busiest airport occurred at about 2:20pm and appeared to have been caused by a homemade explosive, the airport’s management said on its verified microblog account. It said the three injured people were taken […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s straight from the horse’s mouth: Air India is in such a bad shape that nobody would want to buy it. “Its (Air India) books are so bad. I don’t think that even if it is offered, anybody would come for it,” Indian aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has admitted. Air India’s condition has hogged […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Etihad Airways has introduced an A380, equipped with its The residence private suites, on its Melbourne-Abu Dhabi and Melbourne-London routes. The Residence is the world’s first three-room private suite on a commercial aircraft. Etihad Airways Senior Vice President of Marketing, Shane O’Hare, said: “Today marks another major milestone for Etihad Airways in Australia. “With Melbourne […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Boeing and Hainan Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first 787-9 Dreamliner. Hainan becomes China’s first operator of both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family. Hainan Airlines, the largest privately owned airline in China, leased the airplane through an agreement with Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The delivery is also the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Jet Airways will shortly work with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on ground handling, maintenance and engineering, the chief of the Dutch carrier said recently. Jet is also looking to upgrade cabins on its four Airbus A330-200 planes, two executives from the airline and the plane maker said separately. From March 27, Jet started flying to […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chengdu-based Sichuan Airlines has placed an order of 15 Airbus A320 aircraft during a visit to Touluse. The order’s value is $1.46 billion at list prices. A delivery schedule and engine type have not been released.  Sichuan Airlines operates a fleet of 107 Airbus aircraft including 23 A319, 48 A320, 28 A321 and 8 A330. More than 240 […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has selected Safran Helicopter Engines as engine supplier for its Light Civil Helicopter (LCH). It will be powered with the existing Arriel 2C2 engine. On the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH), Safran has been selected by Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), KAI and Hanwha Techwin. The LAH will feature a new engine […]